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Woodhorn Museum exhibition tells Pitmen Painters story

A NEW exhibition tells the Pitmen Painters’ story through a series of historic paintings.Read

Time travel project at Woodhorn is commended

A NORTHUMBERLAND museum’s Time Travel project has scooped an accolade at a national awards ceremony.Read

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury

MP takes up challenge to get Ashington into enterprise zone

A SENIOR Government minister has given hope that aid will be rolled out to part of Northumberland rocked by the loss of a major employer.Read

Northumberland College new boss changes mind over job

A TROUBLED North East college has been thrown into fresh turmoil after the woman chosen to be its new boss changed her mind and decided not to take the job.Read

Olympics grabs cash away from the North - Wansbeck MP

CHARITY cash is being sucked away from good causes in the North East by the Olympics, an MP has warned.Read

Woodhorn Museum offers artists a chance to showcase talents

ARTISTS who face problems in getting their work publicly recognised are being offered the chance to showcase their talents.Read

Wansbeck Hospital maternity ward's staff baby joy

NO one would bat an eyelid on hearing that one of the North East’s leading maternity units is delivering a raft of babies.Read

Ashington youngster Archie Anderson a step closer to surgery dream

LITTLE Archie Anderson’s dreams of walking tall is a step closer after a date for his operation in the United States was confirmed.Read

Arrests after violent fight in Ashington

POLICE arrested 13 people following separate street fights in the early hours of yesterday.Read

Duncan Goodhew visits Ashington Community High School

FORMER Olympic champion Duncan Goodhew told yesterday how he is proud to support a pioneering national scheme which helps save lives by providing free swimming lessons for thousands of schoolchildren who otherwise might miss out.Read

Woodhorn Museum time travel project shortlisted for award

A TIME travel experiment which saw a group of teenagers locked away for several days in a remote castle has put a North East museum and visitor attraction in line for a prestigious national award.Read

Alcan staff warn they may have to get jobs abroad

WORKERS facing the axe from Northumberland largest private employers have warned they might have to go abroad to find new jobs.Read

Wishbone Ash headline music festival in North Seaton

A MUSIC festival is to be held in the region this weekend.Read

Former Ashington Asda site chosen as new £20m leisure centre location

PEOPLE in a former mining town have chosen a disused supermarket site as the preferred location for a new £20m leisure and community centre.Read

Northumberland firefighters' swimathon helps great causes

TWO good causes will share £1,500 between them after a team of Northumberland firefighters completed a gruelling open-water swim on Loch Ness.Read

Northumberland College to host WorldSkills UK competition

COMPUTER boffin students are preparing to show off their IT skills when a national competition is held in Northumberland later this week.Read

Development trust opens new retail outlet at old Ashington Co-op

AMBITIOUS plans to develop a major community resource in one of a former pit town’s most iconic buildings have taken the first step to becoming a reality.Read

Ashington Register Office moves to Kenilworth Road Library

PEOPLE in Ashington who want to register a birth or death now have to go to a different office.Read

Former Ashington college lecturer elected as UCU union president

A FORMER lecturer who was at the forefront of a campaign against the planned merger of two North East colleges has been elected to a top union post.Read

Wansbeck hospital staff thanked for saving Pegswood baby's life

SMILING for the camera, little CJ Hewison is the picture of health as he met the team who saved his life.Read

Alcan owners accused of setting out to close smelter

BOSSES at the Alcan factory have been accused of a series of moves designed to ensure jobs were lost in Northumberland.Read

Rio Tinto Alcan the Smelter plant at Lynemouth

All 515 Alcan staff to lose jobs as smelter's fate is sealed

NORTHUMBERLAND’S biggest private employer is to close with the loss of over 500 jobs, it was confirmed yesterday.Read

Ashington dog virus outbreak sparks vaccine plea

DOG owners are being warned to vaccinate their pets after an outbreak of a life-threatening virus in Northumberland.Read

Alcan closure sees MPs pledge to seek Government aid for area

TWO MPs have pledged to seek Government support for a former coal mining and industrial stronghold which is facing an economic hammer blow.Read

Northumberland Church of England academy at Ashington a big success

A GROUND-BREAKING £51m academy is dramatically improving students’ exam results and bringing a new sense of pride to local communities, it was claimed yesterday.Read

