A cordon is in place after an incident at a Spennymoor pub overnight.

Emergency services were called to the Quinn’s Inn on the High Street just before 12.30am on Saturday (November 22).

Eyewitnesses reported seeing police outside a short time later, and a cordon remains in place this morning. Paramedics were stood down on route to the incident.

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call for an incident at Quinn's Inn on High Street, Spennymoor at 12.28am on Saturday (November 22).

Police outside the Quinn's Inn. (Image: OLIVIA HOWLETT)

“We dispatched one ambulance crew but were stood down by police before arriving at the incident."

An uniformed officer remains posted at the cordon, which includes the B&H Je

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