That a council planning officer could be shot dead doing his seemingly safe job makes the slaying of Harry Collinson one of the North East’s most shocking crimes. But the fact that Albert Dryden’s ...

A killer who shot dead a planning officer in full view of TV cameras to protect an illegally-built bungalow has died, his childhood friend said. Albert Dryden was jailed for life after he gunned down ...

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SO Durham County Councillor Alex Watson tells us that Albert Dryden has more than paid the penalty for murdering Harry Collinson, who was killed doing his duty for his employers (Echo, Oct 5). For ...

A man who shot dead a planning officer in view of TV cameras to protect an illegally built bungalow has died in a care home a year after being freed. Albert Dryden gunned down Derwentside Council ...

Harry Brent Collinson, 74, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Born August 15, 1949, in Greenville, South Carolina, Brent was ...

Planning row killer Albert Dryden is dead aged 77. The eccentric gunman who shot and killed council officer Harry Collinson after being ordered to demolish his bungalow passed away in a County Durham ...

Harry Brent Collinson, 74, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Born August 15, 1949, in Greenville South Carolina, Brent was the son of Harry Sylvester ...

Man who shot planning boss in front of TV cameras has died A man who shot dead a planning officer in view of TV cameras to protect an illegally built bungalow has died in a care home a year after ...