Keepsake for Pont Mayors
A KEEPSAKE will be given to all Ponteland Mayors to mark their time in office.The money for each Badge of Office will come from the Mayor’s fund after the measure was agreed by the town council.The...
View ArticleSearch on for lost family
HERALD readers have been asked to help in a search for long-lost relatives.William Hugh Saunders, who lives in St Ives, Cornwall, is eager to find out more about members of his family who settled in...
View ArticleMechanic Ian gets bike geared up for the snow
A MORPETH-BASED cycle mechanic has made sure there is snow stopping this bike from getting around in difficult conditions.Last month’s severe winter weather caused problems for all types of vehicles on...
View ArticleTop tips at food event
CATERING and food retail businesses can learn how to increase their portion of the market at an annual occasion that has plenty of attractions.The Northumberland Food Event is taking place on Tuesday....
View ArticleHorsemeat is off market menu
TRADERS at Morpeth Farmers’ Market will be hoping for a boost in business following the horsemeat scandal.Customers nationwide are turning back to local butchers after horsemeat was found in some beef...
View ArticleNew name, new image to attract investors to Alcan
LYNEMOUTH’S smelter site has been given a new name to try to attract more investors.The Rio Tinto Alcan site, which ended smelter operations last year, will now be known as Northumberland Coastal...
View ArticleFlood works cancel Fair Day parade
THE centrepiece of a Morpeth community event will not be taking place this year.Due to works on the town’s flood alleviation scheme, High Stanners will not be available for Morpeth Fair Day and this...
View ArticleNew fears surface over supermarket delivery plans
A SUPERMARKET could be trying to ‘sneak through’ changes to delivery restrictions after previously dropping the plans, councillors fear.Late last year, Morrisons submitted a bid to amend opening hours...
View ArticleFatal crash witness sought
POLICE are trying to trace a driver who may have vital information about a fatal crash north of Morpeth.The accident happened on the A1 near Felton on Monday, November 12 last year, at 7.43am, when a...
View ArticleThieves saw down poles
METAL thieves have struck in a village near Morpeth.Between noon on Friday, February 22, and 10.55am on Monday, February 25, offenders sawed down two telegraph poles and stole a length of metal cable...
View ArticleEvader data unveiled
MORE than 230 people were caught watching television without a licence in the Morpeth area during 2012, it has been revealed.Figures for evaders in Northumberland last year have been unveiled by TV...
View ArticleA new voice sounds for businesses
AN historic alliance has been forged by business groups in Northumberland to give them a stronger voice.Chambers of trade in Morpeth, Alnwick and Berwick have joined forces with the Business Forum in...
View ArticleExtra parking bays help ease the squeeze in busy street
PARKING pressure in a Ponteland street has finally been eased.After months of negotiations between housing association Isos and Northumberland County Council, 12 new parking bays have been installed in...
View ArticleAntiques fair returns by popular demand
A HOST of high class collectibles will be found in Northumberland with the return of the popular Luxury Antiques Weekend.The event takes place at Macdonald Linden Hall Golf and Country Club near...
View ArticleShop horror
A GROUP of Ponteland High School students are getting ready for their public performances of a dark comedy musical.The cast has been rehearsing tirelessly every Tuesday and Friday after school for the...
View ArticleSales Gathering pace for concert fund-raiser
TICKETS are selling out fast for Morpeth’s annual Northumbrian Concert.The event is a key fund-raiser and foretaste for the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering in April, which celebrates the county’s...
View ArticleAttempted break-in
POLICE are appealing for information after an attempted break-in at Red Row First School during half-term week.Nothing was stolen, but anyone who saw suspicious activity is being asked to call police...
View ArticleCelebration pays tribute to national Naval hero
FURTHER details have been released of a tribute to Morpeth Naval hero Admiral Lord Collingwood.The Herald reported last week on plans to celebrate the achievements of the former Oldgate resident, who...
View ArticlePolice hunt home raiders
BURGLARS have made off with hundreds of pounds of goods after striking at two Ponteland homes.A brick was used to smash the window of a home in Eastern Way, Darras Hall, between 5pm and 8pm on...
View ArticleTrace Scottish family roots
A LOCAL history group will be looking north of the Border at its next meeting.The Wansbeck and District Branch of the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society will hold its monthly meeting at...
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