Tynedale: Dementia week sends message that talking changes everything

TWO decades ago, Alzheimer’s was considered a normal part of ageing.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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A DRIVER was taken to hospital after two cars and a coach crashed on the A68 near Riding Mill.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Vale is drawn over new name

MUCH maligned grass cutting contractors Vale are no longer being employed by social landlords Isos – or are they?

Last updated 22 May 2013
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‘Marxist state will hinder Tynedale’

TORY stronghold Tynedale will be left out in the cold as Northumberland becomes a one-party “Marxist” state, according to a leading councillor.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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THREE garages and outbuildings in Ovingham were targeted by thieves on the same night.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale skipper Cant leaves Leadgate in a spin

CAPTAIN Tom Cant helped Tynedale bounce back to winning ways, the spin king ripping through Leadgate’s batting order.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Food scheme banks on your generosity

COLLECTION baskets for the new West Northumberland Food Bank went into supermarkets across Tynedale this week.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Women’s institute reports

MARCH was the institute’s 96th birthday party, which was celebrated in great style with entertainment from the Singing Hinnies – father and daughter duo Derek and Jane – who gave the members a wonderful, nostalgic evening of Tyneside music and singing.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Kiln Pit Hill: Two new franchises take a bow

AN award-winning Tynedale entrepreneur is celebrating the launch of two new franchises.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Growing young entrepreneurs

GREEN-FINGERED school children in Tynedale are hoping to make a pretty penny from their peas and potatoes thanks to a new ‘grow and sell’ initiative.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Five are re-appointed to board of park authority

THE Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has re-appointed five members to the board of the Northumberland National Park Authority.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Dying Matters, so why is death often a taboo subject?

TODAY I started to organise my mother’s funeral. She isn’t dead yet; in fact she’s 92 and still going strong. But it’s a fair bet that before long the family will have to give her a sad send-off.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Planning applications

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Widespread flooding across Tynedale

TORRENTIAL rain caused widespread disruption across Tynedale on Saturday.

Last updated 20 May 2013
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Tynedale: Our middle schools face cash challenge

SEVEN Tynedale schools are among the worst funded per pupil in the country, new figures have revealed.

Last updated 16 May 2013
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A SHED and garage on the same street in Ponteland have been targeted by thieves.

Last updated 15 May 2013
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Tynedale: Post boxes will stay in place

THE future of post boxes in rural locations will be safeguarded even if the privatisation of Royal Mail goes ahead.

Last updated 15 May 2013
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Tynedale: Parish and town council results

ALLENDALE (13 seats): Elected: Robert Edward Henderson Philipson 492; Anne Valeria Dunn (Ind) 437; Margaret Stonehouse 414; Nicholas Howard 414; Geoff Lee 394; Liz Sandison 370; Hilton Walker 337; Jan Simmonds 287; David Crellin 259; Glynn Galley 252; Philip David Walter 246 (Ind); Gordon Kean Whitfield 246; Christopher Douglas Bacon 210.

Last updated 15 May 2013
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Lib Dems face huge drop in votes across Tynedale

IT was pretty much a case of “as you were” at Thursday’s local elections in Tynedale.

Last updated 15 May 2013
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