News at a glance
Hexham: Introducing the world of work
TEENAGERS have been given a chance to explore career opportunities before they enter the world of work.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Hexham: Cookery night tees-off for charity
THREE local charities are in line for a share of £900 raised at a sell-out food and cookery demonstration evening held at Hexham Golf Club.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Corbridge: Fund-raiser will be a barrow of laughs
CORBRIDGE villagers will be rolling out the barrows this weekend for the annual charity wheelbarrow race.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Hexham: The bride who outshone Pippa at society wedding of the decade
PIPPA Middleton and her famous rear were the focus of the lens of the paparazzi cameras.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Sparty Lea: Farm search continues
SEARCH teams scouring remote farmland in connection with the disappearance of a Hexham woman say their operation will continue for a number of days.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Tynedale: Brisk start for council poll
VOTERS were out early yesterday as Tynedale went to the polls in the first local elections in five years.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Shock result at Hexham Town Council
LIB Dem Judy Lloyd, the driving force behind Hexham Town Plan, has been rejected by the town’s electorate.
Last updated 3 May 2013
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Labour just short of outright win at Northumberland elections
LABOUR came within a whisker of seizing overall control of Northumberland County Council.
Last updated 3 May 2013
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Counting starts for Northumberland election
COUNTING is under way for elections to Northumberland County Council.
Last updated 3 May 2013
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Ruling Lib Dems facing a tough day at the polls
VOTERS went to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the creation of the unitary Northumberland County Council in 2008.
Last updated 3 May 2013
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Ovingham: Turning back time as school celebrates its half century
AT first glance, Ovingham C of E First School’s logo looks a little cryptic.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Mickley: Blue Bell regulars raise £2,500 in friend’s memory
REGULARS at Mickley’s Blue Bell Inn have raised £2,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of a well-known friend who died in October, aged just 53.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Prudhoe unites for town celebrations
PLANS for a community arts week in Prudhoe are swiftly gathering momentum.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Prudhoe: Right of way on riverside route
WALKERS are entitled to enjoy a popular riverside path between Eltringham, near Prudhoe, and Merryshields in Stocksfield, a Government inspector has ruled.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Prudhoe: School bands together in fight against bullies
KEY stage three pupils at Prudhoe’s Highfield Middle School were treated to music with a message on Monday.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Prudhoe: Greek earns space bid
PRUDHOE’S budding Buzz Lightyear is hoping to take one step closer ‘To Infinity and Beyond’.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Slaley: July deadline for pub sale
VILLAGERS hoping to buy their local pub have until July to raise over £250,000.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Second death sparks renewed calls for A69 safety review
A SECOND fatal car crash on the A69 in the space of a week has prompted Hexham’s MP Guy Opperman to renew his calls for an urgent safety review of the road.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Hexhamshire: Well-respected farmer died while working on his land
A WELL-KNOWN farmer, who played a key role in improving the green fields of Hexhamshire, has died at the age of 77.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Melkridge: Village is still divided by bitter path dispute
THE furore over a former drovers’ road that has disturbed the peace of one of the district’s most idyllic villages will not be settled until June.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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