THE floodgates could be opened to opencast mining in rural areas if a development in a remote part of Northumberland gets the green light, villagers say.Read
IT has long been one of the great hidden secrets of the Romans in Northumberland. But now, an isolated Roman fort in the remote North Pennines is set to become more widely known as an essential part of the empire.Read
A MOTHER from a generation of women who fled Newcastle to give birth to their children safe from wartime bombing raids is set to relive her ordeal.Read
A PUBLIC meeting will be held at Halton Lea Gate village hall at 6pm on Monday, February 28, to discuss the latest developments in the fight against a planned opencast development.Read
OPENCAST developers bidding to mine land on the Northumberland-Cumbria border have pledged to set up a holiday park and equestrian centre after completing the dig.Read
PLANS to upgrade the heating system at a Northumberland school have received an £18,000 grant from the Northumberland National Park’s Sustainable Development Fund.Read
A CAMPAIGN group has called in an internationally renowned health expert in its battle to stop an opencast mining site being built close to their Northumberland hamlet.Read