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Blyth biomass power station plans to be probed

A PLANNING inspector has set out the key issues to be put under the microscope during the decision-making process on plans for a £250m biomass-fuelled power station on the Northumberland coastline.Read

Cambois new homes bid by Banks Group set to be backed by planners

A MULTI-MILLION pound development which aims to regenerate an isolated Northumberland seaside village look set to win the backing of council planners – more than four years after it was first put forward.Read

Blyth power station plan takes step forward

PLANS to build a £250m biomass-fuelled power station on the Northumberland coastline are set to come under further public scrutiny as the complex planning process moves another step forward.Read

Cambois biomass power station formal bid submitted

VILLAGERS are maintaining their opposition to plans for a £250m power station in Northumberland – as a green energy company seeks official consent to build the generating plant.Read

Huge replacement wind turbines planned for Blyth Harbour

SOME of the biggest and most powerful onshore wind turbines built in the UK so far are being lined up for the Northumberland coastline in a project to re-power one of the country’s oldest wind farms.Read

Blyth biomass plant will be a positive asset says green energy company

A GREEN energy company planning to build a £250m biomass-fuelled power station in Northumberland claims it will be a positive asset.Read

Folk band The Happy Cats record album in Jack Charlton’s pub

FOLK musicians have recorded their latest album in a pub owned by football legend Jack Charlton.Read

Hunt for men who stole £2,000 from Cambois pensioner

POLICE are appealing for information after two bogus callers conned a pensioner out of £2,000.Read

Families’ fears over Blyth plant are calmed

FAMILIES who fear their quality of life will be ruined if a £250m green power plant is built near their homes have been offered reassurances by the company behind the project.Read

North Blyth residents concerned over biomass power plant plans

FAMILIES in a tiny seaside village fear their quality of life will be damaged by plans to build a £250m green power plant near their homes.Read

Cambois First School to host summer fair

FAMILIES are being urged to join in the fun at a summer fair taking place at Cambois First School on July 19 from 2pm to 6pm. It will include pony rides, a bouncy castle, a fire engine, food tasting and much more.Read

Cambois First School pupils learn lifesaving skills

YOUNGSTERS brushed up on their lifesaving skills as part of Child Safety Week.Read

Blyth firm Tharsus ploughs £1m into growth plans

A BLYTH engineering company has invested over £1m into expanding its site.Read

Burgham Horse Trials back for second year

AN action-packed three-day programme has been unveiled for a major equestrian festival which is expected to attract thousands of people to Northumberland this summer.Read

Fresh hope for Cambois as homes bid lodged

A FRESH attempt is being made to build hundreds of new houses in a struggling seaside community – three years after it was earmarked as a potential 5,000-home eco-town.Read

Public consultations on Blyth power station plans

A COMPANY wanting to build a biomass power station near Blyth is to hold three more public consultation meetings later this month.Read

Battleship Wharf power station plans to go on show

FINAL designs for an environmentally-friendly power station planned for Northumberland are about to go on show to the public.Read

Jack Charlton's son John Charlton, landlord of Charltons pub in Cambois

Pub boss backs plan to regenerate Cambois

A BUSINESSMAN who has rescued the only pub in Cambois near Ashington is backing multi-million-pound plans to regenerate the former mining community.Read

Cars broken into in Cambois

POLICE are appealing for information after two cars were broken into in a Northumberland village.Read

Eco-friendly power plant study ready for launch

ANALYSIS of the likely impact of an eco-friendly power plant set to bring 340 jobs to Northumberland will be kick-started by council planners next week.Read

New hope for Burgham Horse Festival after takeover

HOPES have been raised that a loss-making horse festival which was launched in Northumberland amid political controversy could yet become a major event in the UK equestrian calendar.Read

New start for Burgham Horse Festival

THE future of a controversial equestrian event in Northumberland has been secured after two leading North East businessmen joined forces to take over its running and organisation.Read

Image of the 100 megawatt biomass power station planned at Battleship Wharf in North Blyth

Eco-friendly power gets the green light in Blyth

AGREEN energy company has expressed delight at a positive response from local people to its plans for a 340-job eco-friendly power station in Northumberland.Read

Image of the 100 megawatt biomass power station planned at Battleship Wharf in North Blyth

First images released of North Blyth biomass power plant

A GREEN power company has released the first images of a major new generating plant which is set to strengthen Northumberland's growing reputation as a leading centre for renewable energy.Read

Battleship Wharf at North Blyth

North Blyth biomass power station plans go on show

PEOPLE in communities close to the site of a proposed biomass power station in Northumberland can find out more about the project over the next few days.Read

Horse and rider at Burgham Horse Festival

Burgham Horse Festival future in doubt after £100,000 loss

SERIOUS question marks have been raised over the future of a flagship equestrian event held in Northumberland this summer after it made a loss of around £100,000.Read

Council holds off on Burgham Horse Festival

THE FUTURE of a flagship equestrian event that attracted thousands to Northumberland has yet to be decided, The Journal has learned.Read

Port of Blyth power station plans to be outlined

PLANS to build a biomass power station on land at the Port of Blyth will be outlined at a series of public exhibitions next week.Read

Traffic delays expected as blades are transported from Blyth

MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays as enormous wind-turbine blades are transported across the region.Read

Burgham Horse Festival hailed as a success

A MAJOR equestrian event held in Northumberland was yesterday hailed as a success, despite spectator numbers being a third down on what had been predicted.Read

Cars vandalised in Cambois

VANDALS damaged cars by pouring corrosive liquid over them.Read

Cambois power station protesters find new ally for campaign

COMMUNITIES fighting plans for opencast mining on their doorsteps have found a new ally in a pressure group set up to oppose a £2bn coal-fired power station scheme in Northumberland.Read

Fare wind for river bus across the Blyth

A FERRY service axed more than 10 years ago is on its way back – only this time it will have wheels.Read

Cambois residents say no to new coal power

CAMPAIGNERS staged a protest yesterday at the site of a new £2bn coal-fired power station planned in Northumberland – and declared it an official ‘climate crime scene’.Read

Florida-style future planned for Cambois

A STRUGGLING seaside village could be transformed into a modern, eco-friendly community under multi-million pound regeneration plans which would treble its population.Read

Firework theory as blaze hits Blyth East Pier

TWO wind turbines and a lighthouse were left without power when a blaze broke out at a harbour shortly after a spectacular firework display.Read

500 homes may go in area masterplan

UP to 500 homes could be demolished as part of a multi-million-pound regeneration project aimed at safeguarding the future of a Northumberland seaside village.Read

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