Trust shows report card
THE Greater Morpeth Development Trust will be holding its annual general meeting next week.Chairman Doug Phillips and Chief Executive David Lodge will discuss the trust’s work over the last 12 months...
View ArticleLatest bids in planning
THE following planning applications have been submitted to Northumberland County Council.Belsay: Mr and Mrs Barrie Dent, West Lodge, single storey rear extension.Longhirst: Richard Tordoff, Longhirst...
View ArticlePont students shine at a concert full of talent
PUPILS from Ponteland played their part in the resounding success of Music Partnership North’s Gala Concert.The event, which took place in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle, brought together the best...
View ArticleCharity is on the road
A CHARITY lorry will be calling into Morpeth.The Blythswood Care vehicle will collect donations of clothing, shoes, books, knitwear, DVDs, toys and bric-a-brac from the Pottery Bank lay-by on Thursday,...
View ArticlePupils will learn all about Emily
SCHOOL pupils nationwide will soon be learning about Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.The women’s rights’ campaigner, who lived in Longhorsley, is known around the world after she was struck by the...
View ArticleBooze bid at newsagent
A NEWSAGENT is bidding to sell alcohol from his shop.Beaumont Newsagency in Abbey Meadows, Morpeth, is applying for an alcohol licence. Morpeth Town Council has raised no objections, but the...
View ArticlePolice make 562 arrests
POLICE have arrested 562 people and executed 143 warrants as part of a summer-long campaign.Operation Soundwave aims to tackle theft and burglary across the Northumbria Police area.The initiative was...
View ArticlePitfalls of dealing with wild creatures
This last week has been one in which wildlife has featured significantly – swans, a seal, a fox cub, an avocet and a Pipistrelle bat have all passed through the surgery.The most high-profile of these...
View ArticleNetwork aims to have its say
A NEW business group in Ponteland is aiming to play its part in a project where local residents can set out their priorities for the future.And it hopes that all those involved in the neighbourhood...
View ArticleHire costs passed on
CHARGES will be made for hiring extra equipment at Morpeth Town Hall.Members of Morpeth Town Council’s Property and Asset Management Committee agreed that when the authority is asked to hire in...
View ArticleCouncillors want input to region
A NEW combined authority for the North East must consider town and parish councils, members say.Morpeth Town Council has asked how it can have an input into the new authority, which is made up of the...
View ArticleNiche law firm welcomes a new ‘family’ member
A NICHE North East legal firm is continuing its rapid expansion by welcoming another new member to its family.Major Family Law, which is based in Ponteland, has announced the appointment of solicitor...
View ArticleAward bid for park
MOVES are underway to seek Green Flag status for Ponteland Park.The town council’s first step towards its bid for this award will be the development of a comprehensive management plan in the coming...
View ArticleCafe goes crackers
FOODIES with a taste for local flavours are in for a treat this weekend.Hepscott Park Garden Cafe, near Morpeth, is holding a Cheese and Chutney Fair.There will be a selection of produce to try and buy...
View ArticleThree people injured in tractor and van collision
THREE people were taken to hospital after a van overturned in the Northumberland countryside.The accident happened near Matfen shortly before 3pm on Monday when a van and tractor collided on a country...
View ArticleArt stolen at Pont festival
A LIMITED edition print was stolen during a major church event in Ponteland.The artwork of the Seaton Sluice scene by Walter Holmes was taken from St Mary’s Church Hall between Thursday, July 25, and...
View ArticleBeith to retire as an MP
A LONG-SERVING MP has announced that he will be standing down in two years’ time.Liberal Democrat Sir Alan Beith has decided not to seek re-election in 2015. The political stalwart has held the...
View Article17ft hedge would hide turbine views
A WINDFARM developer has suggested residents could grow a 17ft-high hedge to help screen their view of its proposed turbines.The statement has been submitted as part of Energiekontor UK’s appeal to...
View ArticleAsh pile given go-ahead prior to leisure resort
CONTENTIOUS plans to store huge quantities of waste power station ash at a former opencast mining site near Widdrington have been given the go-ahead.The plan to import 420,000 tonnes of pulverised fuel...
View ArticleDisgust at repeated grave thefts
CALLOUS thieves have repeatedly targeted a much-cared-for grave.The heartless criminals have stolen from the grave at Fairmoor Cemetery near Morpeth three times in the past two weeks.And in addition to...
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