Park makes a whole bunch of new friends
A NEW forum to preserve grass-roots involvement in Morpeth’s Carlisle Park is up and running.The group has been set up by park staff to ensure community links continue with the facility following the...
View ArticleFirst class service lands top honour
A MORPETH care home worker has picked up a top company award for his first-class service.Foxton Court worker Richard Dobinson has been named Activities Co-ordinator 2012 for Helen McArdle Care.The...
View ArticleAppeal for volunteers to pitch in for wildlife
NATURE lovers in Northumberland have been urged to do their bit for wildlife.Northumberland Wildlife Trust, which manages more than 60 reserves in the region, is calling on people to give as little as...
View ArticleLock it or lose it, police warn bikers
CYCLISTS in Northumberland are being advised not to make life easy for opportunist thieves.Many residents are following crime prevention advice by locking their bikes when unattended and storing them...
View ArticleClub digs deep to mark its anniversary year
A MORPETH community group has dug in to kick off its 40th anniversary celebrations.Members of Morpeth Lions Club are looking back to their roots this year as they mark the landmark anniversary so...
View ArticleNew artwork is right up town’s alley!
THE transformation of a key Morpeth alleyway has been completed with the installation of more eye-catching artwork.Residents and shop owners in the town had been calling for drastic improvements to be...
View ArticleWildfire warning to country visitors
A WILDFIRE warning has been issued to those planning to visit Northumberland’s countryside.The Northumberland Fire Group fears that the dry winter and hot spring poses a high risk of fire breaking out...
View ArticleFirm picks up a hat-trick of awards
A REGIONAL regeneration company has scored a hat-trick of awards for its consideration of communities.Frank Haslam Milan (FHM) North East scooped the National Site Awards at the Considerate...
View ArticleSuccess on a plate
THE Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade has hailed this year’s Chairman’s Dinner a success.Chairman John Beynon said it was the first time in recent memory that a small profit was made at the annual...
View ArticleDancers remembered
NAMES have been put to faces for one of the Herald’s Images of Yesteryear photographs from earlier this year.The Morpeth Youth Association fund-raising disco in January 1987 brought back memories for...
View ArticlePupils weave their own den
THERE’S an new addition to the grounds of a village school.For children, parents and staff at Tritlington First School have built a willow den.The school worked with artists from Sylvan Skills to...
View ArticlePressure to make public transport more punctual
MOVES are under way to improve the punctuality of bus services in Ponteland.The town council arranged to meet senior managers at Stagecoach to discuss a range of issues after it received complaints...
View ArticleBest of British bunting
The National Trust’s Wallington property in Northumberland is appealing for visitors and volunteers to help create Britain’s longest line of bunting.The theme of the Wallington bunting is Best of...
View ArticleVisitors get the chance to buy art originals
ORIGINAL paintings will be up for grabs in an exhibition of local artists.Morpeth Art Group will open the display at Hepscott Village Hall tomorrow, giving visitors the chance to buy members’ work for...
View ArticleGathering in the name of good sport
WHAT links the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering to the modern Olympic Games?Steve Cram, winner of the 1976 Gathering Boys’ Hill Race, went on to gain the silver medal at the Los Angeles Games in 1984....
View ArticleBrave toddler meets legend
A BRAVE Ellington toddler will team up with cricket legend Sir Ian Botham to raise funds for cancer research.Three-year-old Nathan Shorey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in May...
View ArticleMore eligible for awards
MORE people are now eligible to receive an accolade in Morpeth Town Council’s revamped Civic Awards.The authority has already opened up the process to the public to nominate their local heroes and...
View ArticleIt’s an oldie, but a goldie
A RARE gold medal from the Morpeth Olympics’ premier event will go on show for the first time in 64 years this weekend.Former champion Raymond Surtees is believed to be just one of two local men to...
View ArticleCall for urgent public debate on windfarms
A MOTION which aimed to slow down the number of windfarm applications approved in Northumberland has been dismissed.Conservative councillor Glen Sanderson, who represents Chevington with Longhorsley,...
View ArticleDrunk attacked pensioner after targeting wrong home
A DRUNK who attacked a pensioner on his own doorstep after a boozy night out has been jailed.Dean Purvis was at a house party in Third Avenue, Morpeth, last October when he became locked out of the...
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