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Plans to brighten up empty shop prove too big to handle
AN ambitious bid to brighten up Hexham’s empty shop windows has fallen at the first hurdle.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Pupils gather in perfect harmony
MORE than 250 students from across Prudhoe formed a huge choir for the culmination of a four-week singing project.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Awards celebrate hard work of youth workers
THE hard work of some of Tynedale’s youth workers has been celebrated at an awards event.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Young cast were simply glorious
OLIVER is a notoriously difficult production to stage for young people, with many an amateur group underestimating the challenge of maintaining strong and entertaining characters against a backdrop of a very gloomy period of history.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Lya leaves lasting legacy at retreat centre
A LONG-SERVING member of a Tynedale retreat centre is leaving behind a legacy of hard work and determination to start work elsewhere.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Help yourself to health
TYNEDALE residents are invited to take part in a free health and wellbeing event in Hexham tomorrow.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Valley group goes wild
ANYONE who read The Wind in the Willows as a child could be forgiven for being afraid to enter the darkness of the wild wood.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Work starts at tennis club
CORBRIDGE Tennis Club members could be playing on their brand new courts as soon as June.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Hospital prepares for new parking scheme
AS exclusively revealed in the Courant last month, vehicle number recognition parking technology is to be introduced at Hexham General Hospital.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Charity night raises £2,300
ALMOST £2,300 has been raised for Cancer Research UK during a charity night of comedy and music at Slaggyford Village Hall.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Good sports raise money
A CHARITY football match played by good sports in Prudhoe has scored more than £200 for Comic Relief.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Making a splash at workshop
YOUNG artists in Haltwhistle have decorated the outside of their workshop after receiving a donation from a national paint company.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Vehicle break-ins
POLICE are investigating break-ins to two vehicles left at rural tourist spots in Tynedale.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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GPs take budget controls
THE new clinically-led organisation responsible for planning and purchasing Northumberland’s health services assumed the reins this week.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Car catches fire
POLICE and the fire service were called to the A69 near Corbridge after a fire broke out under the bonnet of a car.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Choir performs 18th century favourites
HEXHAM Orpheus Choir is focusing on two of the best-loved 18th century composers, Mozart and Haydn, for its popular spring concert.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Bringing feel-good factor back to town
HEXHAM’S mixed retail fortunes of late have prompted conflicting opinions on the future prosperity of the town.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Warm welcome greets Stevenas he takes over at the Bowes
THE man who has been at the helm of one Tynedale pub for the past five years is now pulling pints at another.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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The show must go on
ORGANISERS of Blanchland and Hunstanworth Show are determined to see it go ahead this year.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Residents’ festival draws the crowds
MORE than 5,400 residents took advantage of free and discounted entry to top attractions across the county in the fourth annual Northumberland Residents’ Festival.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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