Northumberland College hairdressing students in competition final

FOUR hairdressing students from the Northumberland College in Ashington have won a place in the national final of the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists UK Trainee Competition, to be held in Blackpool this month.Read

Ashington charity shop seeks volunteers

VOLUNTEERS are wanted to work in a new charity shop.Read

Closure of Alcan smelter moves a step closer

THE closure of Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer moved a step closer last night as a formal consultation period on the proposed shutdown was completed.Read

Work to start on Ashington Library improvements

WORK is due to start today on a scheme to improve facilities for young customers at Ashington Library.Read

Alcan aluminium smelter workers set to leave

HUNDREDS of workers at Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer are set to leave in three months’ time as detailed discussions on its planned closure near completion.Read

Northumberland restaurants face fines after UK Border Agency raids

RESTAURANT bosses have been landed with fines for thousands of pounds after bogus workers were arrested during immigration raids at two Northumberland restaurants.Read

Stakeford woman, 55, in hospital after car overturns

A WOMAN who was reported missing from her home was later identified as the victim of a car crash.Read

Woodhorn museum gets £250,000 Heritage Lottery funding

HISTORY buffs are invited to attend the last in a series of events examining the findings of a fascinating heritage project.Read

Northumberland College gets new principal and chief executive

A NORTH East college has appointed a new principal and chief executive.Read

Woodhorn Museum unveils sci-fi film exhibition

SCIENCE fiction fans are being invited to boldly go to a leading North East visitor attraction – for an exhibition which is truly out of this world.Read

Police give bullying talk at Hirst Park Middle School

TWO police officers took over a morning assembly at a Northumberland school to help pupils learn more about the issues of bullying and anti-social behaviour.Read

Alcan bosses reneged on deal claims union

A FORMAL consultation process on plans to close Northumberland’s biggest private-sector employer has been labelled a sham by a trade union representing the threatened workforce.Read

Alcan petition will be handed to Parliament today

A PETITION signed by thousands of people urging ministers to save the Alcan smelter in Northumberland will today be delivered to Parliament.Read

Police renew pleas after another Ashington burglary

POLICE have issued a renewed plea for families in a Northumberland town to make life harder for criminals.Read

Bicycles stolen from garage in Farne Avenue, Ashington

THREE bicycles were stolen by thieves who broke into the garage in Farne Avenue, Ashington between 8pm last Wednesday and 1pm on Sunday.Read

Government under fire over closure of Alcan smelter

THE Government yesterday came under fresh fire over the imminent closure of Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer.Read

New prayer area at Ashington church for miners' families

A CHAPEL which commemorates a Northumberland town’s links with the coal- mining industry was officially dedicated by a leading churchman.Read

Youngsters hold Hirst Park event highlight plight of the homeless

HARDY volunteers are being sought in Northumberland to spend a night sleeping rough as part of a national event aimed at highlighting the plight of young homeless people.Read

Pitmen Painters work to be showcased in BBC2 series

WORK by the world-renowned Pitmen Painters from Northumberland is to be showcased in a popular TV travel series highlighting some of Britain's most fascinating train journeys.Read

Coal mining inspires new embroidery exhibition

STUNNING craftwork which was inspired by memories of the region’s once-mighty coal mining industry has gone on display at a flagship museum developed at a former working pit.Read

Holy Sepulchre church in Ashington creates miners’ chapel

THE Holy Sepulchre Church in the former colliery town of Ashington is known locally as the Miners’ Church because of its strong links to Northumberland’s once-mighty coal industry.Read

Cramlington couple launch charity to raise awareness of anencephaly

A COUPLE from Northumberland who lost two babies to a condition that forms during pregnancy have launched a charity to highlight the condition.Read

Ian Lavery backs calls for new Ashington leisure centre indoor bowling green

A CALL for bowling enthusiasts to be catered for when a flagship £20m leisure and community centre is built in a Northumberland town has been strongly supported by the local MP.Read

Ashington Asda says sorry after blocking Alcan smelter petition request

BOSSES at a retail giant have apologised for delivering an embarrassing snub to a campaign aimed at saving Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer from closure.Read

Ashington Asda bosses slammed for Alcan campaign snub

ONE of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains has been criticised for delivering a snub to campaigners battling to save Northumberland’s biggest private-sector employer from closure.Read

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