SINCE I was gripped by an attack of the stomach gripes at the new year, folk have taken a great deal of interest in my diet.

• Weighty responsibilities with the family on a day at the races
• Hare-raising car journey is most efficacious in every case
• Slugging it out with the mysterious monstrous mollusc
• You can count on cameo characters in the drama of elections

CELEBRITIES Ian Wright and Katie Price have thrown their weight behind a new photo sharing website started by a couple of Hexham businessmen.

• Hexham: Couple are hoping to clean up with new laundry service
• Hexham: Businesses line up to show off their skills
• Call the experts to help look after your property
• Hexham: Business is looking good Way Up North

A HOLLYWOOD script writer could not have penned a happier ending to a story which has been in the making for more than a decade.

• YFC Rally results
• Open Farm Sunday is an education
• Concerns over pesticide ban
• Landowners branch out with the help of woodland grants

AFTER UN Global Road Safety week put worldwide pedestrian safety under the spotlight, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has asked the UK government and car makers to make pedestrian-friendly car fronts a top priority.

• Carens earns its place in the limelight
• Perky 107 has plenty of allure
• Picasso draws on its Citroen heritage
• Compact hatchback is no Mirage