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Green priorities for new homes
THE weather boffins can’t decide if this winter is a record-breaker or not but one thing is certain – our home heating bills are due to hit some impressive highs.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Millionaire’s trust is in young business stars
A MILLIONAIRE entre-preneur who originates from Stocksfield has started a charity aimed at encouraging young people to develop a mind for business.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Happy house hunting?
DON'T speak too soon, but could we be looking forward to a happy year of house-buying? Property pundits have analysed the portents and are risking a positive forecast.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Kirkhaugh clan keep farmhouse in the family
IT IS quite possible that Kirkhaugh Farmhouse – at present looking for new owners – was built by, or for, the family of Maughan.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Mad Jack was right at home in former tribal stronghold
OTTERBURN – is it called after the otters who once frolicked in the nearby burn? Probably, but there is an older possible root to the name.
Last updated 19 February 2010
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Family enjoy a double celebration at awards
THE Harding family enjoyed a special double celebration at the Tynedale Business Awards.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Logic plays a key role in innovation
A PASSION for innovation and diversification is keeping a Tynedale manufacturer ahead of the field.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Business expands with style
IN its fortieth year of trading, a well-known women’s fashion boutique in Corbridge, has opened a new showroom.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Street recalls Shaftoe legacy
FANS of BBC's Lark Rise to Candleford will have seen the villagers fretting recently about collecting “leazes” to see them through the winter.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Homestead hid treasure hoard
WHAT a surprise – Whittonstall has nothing to do with “white”. You might expect the village south of Stocksfield to have got its name from whitewashed sheepfolds – “whitten stelle” – or some such Anglo Saxon concoction.
Last updated 5 February 2010
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Guests toast Immortal Memory
ONE of the world’s leading wine experts, Joe Fattorini, helped guests at Matfen Hall Hotel celebrate Burns Night this week.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Travel staff find their Utopia
AN independent travel agents in Corbridge has doubled the number of its employees in the past 18 months.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Dally a while and enjoy the delights of Dillies
A BELLINGHAM couple are hoping to toast the success of their new business venture in Hexham.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Prices up and fewer time-wasters in 2009
WERE there any gleams through the gloom of the property market in 2009? Looking back, some of our local agents are determined to highlight the bright side of a tough year.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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It’s hats off to 10 years in business for Carol
AFTER earning a name for herself as “the hat lady” Carol Forster is celebrating 10 years in the business at her Blanchland shop, Get Ahead Hats.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Manager Neil joins the Crewe
SWAPPING the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean for the rolling hills of Tynedale has been a bit of a culture shock for Neil Brown.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Warm to the idea of energy efficiency
DON’T sit frozen to the spot by the recent sub-zero blast. Break in to a sweat to get some energy efficiency measures installed in your house pronto, before the next cold front arrives.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Hotel plans unveiled
THE new management team at an Alston hotel have unveiled big plans for the business.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Mill link discovered by Oregon ancestor
THERE is no such thing as a parochial district newspaper any more. Now, every publication is read by the global village – courtesy of 21st century Internet technology.
Last updated 22 January 2010
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Brits follow rest of Europe and rent rather than buy
BRITONS buy: renting is only for those continental Johnnies, surely?
Last updated 22 January 2010
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