Houghton-le-Spring

/ ˈhaʊtənləˈsprɪŋ /

noun

1. a town in N England, in Sunderland unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: coal-mining. Pop: 36 746 (2001)

Example Sentences

Another man died after being attacked by a suspected bully XL in October near Houghton-le-Spring, a day after a toddler was taken to hospital in London after being bitten by a dog thought to be the same breed.

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Ian Langley originally from Liverpool was fatally wounded in Maple Terrace in Shiney Row, near Houghton-le-Spring, on Tuesday.

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Officers received a report that a dog had injured a 54-year-old in Maple Terrace in Shiney Row, near Houghton-le-Spring, at 19:00 BST on Tuesday.

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"I had the place to myself and the whole experience was mesmerising," he said, after making a two-hour journey from Houghton-Le-Spring.

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Search teams were called to Hetton Lyons Country Park, near Houghton-le-Spring, on Wednesday at 23:30 BST when the 55-year-old failed to return home.

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