Road re-opens after crash.
A TWO-car crash closed the A1 at Morpeth for a spell earlier today.The accident happened on the southbound carriageway, just past Wansbeck Bridge, at about 11.10am.A man was taken to Wansbeck Hospital...
View ArticleWallington display championship credentials
Ponteland United 2 Wallington 3 Northern Alliance, Division OneWITH current league leaders Wallington having lost once in the league this season and on a run of nine victories and Ponteland undefeated...
View ArticlePupils offered college taster
SCHOOL students are being offered the chance to get hands-on experience of college courses.Northumberland College will hold a taster day at its Kirkley Hall and Ashington campuses next week for Year 10...
View ArticleCalls for school food review over horsemeat
AN urgent review of school food supplies has been demanded following the horsemeat scandal.County Conservatives are seeking a review into all meat purchases by Northumberland County Council over the...
View ArticleBurglary at garages
BURGLARS have been targeting garages in Longhorsley.Break-ins were attempted at three garages in Cragside Mews sometime between 4pm on Sunday and 8.15am on Monday.Two of the garages were damaged, but...
View ArticlePolice seek men after pub assault
A MAN suffered a broken jaw after an assault at a Morpeth pub.Police are seeking two men in connection with the attack, which happened at The Shambles in Bridge Street on Saturday.Officers were called...
View ArticleObjectors lose fight to limit booze sales time
SAINSBURY’S is set to open its new store on the edge of Morpeth next month.The news that it is aiming to be ready for March was revealed at a licensing hearing at which the supermarket giant received...
View ArticleGreen belt plans submitted at last
CONTROVERSIAL plans for up to 280 new homes in Ponteland are set to be made official next week.A spokeswoman for Lugano Group has confirmed that it has submitted an application for the Birney Hill...
View ArticleTake a tour of arts academy
BUDDING performers are invited to take some taster classes at a regional academy.The Sage Academy of Performing Arts, which is run by former Morpeth resident Lucy Sage, is holding an open day on...
View ArticlePolice hunt stable thieves
RURAL stables have been raided by thieves.Police are investigating the theft of horse equipment from stables near East Shield Hill, Morpeth, overnight between Saturday and Sunday.Items stolen include...
View ArticleGroups rally round to join crusade against windfarm
RESIDENTS fighting a bid for a new windfarm have received backing from two groups set up to oppose plans for turbines in their communities.The recently established Tranwell Windfarm Action Group (TWAG)...
View ArticleGarden waste scheme starts up again
GREEN waste collections will resume in Northumberland early next month.They will start up again from the week beginning March 4 or March 11, depending on where residents live, and continue until...
View ArticleThieves make off with tools
THIEVES have stolen a number of tools from a van in Hebron.The theft took place between 11pm on Sunday and 7.45am on Monday when the vehicle was parked on the driveway of a house.The culprits made off...
View ArticlePublic tell of crime issues
POLICE have been out around Morpeth to find out community concerns.A mobile police station recently called into Hadston and Widdrington, while residents and shoppers on the streets of Morpeth were also...
View ArticleFlats sex offender fears not valid
VILLAGERS who fear paedophiles might buy new flats overlooking a school have been told their concern is not a planning issue.Several of the 17 objectors to the eight flats at Widdrington, including two...
View ArticleIt’s a monster of a fund-raiser
SPECIAL-edition charity pin badges are available at a Morpeth business.Leeds Building Society is selling the Monsters Inc-themed badges at its branch in Bridge Street in aid of Variety Children’s...
View ArticleCharity springs into action
SPRING is in the air as an annual charity event returns.Morpeth Churches Together Christian Aid Group will host its Spring Evening next week.The event, which takes the form of an information evening...
View ArticleAll set for bidding war at KEVI charity auction
ITEMS donated by sporting stars and celebrities will be up for grabs at a charity auction in Morpeth later this month.The evening at King Edward VI School, which also includes a three-course curry meal...
View ArticleAnne-Marie is Tory choice for election
A CAMPAIGNER who lives in Netherwitton will once again try to become an MP after securing a nomination to contest one of the county’s parliamentary seats.An historic public vote to become the...
View ArticleArriva bus service cuts start to take their toll
CUTS to a bus service are already starting to take their toll, councillors in the affected areas have said.Members of the parish council have voiced their concerns, following the withdrawal of the...
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