£200,000 'sophisticated' cannabis farm discovered 16th March 2010
Drugs worth up to £200,000 were discovered on Monday 15th March by a builder sent to do work on a semi-detached property in Meadow Road, Trimdon. Police were called in and discovered 200 cannabis plants in various stages of growth. All the main rooms of the house had been used to grow the plants and police today described the farm as 'sophisticated'.
Det Con Mark Forster, heading the investigation, said:
"It was like other sophisticated farms that have been found in other parts of the county and it is obviously linked to organised crime. The house was rented out at the beginning of the year and the landlord has obviously been totally unaware of what has been going on. The builder was sent to do some work on the house yesterday and that was when the discovery was made."
"Forensic officers are at the house today and the drugs and equipment will later be sent away for analysis after their examination is concluded. We are appealing to anyone who has information about these premises and in particular about the tenant, who has disappeared from the premises."
Anyone who can help should call the police on 0345 6060 365.

Trimdon Foundry Parish Council 12th Mar 2010
Minutes from the meeting held on February 10th 2010 are now available here, as well as updated councillor contact details and all previous reports.

Drugs seized in Trimdon Colliery 9th March 2010
Two men were arrested and cannabis plants with a street value of £18,000 were removed during a search of a property in St Paul's Road, Trimdon Colliery. The raid followed a stop-and-search patrol when two people were arrested and seven grams of cocaine valued at £350 were seized.

Village Beat Officer  8th March 2010
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From the PACT meeting held on Monday the 8th  of March 2010 the below PACT Priority was agreed for Trimdon Grange; Speeding Complaints on the B1278. The next Trimdon Grange PACT meeting will be held on Monday the 19th Of April 2010 at Trimdon Grange Community College starting at 6pm.
At the Trimdon Village March PACT meeting anti social behaviour and street drinking (Church Road) was agreed as this months priority.
The next Trimdon Village PACT meeting will be on Wednesday the 28th of April 2010 at 6pm and will be at Trimdon Village Community College Elwick View.
Next scheduled meeting Monday the 8th of March 2010 6pm at Trimdon Grange Community Centre. PACT meeting times and dates for 2010, click here.

Off Licences checked for under-age sales  13th Feb 2010
Ten off licensed premises were tested in an undercover operation by Police and Trading Standards officers on the evening of Friday 12th February 2010. Details here.

Trimdon Station Policing 6th Feb 2010
Dog Fouling has been set as one of the Trimdon Station PACT priorities set until 4th March 2010. Details can be found on this page.
PACT meeting dates for 2010 have been arranged and can be seen here.

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Name: Trimdon Resident
Location: Trimdon Colliery

Comment: Just to reply to the "other Trimdon resident" who thinks that all you have to do to stop the dog mess in Trimdon is to have a word with such ignorant people. You must think that I sit at my window watching and waiting for people to let their pets dirty on public footpaths and grassed areas without cleaning up after them. You are saying that common sense should be used in these situations, but surely to goodness these people can see that there are stickers on most lamp posts and on the areas I am commenting on there are three dog waste bins within a 150 metre stretch, to me, common sense would state that these would be used. Yet again I will state that why should I have to clean the mess off the kids shoes when these folk with all the common sense leave the mess there in the first place.

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Name: ex Trimdonian
Location: Peterlee

Comment: What an excellent website - does Trimdon proud !!
Moved away in the 70's but always interested in the history and people of the Trimdons.
Does anyone know the whereabouts of a couple of friends of mine from the Modern school - 1963 - 1968 era namely Brenda Mclaughlin and Shirley Parnaby - would like to catch up with them.

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Name: Trimdon resident
Location: Trimdon

Comment: While I as a dog owner agree totally that I should be, and I am, responsible for cleaning up after my dog, I find it a sad state of affairs when Big Brother is watching and sending photos to dog wardens etc. Would you take my photo when, as happened on Saturday, I took my dog out and he had more poo's than anticipated and I ran out of poo bags, knowing I had to go out again I left the mess, went home (approx 2 mins walk away), dropped the dog off, picked up the car and on my way  to the town stopped and picked up my dogs mess. This all took about ten mins. If that is all that upsets you on a day to day basis then you must have a wonderful life. So far I have had glass broken outside my home, almost run over by children on peddle cycles, a garden wall vandalised etc. but chose to address the issues with common sense and spoke to the people and parents of those involved, and hey presto, problem solved, minimal fuss. I did not feel the urge, nor did I have the time, to take photos of the events in action.


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