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Teesside and County Durham stories you might have missed this week
An escape from a coach fire, a North East book festival, Hula Hoops workers rejecting a strike, driverless coaches, and flood defence plans. Here are five stories from Teesside and County Durham you might have missed this week. Passengers safe after A19 coach fire Part of a major road was closed after a coach caught blaze broke out at the Doxford Park turn-off of the A19, near Seaham, County Durham, at about 10:35 BST on passengers of the coach were safely evacuated and Durham Police said nobody was more about the coach fire here Driverless buses to take holiday-goers to planes Holiday-goers at an airport will be taken to their planes by driverless vehicles following a £1m International Airport has signed a contract with Aurrigo International, which will trial its eight-seater Auto-Shuttle at the site from company will also test its Auto-Dolly Tug, which has been designed to carry cargo and bags around airports, from more about the driverless buses here North East authors join forces at book festival A book festival's return will bring together different generations of North East writers, its organisers Book Festival will take place between 10 and 12 October, hosting Dame Pat Barker, Steph McGovern, Eliza Clark and Ann Cleeves, whose books have been adapted into TV shows Vera and Shetland. Former White House national security adviser Fiona Hill, who was born in Bishop Auckland, will also launch a podcast series as part of a festival more about Durham Book Festival here Crunch talks as Hula Hoops workers reject strike Workers making Hula Hoops, Pom-Bear and Discos crisps have voted against striking in a dispute over union members working at KP Snacks' factory in Billingham, County Durham, were balloted on whether to take industrial action after declining a salary rise of 77p per said its workers had asked for an increase of £1 per hour but, when the ballot votes were counted on Tuesday, there was not enough support for strike more about the Hula Hoops workers' decision here Plans to repair creek's 'poor' flood defences Proposals to repair "poor" flood defences to protect a town and combat coastal erosion have been lodged as part of a multimillion-pound defences at Greatham Creek and Greenabella Marsh, off Tees Road, near Hartlepool, had been badly damaged since they were built in the late 19th Century, the Environment Agency creek flooded in 2014 and has been damaged by drought, erosion and a rise in sea more about the flood defence plans here Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
12-08-2025
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A19 coach fire: Passengers evacuated and lane closed near Seaham
Part of a major road was closed after a coach caught fire broke out at the Doxford Park turn-off of the A19, near Seaham, County Durham, at about 10:35 passengers of the coach were safely evacuated and Durham Police said nobody was southbound carriageway was closed between the A690, near East Herrington and Sunderland, and the A1018 near Seaham. The road has since reopened. "Thankfully, nobody was injured during the incident, but the road was blocked while emergency services worked at the scene," a force spokesperson said. Darlington Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene to extinguish the blaze and its crews from Seaham and Peterlee worked alongside firefighters from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Highways has advised drivers to allow extra time for their journeys. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
