This message has been sent from NARPO Head Office : Hi All, I would be grateful if you would circulate the below to your members: WERE YOU...

L to R - PC's Greener, Wood, Simpson. Chief Constable Puckering and PC's Hedges, Turner and Leng" border="0" alt=...

Neville House Life Saving Team, winners of the cadet life saving competition. . From left to right: Bill Brennan is just visible, Jim McKen...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Officer : PC 832 Charles Valentine Hedley, who died on the 4 th March 2013 a...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Inspector Leslie Matthews, who died on 5 th March 2013 aged 82 years. He re...

Date for your Diary……. Monday 18 th March at 1930hrs The Annual General Meeting of Durham NARPO, with guest speakers from Force ...

Girl Cadets Hockey Team, 1973, picture taken at Police HQ, Aykley Heads… Where are they all now ??  Click on the picture to view it at a l...

Every year it costs approximately £4m to run both of the Treatment Centres and with the falling numbers of serving officers, we find our don...

Dear all, I’m in the process of setting up a benevolent fund for our retired Durham Police dogs. Part of this has involved launching a web...

We have had a couple of queries from people on the notification list to the effect that they have not been receiving emails recently. The e...

It is with regret that we announce the death of a retired Police Officer :  DC 1541 John REAY who died on 24 th February 2013 aged 68 years...

Many thanks to Don Stephenson for sending in this picture from his Police Cadet days. Picture of four Durham Police Cadets taken in 1969 ...

  Durham Constabulary Choir at Aykley Heads - 5th May 1973 (the day Sunderland won the FA Cup). Guitarists : Neil Burn & Alan Chester...

It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of a retired Police Officer, PC Geoffrey (Geoff) Thomas Moody, aged 71 years who d...

It is with regret that we announce the death of a retired Police Officer : PC 450 Dennis Robinson BEM, who died on 12th January 2013,  aged ...

It is with deep regret that we have to inform you of the  death a retired Police Officer :  Chief Inspector Richard Matthew (Matt) Hutchinso...

A request for some pictures from one of our readers. If any of you have any pictures of Harperley Hall, etc from this time (or suggest who m...

It is with regret that we announce the death or retired Chief Inspector 235 John Reed, who died on the 24th January 2013, aged 72. John ret...

It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of a retired Police Officer : PC Lawrence Richardson, who died on Wednesday 16th J...

Theresa May backs radical reform of pay and conditions New recruits will see starting salary cut from £23,259 to £19,000 Controversial c...

Many Thanks to Ian McIntosh for sending us some pictures of his father, the late DS Jim McIntosh : http://www.durhamnarpo.com/2010/12/death-...

Retired Durham Officer PC 566 Dave Davies sent us a couple of pictures of himself with two of his police dogs Dave Davies with PD ‘ELLE’...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Constable Joseph Hedley, who died on the 31st December 2012, aged 89 years. ...

It is with regret that we announce the death of a retired Police Officer : PC 1821 Ralph Cook, who died on the 23 rd December, aged 80 year...

PC Bob Bell, Durham Market Place about 1950 ? Dick Collinson : about 1940 (Note tin helmet) Any idea’s who the PC is ? The Police Traf...

Bruce McMillain, ? ? Alan Borthwick, ? Jim Mordue, ? ? ? Steve Lackenby, ? Bill Sproates, Ian Martin, Colin Mitchell, Paul Caslaw, Nick Skel...

Cadet Instructors at Aykley Heads somewhere between 1972 and 1974 Back row; PC Ronnie Lambert (Northumbria), Insp.Colin Neal, PC/Sgt Dave ...

Police Cadets Christmas Concert  : 'Oliver' - 1973 or 74. Sgt Dave Cromarty at front centre. Other Durham cadets : Steve Wintrel...

Happy New Year... Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe 2013.

Winter 2012 edition of Copper Plate can be viewed by clicking on the image. You can view older editions of Copper Plate by clicking on the m...

Happy Christmas to All our Viewers Hi there folks, Christmas 2012 starts here, where we do hope that you will have a smile on your fa...

RECENTLY-RETIRED Durham chief constable Jon Stoddart is to lead a new inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster. Home Secretary Theresa May ann...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired PC 1225 William Harland, who died on the 8th December, aged 87 years. William was a...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Sgt 163 George Henry Cartwright, who died on the 23rd November , aged 90 years. He l...

