Petition lodged over housing plans in town centre street
Residents in a group of Morpeth town centre properties have raised concerns about proposals to covert a former office into homes.Applications have been put forward for 59 and 61 Newgate Street, each...
View ArticleThink before you drink, warn police
Police are urging motorists not to start their new year with a ban.Officers are reminding drivers to ‘think before they drink’ over the festive season and avoid being arrested for drink-driving. The...
View ArticlePatrols help reduce nuisance behaviour
Police are stepping up their response to tackling anti-social behaviour in Morpeth.In response to some concerns from residents and businesses in the town, local officers carried out patrols at specific...
View ArticleApprentice in for award
A young Morpeth manufacturing apprentice has been short-listed for a prestigious award.Adam Hands, 22, who trains at Rolls-Royce, is the running for the Outstanding Performance By A Final Year...
View ArticleColumnist puts his research on early churches into print
Herald columnist Roger Hawkins has penned a book to shed new light on the beginnings of Christianity in Northumberland.The Early Christian Landscape of The Wansbeck Valley begins with the conversion of...
View ArticleiNorthumberland broadband rollout reaches halfway point
The iNorthumberland project has passed the halfway mark with more than 30,000 homes and businesses now able to connect to high-speed fibre-optic broadband as a direct result of the programme.The...
View ArticleA&E pressure leads to plea from NHS in Northumberland
Northumberland’s NHS has experienced significant pressures in hospital A&E departments over the Christmas weekend, causing long waiting times and some cancelled operations.High numbers of poorly...
View ArticleWarning over cars stolen while being defrosted
Northumbria Police is reminding motorists to be cautious when defrosting their vehicles on icy winter mornings. In previous years, police have seen an increase in the number of vehicles stolen after...
View ArticlePilot funding for help into work
The North East will share £12million of funding to help people with mental health problems back into work.The North East Combined Authority will be one of four pilot areas to test whether better...
View ArticleNew Year honours for residents
Esteemed professionals and community stalwarts across Northumberland are included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.Among those receiving an OBE is Dr Robert Hardy. He has been recognised for...
View ArticleBig blow for opponents of hamlet housing bid
Councillors will be asked to approve a controversial application to build almost three dozen new homes in a small area to the south of Morpeth.Broadlie Developments, in conjunction with IDpartnership...
View ArticlePont’s fun race kicks off 2015
A traditional Ponteland event will take place on New Year’s Day.Ponteland 41 Club’s Wheelbarrow Race, in conjunction with Ponteland Rugby Club, starts from the Blackbird Inn at noon. The money...
View ArticleFarm payments ahead of schedule
Almost 4,000 North East farmers have received funding in the first two weeks of the Single Payment Scheme window.The Rural Payments Agency has paid 3,972 farmers in the region a total of £76,483,029,...
View ArticleIndian flavour to event for charity
Dozens of people enjoyed Bollywood-style entertainment at an event to raise money for the Samaritans – the Mayor of Morpeth’s charity.Rachael Fittes, who is a student of Nippa Begum at the Newcastle...
View ArticlePolice appeal after items are stolen
The Darras Hall area of Ponteland has been hit by two thefts and a burglary in recent weeks.At 4.30am on Saturday, December 20, burglars were disturbed inside a house in Willow Way, having entered...
View ArticleViews are sought on ambitious cycle plans
Residents have the opportunity to help shape the future of cycling in Northumberland.The county already has an extensive network of cycling and walking routes and a Walking and Cycling Board, which...
View ArticlePlans for new apartments are turned down
A proposal to build 10 apartments in a greenfield area on the edge of Morpeth has been refused.The outline application for the properties, which would have been classed as affordable, was for land east...
View ArticleCinema gets a funding present
A welcome gift has been unwrapped by Morpeth Community Cinema in the form of a £5,000 grant.The funding has been awarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) to buy equipment.The monthly film nights at...
View ArticleHospitals under pressure
Patients have been asked to stay away from Northumberland emergency departments unless absolutely necessary as hospitals face unprecedented demand.Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments at...
View ArticleViews from the Commons on the year ahead
The three MPs representing the constituencies of the former Castle Morpeth borough look back over the past 12 months and consider the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead for 2015 in their New...
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