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Chillingham Castle owner takes Olympic medal to Everest’s summit

AN OLYMPIC medal awarded to a member of the first British attempt to climb Mount Everest has finally reached its summit 90 years on – with a little help from his ancestors in Northumberland.Read

Search for dog in Northumberland ends in tragedy

A MUCH-loved family pet which sparked a nationwide hunt after her disappearance has been found dead.Read

Decision nears on reopening Belford railway station

A CAMPAIGNER is hoping a regular train service could finally return to a Northumberland town.Read

Belford girl in plea for pet Cockerpoo dog's safe return

AN eight-year-old girl whose beloved dog went missing the day after she left hospital has issued a heartfelt plea for its safe return.Read

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Schools information in the Seahouses area.Read

Belford Development Trust close to collapse after row

AT RUST set up to help the development of a Northumberland village is on the brink of extinction amid a row with a parish council.Read

Belford's Middleton Hall turned into fairytale wedding venue

A FAMILY'S labour of love has turned a dilapidated historic hall into what aims to be one of the region's finest wedding venues.Read

£3,500 raised for Help for Heroes in Belford

A NORTH Northumberland village’s charity quest has raised £3,500 in just two months.Read

Plant sale in Belford

A PLANT sale will take place at the Bell View Resource Centre in Belford this Saturday.Read

Pleasure ride at Swinhoe Farm

A UNIQUE opportunity to ride through some of Northumberland’s most beautiful countryside is available later this month.Read

Belford GP surgery rated among best in the region

A GP PRACTICE in north Northumberland has been rated as among the best in the region.Read

Belford businesses produce village leaflet

BUSINESSES in a Northumberland village have taken matters into their own hands to ensure a busy summer.Read

Jobs created at Belford Golf Club

TEN new jobs will be created after a Northumberland golf club was bought.Read

Adoption meeting in Belford

PEOPLE are sought to adopt children in Northumberland.Read

Psychic evening held in Belford

A NORTHUMBERLAND hotel hosted a psychic evening. Belford’s Blue Bell Hotel hosted an evening of mediumship, tarot and alternative therapies such as Raki.Read

Belford pub quizzes raise charity funds

PUB quizzes in a Northumberland village have raised around £9,000 for charity.Read

Zulu fans meet in Belford

FANS of a film in a Northumberland village have held their annual meeting.Read

Christmas shopping evening at Sunnyhills

STOCK up on festive goodies at Sunnyhills of Belford, Northumberland. The farm shop, which stocks a wide range of locally produced and widely sourced foods, drinks and gifts, is holding a late-night Christmas shopping evening on Wednesday, December 22.Read

Josh McDonald with Graham Bell

Northumberland schoolchildren go wild for geese project

CHILDREN on the Northumberland coast are to learn more about the wild geese that visit their communities.Read

Belford vicar launches wild geese project

A PROJECT studying wild geese in Northumberland is launched today.Read

Awards success for Sunnyhills Farm Shop

JUST a few weeks after opening, the Sunnyhills of Belford farm shop has scooped an impressive finalist award.Read

Blue Bell Hotel music nights boost vital air rescue service

GENEROUS staff at a Northumberland hotel have covered the costs of all air ambulance rescues in their area so far this year.Read

Arsonists put North farmers on alert

FEARS were last night spreading across the farming community in Northumberland after a third devastating arson attack on agricultural buildings and supplies.Read

Firefighters at Mousen Farm, Belford- photo by Steve Miller

Anger at third farm fire in just 24 hours

POLICE are today probing the third devastating farm fire in 24 hours.Read

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Sunnyhills centre opens in Belford

A NEW farm shop opened in North Northumberland at the weekend, creating 12 local jobs and hoping to promote Northumbrian produce.Read

A trustee at Bell View pays for the privilege of soaking manager Paul Harrison

Bell View summer fair goes with a real splash

A CHARITY boss took a soaking to help raise money for the cause.Read

Belford stench ruins bride Karen Steele's big day

A WEDDING day was ruined by a foul smell which caused family and friends to retch while official photographs were being taken, guests claimed yesterday.Read

Belford Craft Gallery hosts wildlife photos

ROYAL Photographic Society member Ron McCombe will be displaying his latest images in Northumberland from the end of the week.Read

Budle Bay eco-park plans lie in tatters

PLANS to transform a Northumberland caravan park into a eco-site are lying in tatters, after an appeal was lost.Read

Stretch limo wrecked in arson attack

A STRETCH limousine was destroyed after being targeted by an arsonist in a Northumberland village, police said yesterday.Read

Ready to respond to medical emergency

A FIRST-AID instructor has set up a response group to help the ambulance service when people need urgent treatment in a remote Northumberland village.Read

65ft high tower gives room with a view for holiday visitors

VISITORS to the latest addition to Northumberland’s stock of holiday homes are sure of a high old time. Retired farming couple John and Heather Sutherland have just completed the conversion of a 65ft high tower into one of the region’s most unusual holiday lets.Read

Northumberland villages ‘a target for drug rings’

DRUG dealing gangs are targeting rural Northumberland villages in sophisticated cannabis production operations, a judge said yesterday.Read

Soldier’s widow rescued by charity

A WOMAN last night spoke of her debt to a forces charity which helped her following her husband’s death.Read

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