News at a glance
David Bellamy backs green tourist village
BEARDED botanist David Bellamy is supporting plans for a multi million pound eco-tourism village near Ridsdale.
Last updated 8 March 2010
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Pub’s rescue is village’s crowning achievement
VOLUNTEERS in Humshaugh have saved their village pub from closure, just four months after coming to the rescue of their local shop.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Music celebration
FOUR of Prudhoe’s best known bands and choirs are joining forces to raise money for Tynedale Hospice at Home for the second year in a row.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Upper North Tyne news
ON Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, the planting of Tarset allotment orchard at Greenhaugh will take place.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Newbrough news
THANKS have been expressed to everyone who attended the Big Brew coffee event at Fourstones with Warden Methodist Church last Friday morning. The total raised was £82.25
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Hexhamshire news
A WHOLESOME meat pie, with a mushy pea accompaniment, delicately drizzled with a mint vinaigrette dressing is just the fodder for race nights.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Health chiefs make jab plea
HEALTH experts are urging parents to take their children for the MMR vaccination after a significant increase in the number of cases of mumps and measles across the North of Tyne area.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Race night
THE leek club at the Swan pub in Heddon will be hosting a Night at the Races event next Friday,March 12, starting at 7pm.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Praise from charity
STAFF at a Newcastle-based charity, which aims to help children in the developing world, have praised the efforts of a young Prudhoe man who is working with them.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Support for farming venture
APPROVAL has been granted for the creation of a new farming operation near Ridsdale.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Anne's quick thinking
WORDS of wisdom from Riding Mill speed reading champion Anne Jones have been included in the latest edition of the classic text on the subject, The Speed Reading Book.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Vouchers for schools
Tesco for Schools & Clubs, the voucher collection scheme that gives communities in Tynedale the opportunity to help local children by swapping vouchers for free equipment, returns this month to the Hexham store.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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World Cup beckons for BBC radio man John
JOHN Murray has the sort of dream job the majority of Britain’s male population would die for.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Ghost hunters at Kielder
GHOST hunters and paranormal detectives are invited to see what goes bump in the night at Kielder Castle.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Kirkharle on TV
TV presenter Julia Bradbury spent a day at Kirkharle Courtyard filming for this week’s Countryfile programme.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Music milestone
A MUSIC teacher from Prudhoe who set up his own business on being made redundant has been celebrating after giving his 5,000th piano lesson.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Haydon Bridge news
HAYDON Bridge Football Club proudly presents Razor Sharp at the Haydonian Working Men’s Club on Saturday, March 6, from 7.30pm.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Haltwhistle news
CONGRATULATIONS to the staff of Armstrong’s Fashions on winning the Tynedale award for the best small business.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Newbrough news
THE Northumberland Theatre Company managed to pull off that almost impossible feat, to present a play that was funny, while at the same time giving you lots of important things to think about.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Stocksfield news
TONIGHT the film club at SICA is showing The Proposal which features stunning scenery of Alaska. This starts at 7pm for 7.30pm and tickets are available on the door. The price includes refreshments.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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