LABOUR'S Ron Hogg has won the election to become Durham's police and crime commissioner. Ron Hogg won with 36,171 votes, beating ind...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Insp. 399 Richard Reynolds Brown, who died on the 11th November, aged 82 years. His...

P.C. 981 Sydney Bell. West Hartlepool. I am in possession of this and several other photographs of P.C. Sydney Bell but to my chagrined I ca...

"They shall not grow old, As we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun ...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Sergeant 186 John Waller, who died on the 6th November, aged 96 years. He leaves a ...

Chairman Alan Watson has once again been hard at work over the past few months putting together the latest edition of the Durham Peeler. Cl...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Inspector George Moses, who died on the 4th November 2012, aged 86 years. He...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Officer 782, Neil Hall who died on the 4th November 2012 aged 80 years. He le...

The next meeting of NARPO (Durham Branch) will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 12 th November at Bishop Auckland Hospital Club. Light buffet af...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Superintendent, Joseph John Veitch, who died on the 5th November, aged 95 years. He...

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the death of a retired Police Officer -  PW 65 Jean M PECK. Jean died unexpectedly i...

Ron Hogg  has taken the trouble to make direct contact with NARPO and shown commitment by furnishing details of his stance on the new post o...

Dear Colleague’s, It was with a great sense of personal regret that I retired from the Police Service, just over 4 years ago, after 30 years...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Officer 1193, Brian Stabler who died on the 20th October aged 70 years. He le...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Insp. Victor George Errington who died on 10 th October 2012 aged 71 years. Mr E...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Chief Constable Eldred Boothby QPM who died on 11th October 2012 aged 83 years. Mr ...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Police Officer, PC 856 James Edwin Duff, who sadly passed away on the 3rd October 20...

Summer 2012 edition of Copper Plate can be viewed by clicking on the image. You can view older editions of Copper Plate by clicking on the m...

Chief's retirement message.. In his last few weeks as a serving police officer, Chief Constable Jon Stoddart has spoken of his plans to ...

Durham Indoor Bowling Club, Pity Me. Friday, 9 th November 2012 12 Noon for 1pm. Cost : £15:25 ***************************** You are cordi...

Are you a retired police officer, or about to retire? Are you interested in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of young peo...

The next meeting of NARPO (Durham Branch) will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 3 rd September at Durham Indoor Bowling Centre. Light buffet aft...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Superintendent 173 John William Perks, better known as Jack, who died on the 20th August age...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired Chief Superintendent 606 Tom Coates who died on the 13th August 2012, aged 83 years....

Most of the ‘BikeWise Team’ will be heading south on two wheels tomorrow to help Police the Olympic Games…… The team will be performing ...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired former Inspector Gerard RODGERS aged 65 years. Mr Rogers retired from Durham Constab...

It is with deep sadness and regret that we have to notify colleagues of the sudden and unexpected death of serving Special Constable 3203 A...

It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of retired PC 463 Charles Cyril Nicholson, who died on the 26th June 2012, aged 8...

That’s the date for your diary – the 18th annual BikeWise event at the Police HQ, Aykley Heads, Durham. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ WHATS O...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired PC 1309 William Ward from Seaham, who died on the 05/06/12 aged 79 years. Mr Ward re...

Thanks to the enthusiastic co-operation of Chief Constable Jon Stoddart, his Executive Officers, Strategic Planning personnel and our Durham...

It is with deep sadness that we have to advise you of the death of retired Chief Superintendent Leslie (Les) Granlund,who died on 17th May 2...

It is with regret that we announce the death of retired PC 2402 Thomas Aikenhead from Reading, who died on the 12th May 2012 aged 88 years. ...

It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of a retired Police Officer, Jeffery Charles Leng, age 64 years. Mr Leng retire...

We are no longer taking names for the event this weekend.  Unfortunately we have to draw the line somewhere and would hate for people to att...

It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of Margaret MAUGHAN (nee Shield) of Whitesmocks, Durham, who died on May 2. Margar...

AN INCREASING number of insurance companies are refusing to insure drivers who have been caught using a mobile phone at the wheel. Accordi...