BIKE SECURITY: Children and police are joining forces to tackle bike thieves. The police are to visit Thornhill Primary School, in Shildon, on Friday, February 14 for a session to mark bikes with a security code. The event is for school pupils only and officers are expected to be on site for most of the day.
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