Children help with deliveries
GROUPS of Morpeth children are providing a helping hand with local Christmas post.The 4th Morpeth Scouts delivery service has once again set up post boxes in Barclays, Costa Coffee and Morrisons and...
View ArticleDevelopment decision overturned
A DECISION to reject plans for five new homes in a hamlet near Ponteland has been overturned on appeal.Croft Estates’ bid to build the properties in Medburn was refused by the county council’s west...
View ArticleBrilliant bazaar
A GRAND total of almost £10,000 was raised in a Morpeth community sale.The week-long Bargain Bazaar is run by the Morpeth Boys Brigade and 6th Morpeth Scout Group as their annual fund-raising...
View ArticleCentre work starts soon
WORKS will soon be carried out to improve parts of Ponteland Leisure Centre.About £360,000 of funding from the county council has been allocated for repairs and maintenance, including the windows and...
View ArticleTemporary car park raises concerns
CONCERNS have been raised about a new temporary car park.Last week the Herald reported that the facility is being provided by Northumberland County Council off Goosehill to ease the pressure on...
View ArticleWildlife crime in the spotlight
PC Mick Leybourne is guest speaker at the next meeting of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust Ponteland Group on Tuesday.He will give an illustrated talk about the work of a wildlife crime officer.The...
View ArticleCollege gets a new man at the top
NORTHUMBERLAND College has appointed Stuart Cutforth as its new Principal and Chief Executive.He has a wealth of experience in the further education sector and his previous post was Deputy Principal at...
View ArticleCan you help trace family history?
HERALD readers have been asked for help in researching a family tree.Vera Grant, from Ulverston, has collected information about various ancestors and has traced some to Morpeth.Now she is eager to...
View ArticleConstitution adopted
THE people in charge of a Ponteland community building have formally adopted a constitution.Merton Hall Vice Chairman Carl Rawlings, also a Ponteland town councillor, told fellow members that the...
View ArticleRestrictions need better signage
BETTER signage is needed in parts of Morpeth to warn people of parking restrictions, traders say.Complaints were made at a meeting of Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade that too many people are...
View ArticleNorration and stangy rack up the points
KNOWING your onions when it comes to Northumbrian dialect could help you to improve your word score when playing a classic game.To give regional forms of English a fighting chance by bringing them to...
View ArticleKind-hearted businessman pledges sum to help kids with learning issues
A GENEROUS Ponteland businessman has pledged to raise £85,000 for children with severe learning difficulties.Rob Armstrong, who is Director of MTrec Recruitment and LA Taxis, has supported Hadrian...
View ArticleLatest applications for planning permission
THE following planning applications have been submitted to Northumberland County Council.Hebron: Mr L Stephenson, Northcroft Manor, Fairmoor, non-material amendment to permission.Hepscott: Dr William...
View ArticleCats are generally not of much use to us
THIS weekend, we’ve had the pleasure of my 18-month-old godson and his parents up from Hampshire to stay for a couple of days.He’s considerably more mobile than he was the last time we saw him only a...
View ArticleWall repairs job agreed
A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to carry out works at a spot near the Main Street entrance to Ponteland Park.Details of the various quotes received for the job to repair the wall beside the Waitrose...
View ArticleCycling pupils show they have a head for safety
CHILDREN at a county school have a head for safety on the roads after being visited by experts.Alastair White, North East Regional Co-ordinator of Headway UK, and Miranda Barty-Taylor, of the Child...
View ArticleVehicle limits must be clarified
VEHICLE restrictions in Morpeth Market Place should be clarified, a councillor has said.Morpeth Town member Nic Best, who is Chairman of the Markets Partnership, said that present restrictions prevent...
View ArticleLooking for bright ideas
THE Environment Agency is seeking students with bright ideas on how to tackle water pollution.A competition has been launched for full-time students in the region to think of solutions for combating...
View ArticleSpecialist duo join the team
TWO specialist doctors have returned to Northumberland to join the team for the new emergency hospital.Dr Elizabeth Hall and Dr Rob Whittle have joined Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as...
View ArticleSubscription charge frozen
A MORPETH business group has frozen its annual subscription charge.The Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade has voted to keep its membership charge at £50.It had been suggested that a reduced rate...
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