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Brian Daniel

Brian Daniel

Hundreds attend service for the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland

HUNDREDS packed into a church yesterday to celebrate the life of the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland.Read

Protests still can't stop Berwick wind turbines

A WIND turbine erected in Northumberland despite planning approval having been quashed will be allowed to stay.Read

Northumberland schools funding shortfall shared

A £12M bill for the rebuilding of schools in Northumberland caused by a funding shortfall is to be split. Read

North homes market boost from Scotland poll fear

THE housing market in Northumberland is benefiting from uncertainty over the future of Scotland, industry figures have claimed.Read

Seaside mansion Cheswick House yours for £2.25m

A VICTORIAN mansion and estate in Northumberland are being offered for sale for only the second time. Read

The Maltings Theatre reveals its plans to go digital

FILM fans in England’s most northerly town will soon be able to enjoy new releases sooner thanks to its cinema announcing plans to go digital.Read

£12m to find in project to build Northumberland schools

THE cost of replacing three Northumberland schools due to a funding shortfall is likely to attract a bill of more than £12m.Read

Berwick wind turbine row sees Northumberland Council criticised

A NORTH East council last night came under fire for failing to take action against a farmer who has erected a wind turbine without planning permission.Read

Two Northumberland visitor centres are axed

AWARD-WINNING visitor centres in two Northumberland communities are to close, after efforts to find new operators failed.Read

Experts called in over Hexham Hydro River Plan

COMMUNITY groups behind a hydro power development in Northumberland have brought in a local environment charity to help see their plans come to fruition.Read

Alnmouth post office charity tin thief is hunted by police

A THIEF who stole a bulging charity box from a Northumberland post office has been branded “despicable” by police.Read

WWI bomb store found at Potland Burn mine near Ashington

THE remains of a First World War bomb store has been discovered at a surface mine in Northumberland.Read

Allendale Middle School closure opponents call for schools to join forces

OPPONENTS of proposals to close a failing school in Northumberland are calling for a federation with a neighbouring school.Read

Duddo Stone Circle wind farm plans thrown out

A BID to build a large wind turbine has been thrown out after councillors backed fears it would ruin the setting of Northumberland’s answer to Stonehenge.Read

Lesbury village demolition plans are withdrawn

CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish and replace homes and a post office in a picturesque Northumberland village have been withdrawn.Read

Alnwick Magistrates Court up for auction at £20,000

AN empty courthouse in a Northumberland market town which closed after centuries of dispensing justice is to go under the hammer.Read

Prudhoe Town Council to be cut down to size after error

A COUNCIL in Northumberland which has been operating illegally for the last 14 years looks set to be cut back.Read

Property firm aims to keep costs down at Darras Hall new housing estate

A PROPERTY company looking to build hundreds of homes on land close to an upmarket North East community has announced plans to make some of them ‘affordable’.Read

Couple defend plans for controversial Beadnell home

ACOUPLE hoping to replace their home on the Northumberland coast have spoken of their desire to develop a project in keeping with its surroundings.Read

Bamburgh farmer's maize maze looks set for approval

A YOUNG farmer’s plans for a new tourist attraction look set to win planners’ support, despite official concerns.Read

Author Profile

Brian Daniel is our north Northumberland reporter. He has been with us since November 2007 and previously worked at the Hexham Courant and the Northumberland Gazette.

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