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Steve Cram celebrity golf day boosted by Olympic greats - GALLERY

OLYMPIANS of games past flocked to the North yesterday to tee-off for a good cause spearheaded by a sporting hero.Read

Epiacum project is launched at Whitley Castle

A FORGOTTEN corner of the Roman Empire in Northumberland is set to be brought squarely into the 21st century spotlight.Read

Plans to revive Allendale market after 150 year absence

IT’S the market town where no market has been held for around 150 years. It even has a Market Square ... but no market graces its ancient cobbles. Read

New Halton Lea Gate opencast inquiry begins

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

Visitor centre plan at Once Brewed gets lottery funding

THE vision for a £9m visitor, learning and discovery centre for Northumberland National Park is a step nearer, thanks to the Lottery.Read

Businessman Rob Cocker to appeal refusal of new house in Tarset

A NORTHUMBERLAND businessman is going for a second building appeal in two years after being refused permission for a partly-subterranean four-bedroom house.Read

Epiacum moles dig up Roman treasure at Whitley Castle site

THE MIGHTY moles of Epiacum have done it again – and dug up more secrets of the Roman Empire.Read

Haltwhistle rickshaw trek mum home after raising £16,000

FIVE villages in India will soon have access to clean water, thanks to the efforts of a Northumberland mother and her sidekick.Read

Haltwhistle Railway Hotel theft brothers are jailed

BURGLARS who raided a Northumberland public house and then led police on a 200-mile pursuit have been jailed.Read

Ambleside woman airlifted to hospital after Haydon Bridge crash

A 58-YEAR-OLD woman was airlifted to hospital with whiplash injuries after a crash between a car and an articulated lorry in west Northumberland.Read

Planners' trip to Haydon Bridge orangery site

PLANS to build a sun room extension on to a listed Georgian farmhouse are to be examined at first hand by councillors.Read

Northumberland villages come together for Diamond Jubilee

IN the distant past, the tiny villages of Corsenside parish in west Northumberland were frequently at odds.Read

Blenkinsopp Home Park Estate for sale at £1.75m - GALLERY

THE ruins of a 14th century castle in Northumberland bought for just £2,000 have been put up for sale for £1.75m.Read

Steven Gull arrested at Langley-on-Tyne over assault

A MAN has been arrested after threatening to set fire to his house and assaulting a woman in Northumberland.Read

Epiacum - a hidden slice of Roman history at Slaggyford

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

£537,000 grant will help Hadrian's Wall survive

A CASH boost will allow sections of Hadrian’s Wall to be strengthened so that the monument survives into the future.Read

Time For George Visitor Centre opens at last

STORIES will pass the hours at a centre which has been the long-cherished dream of one North East family.Read

Carvoran Roman Museum gets holographic teacher

A TUNIC-CLAD teacher turned back the centuries for pupils on Hadrian’s Wall yesterday, thanks to some very 21st century technology.Read

Bellingham Heritage Centre cafe opens in train carriage

A 1950s railway carriage has provided the platform for 22-year-old Sarah Billany to launch her own rural business.Read

Bellingham Camping and Caravanning Club Site ranked in top 100 sites

A NORTHUMBERLAND campsite has been voted one of the best in Britain.Read

Delight over plans for new care unit in Haltwhistle

PLANS for an integrated health and social care unit in a Tynedale town have taken a major step forward.Read

Bardon Mill village hall revamp is closer to D-Day

VILLAGERS are nearing the final stages of a long campaign to set up a gleaming new state-of-the-art community hall.Read

Haltwhistle woman in 3,000 mile rickshaw trek through India

AS adventures go, this one is as daring and daunting as they come. Three thousand miles across India in a doorless, cloth-topped, 37mph-maximum motorised rickshaw does not fall into the category of luxury voyage.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort unveils new recruit Felix

YOUNG visitors to a revamped Northumberland fort will be shown the ropes by a Roman soldier.Read

Police to dismantle cannabis farm at Hadrian Enterprise Park, Haltwhistle

POLICE have sealed off a cannabis farm found in Northumberland in a search-and-dismantle operation.Read

Hexham Rotary Club to hold Diamond Jubilee singalong

THE ROTARY Club of Hexham will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in song in April.Read

