Charity needs stock
A MORPETH charity shop has made a desperate appeal for donations as stock is at an all-time low.The British Heart Foundation needs clothing, shoes, bags, books, CDs, DVDs, bric-a-brac and...
View ArticleBirthday treat at men’s store
A MORPETH menswear store has celebrated its first anniversary in the town.Frank Bird in Sanderson Arcade marked the anniversary on Saturday, March 16.Customers received a cupcake and glass of fizz as...
View ArticleDecision time on plans
THE following planning applications have been submitted to Northumberland County Council.Lynemouth: Ms Fleur Dunbar, 20 Dalton Avenue, construction of conservatory to front elevation.Morpeth: Mr Mick...
View ArticleTown has a woolly winner
GIVING customers the chance to have a natter about their knitting has helped a Morpeth business to receive a prestigious award.Readers of the Knit Today magazine voted for their favourite stores across...
View ArticleMysteries of workhouse are explored
A MORPETH author will tell of a darker side to the town’s past in her third book in three years.Bridget Gubbins has previously penned The Curious Yards and Alleyways of Morpeth and The Drovers Are...
View ArticleFoundation funds are fabulous
A TOTAL of £5.2million has been raised by the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.The charity celebrated its fifth anniversary on Monday with news of the massive total.The foundation was set up by Sir Bobby in...
View ArticleLandmark shortlisted
LANDFORM Northumberlandia has been shortlisted for two development awards.The Blagdon feature is battling it out for the Infrastructure and Tourism and Leisure accolades at the Royal Institution of...
View ArticleFoundation head is appointed
A CHARITY consultant has been appointed Trust Manager of the Millfield House Foundation.Fiona Ellis, who serves on Whalton Village Hall Committee, will take over in May. She lectures worldwide on...
View ArticleNetworking on the menu
FOOD and drink businesses across the region have come together in a networking event.The Meet and Eat session at Newcastle Falcons was organised by Taste North East, for businesses to share ideas and...
View ArticleTraining course gets thumbs-up from inspectors
A PROGRAMME to help young people into employment has been rated ‘outstanding’ by inspectors.Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service runs the 12-week course for 16 to 25-year-olds who are not in...
View ArticleFusiliers focus on TV
A NORTHUMBERLAND soldier is helping to film a documentary to show life on the front line.Owen Pringle and comrade Mathew Bishop, of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, are filming their patrols and...
View ArticleStorytelling fun at library
SOME exciting stories from the past will be told over two days at Morpeth Library.Tomorrow, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, Jim Grant will be performing some Children’s Tales and Local Legends.And on the...
View ArticleOn their bikes for Audrey
A MORPETH man is doing a charity cross-country cycling trek more than 50 years after his parents got on their bikes for an epic journey.Along with his son Ian, 31, and future son-in-law Kris Wood – the...
View ArticleSuffragettes to rub shoulders with Anglo-Saxon saints
SUFFRAGETTES will mingle with Anglo-Saxon saints at this weekend’s 46th Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, when bonnets, bikes, bards, bells, battleaxes, bands, bagpipes, books and banners will be...
View ArticleLight at the end of the tunnel for A1 campaigners
THE end could finally be in sight for the fight to dual the A1 through Northumberland.Reports in national media that the Treasury will approve dualling the remaining 40 miles of the A1 north of...
View ArticleWindfarm worries are taken to the PM
CONCERNS about windfarms in Northumberland have been taken direct to the Prime Minister.Northumberland Conservative Leader Peter Jackson, whose group has been pressing for a tougher county council...
View ArticleMining bid is given the green light
A NEW Northumberland opencast mine has been given the go-ahead.Plans for the surface mine at Widdrington Station were unanimously approved by county councillors on Tuesday.But members also urged...
View ArticleFamilies box clever
FAMILIES are invited to come along to a Morpeth venue on Saturday for a fun practical activity.The bird box and bat box for the garden session at the Old Bakehouse Millennium Green will take place from...
View ArticleMuch more to see at the market
THERE’LL be lots to see at Morpeth Farmers’ Market this weekend.The monthly event will be taking place in the Market Place during the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering so customers may find Punch and...
View ArticleFarage in county visit
A POLITICAL leader will be visiting Northumberland this weekend to promote his party’s county council candidates.After going to other parts of the North East, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage...
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