BEST OF NORTHUMBERLAND AWARDS: Role Model
Determination to succeed and drive to achieve made the Role Model award winner stand out from the rest.Emma Collingwood has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user. But the 22-year-old didn’t let this...
View ArticleBEST OF NORTHUMBERLAND: Fund-raiser of the Year
Opening her own hair salon at the tender age of 18 was a feat in itself for Alnwick’s Becca Allan.But, wise beyond her years, the former Duchess’s Community High School pupil picked up the Fund-raiser...
View ArticleBEST OF NORTHUMBERLAND: Good Neighbour award
A hero who crawled his way into a burning building to rescue an elderly couple took the Good Neighbour award.Mark Jones, from Ashington, was on his way to work when he saw smoke coming out of a house...
View ArticleBEST OF NORTHUMBERLAND: Community Group
Saving lives by hosting a vintage fair which brought hundreds of people to Rothbury made the village’s WI worthy winners of the community group accolade.Set up just 10 months ago, Rothbury WI is a...
View ArticleBEST OF NORTHUMBERLAND: Child of Achievement
A youngster who has sensory problems, learning difficulties and is profoundly deaf but has attained life-changing achievements, was delighted to pick up the Child of Achievement award.Ten-year-old...
View ArticleScotland’s ‘No’ vote pleases county MPs - two lines over to align with lead...
The news that Scotland will stay within the UK has been welcomed by Northumberland politicians.Voters rejected independence by 55 per cent to 45 per cent in last Thursday’s referendum. However, all...
View ArticleDiversions in place at A1 interchange for overnight re-surfacing programme
Drivers have been warned of roadwork disruption off the A1 at Stannington.Work began this week to re-surface the roundabouts and entry and exit slip roads at the Stannington Interchange.There is no...
View ArticleLegal threat puts HQ application on hold
A bid for new housing at the Northumbria Police headquarters in Ponteland has been deferred following the threat of a legal challenge.The county council’s west area planning committee was due to make a...
View ArticleResidents plan action to protect heritage site
A DIY SOS has been planned by residents to help protect a derelict public building.Up to 20 people are expected to descend on The Willows in Morpeth on Saturday after an appeal was issued on social...
View ArticleWATCH: Unsung heroes honoured in Best of Northumberland Awards
Unsung heroes who do amazing things have been honoured for their bravery, courage, determination and strength in the Best of Northumberland Awards 2014.Organised by Northeast Press, publishers of the...
View ArticleFigures could be ‘misleading’ for County Hall move
Figures supporting a County Hall move from Morpeth to Ashington have come under fire.An Economic Impact Assessment by consultants ERS states that the relocation would provide more than £100million in...
View ArticleContinued search for missing Northumberland man
Police are continuing to appeal for information to trace a missing Northumberland man.Dominic Broadley, 36, from the Morpeth area, has not been seen since around 4.45pm on Friday, August 22, when he...
View ArticleShowing off home produce
An annual village festival is marking its fifth anniversary this weekend.The Stannington Make, Bake, Grow and Show event will take place in the Village Hall on Saturday, with the Northumberland Pipes...
View ArticleConcern over lack of site options
Selling County Hall for housing was the only option considered by consultants to give the ‘best value’ of the land.A report by GVA considered four alternatives for the future of Northumberland County...
View ArticleViews on County Hall will be heard
A senior Northumberland politician has backed calls for a hold on plans to relocate the county council headquarters.Northumberland Conservative Group Leader Peter Jackson said he was delighted that the...
View ArticleFlood centre is winding down
Opening hours have reduced at the Morpeth Flood Scheme Information Centre as the project moves into its final phases.The Newgate Street office will now be open from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays and...
View ArticleFour cows destroyed after A697 collision
Four cows had to be destroyed after a road accident in Northumberland last night.The A697 near Longhorsley was closed for two-and-a-half hours after the accident.Police received a report of a collison...
View ArticleSight support service calls in
A mobile Sight Loss Information Service is calling into Morpeth.The Action for Blind People facility contains aids, equipment and advice for blind and partially sighted people. It will be at...
View ArticleBumper crop at Middleton
There have been difficult conditions for growers, but it was another bumper year for the Middleton and District Leek Show.Entries were down in the flower and vegetable sections, but there was a strong...
View ArticleWar tales at the U3A
The new season at Morpeth U3A begins next week with a talk by Ian McArdle on French and German Novels of the Great War.The session, following a summer break, will be held on Tuesday at Morpeth Rugby...
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