Digital time for Haltwhistle's carnival clock

FOR 58 years it has been a distinctive part of Haltwhistle's history. And now the Tynedale town's 1954 carnival clock may be dragged into the digital age.Read

Drug farm discovered at Haltwhistle warehouse

THOUSANDS of cannabis plants have been found stored in a Northumberland warehouse.Read

Northumberland ambulance changes face legal challenge

CONSERVATIVE opposition councillors in Northumberland are threatening to mount a legal challenge to planned ambulance service changes.Read

Concern in Allendale over hold-up on Dale Hotel plans

PLANS to revive a run-down centrepiece building in the heart of a scenic Northumberland village have gone on hold in a row over affordable housing.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort stonework carving scanned

WORK to improve the condition of ancient stonework from Housesteads Roman Fort has taken place at its temporary home in North Yorkshire, in time for the opening of a new attraction at Housesteads this spring.Read

Rural Northumberland GP cash cuts may be overturned

A CONTROVERSIAL move to cut funding to rural GP practices could be overturned after a North East health trust was forced to re-assess its decision.Read

Allenheads Natural Ability charity gets Lottery fund boost

A CHARITY has had its future assured by a £330,000 lottery fund boost. The cash injection gives Northumberland’s Natural Ability five years of funding to enable them to develop ambitious plans.Read

Battlesteads Hotel and Restaurant earns three-star award

A NORTH EAST restaurant has been given an award for its sustainability.Read

Bardon Mill pantomime rescued by anonymous resident

A KIND-HEARTED resident has stepped forward at the last minute to save a village panto.Read

Funding bit to save Dukesfield Arches on Dukesfield smeltmill site near Slaley

A HISTORIC part of Northumberland’s lead mining history could be rescued and restored with Heritage Lottery funding.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort revamp given go-ahead

THE latest plans have been waved through in what will be a triple boost for visitors at a top Roman heritage site.Read

Martial arts expert Harry Cook who admitted sexually abusing young pupils

Haltwhistle karate teacher Harry Cook facing jail for abusing pupils

A RENOWNED martial arts expert from Northumberland will be spending a significant period of time behind bars after admitting sexually abusing young pupils.Read

Haltwhistle town centre stores get a traditional new look

A MARKET town in Northumberland is starting 2012 with a smart new look – thanks to a £225,000 scheme to brighten up its shop fronts.Read

Bardon Mill Little Chef employee arrested after reports of robbery

DETECTIVES investigating an alleged early-morning robbery at a roadside restaurant have arrested a member of staff.Read

Bellingham ex-smoker mum backs campaign for plain cigarettes packaging

A MOTHER-OF-TWO who started smoking at the age of just nine is supporting a campaign that is urging the Government to adopt plain packaging for cigarettes in a bid to deter young smokers.Read

Allendale centenarian set to take part in historic parade

AS A child of five in 1916, Allen Smith watched in awe as his father James carried a blazing barrel above his head in the traditional Allendale New Year Tar Bar’l ceremony.Read

Allendale man expected to lose damaged leg

A NORTHUMBERLAND man is expected to have his left leg amputated several months after an alleged attack in his own home.Read

Quad bike champ Mark Watson killed in Alston crash

TOP quad bike racing champion Mark Watson was killed after the car he was driving left the road and smashed into a house in Alston, Cumbria.Read

Haltwhistle youth worker Ayesha Banks celebrates youth club success but needs more funds

YOUTH worker Ayesha Banks is making sure dozens of youngsters have a very happy Christmas – and then she’s bidding to make New Year an even happier one for everyone, especially herself.Read

Inspector sides with Haltwhistle village green application

OPPONENTS of a football club’s development plans have won a significant battle – but have still to win the war.Read

Bardon Mill war memorial set to feature photos of its heroes

WAR memorials are all about columns bearing the names of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.Read

Plans to turn Allendale's Dale Hotel into housing

AN eyesore former hotel which has stood empty and decaying for six years could be set for a new lease of life.Read

Bellingham councillor's fresh bid for Blakelaw Farm plans

A SENIOR councillor in Northumberland is considering a new application to development on his Northumberland farm after losing the latest round of a planning battle with his own local authority.Read

Amazing photographs capture North East wildlife

AMAZING shots of wildlife in the North East have put two young photographers in the running for a prestigious national prize.Read

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