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Corbridge: TV crew is bowled over by the food of Angels
BAKED by Angels, it was little wonder the feast offered to Yorkshire Tea officials impressed.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Whitfield: Window of opportunity for youngster
THE artistic talent of a young Tynedale schoolgirl is raising a smile for visitors to Whitfield.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Silver for Jonny
TYNEDALE Harrier Jonny Currie made it a weekend to remember with an excellent performance at the popular Blaydon Race.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Hexham: Design Week ends on high note
AFTER just 40 minutes of singing together, a choir, formed as part of Hexham Design Week took to the streets on Saturday.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Free courses
NORTHUMBERLAND College will be hosting a variety of free short courses for young people this summer at its Kirkley Hall campus, near Ponteland.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Allendale: Middle school will close this term
ALLENDALE Middle School will close at the end of this summer’s term, Northumberland County Council decreed this week.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Kielder: Border club battles for survival
AN ICONIC sports club is in danger of folding – only a year after it celebrated its golden jubilee.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Newton: Village is divided over homes scheme
SEVENTY per cent of residents who responded to a questionnaire are in favour of up to four new detached homes being built in Newton village.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Fourstones: Woman injured after attack by irate deer
A WALK in the countryside near Fourstones turned into a nightmare for Yvonne Heminsley.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Allendale: Respected ’Dale folk singer dies aged 69
A MUCH-LOVED and highly respected Tynedale folk singer/songwriter has died at the age 69.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Wylam: Allotment holders flooded out
ALLOTMENT holders in Wylam are pressing Northumbrian Water to remedy serious flooding believed to stem from problems in the village’s sewerage system.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Allendale: Schools set for £600,000 switch to two tiers
THE biggest shake-up in education in 40 years is set to engulf the South Tyne and Allen Valleys from September.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Tynedale was the cradle of railway age
IT’S many years now since the last regular steam trains chugged and whistled their majestic way along the Tyne Valley line.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Tynedale: Company snubbed two giants of invention
EVERY schoolboy is aware of Wylam’s George Stephenson and his iconic locomotive Rocket, and Britain’s greatest engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Hexham: Top brass will join celebrations
HEXHAM Brass Band will accompany travellers in Victorian costume as they recreate an historic train journey from Newcastle to Carlisle.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Tynedale: Ushering in the ‘Age of the Train’
WHILE the rest of the country was still relying on stagecoaches bumping over heavily rutted roads to get anywhere, Tynedale residents were already experiencing “the Age of the Train”.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Hexham: Opperman under threat from three new hopefuls
ANOTHER horse has entered the field in what looks like being a lively run-up to the next General Election in Hexham.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Hexham: Council’s critics condemned
OUTGOING Mayor of Hexham Coun. Rad Hare used his valedictory address to roundly condemn critics of Hexham Town Council.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Ponteland: Platform offers a new view on life
A DIPPING platform aimed at helping visitors make the most of a lake at Ponteland Park has been officially opened by mayor of the town, Coun. Peter Cowey.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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Hexham: ARK gets 100 people on board
AN altruistic group promoting kindness and compassion in society has enlisted 100 volunteers within weeks of its Hexham launch.
Last updated 19 June 2013
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