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Corbridge nursing home reaches agreement on end-of-life beds

AN agreement has been sealed with nursing home trustees to retain palliative care beds.Read

Northumberland County Show history recalled on DVD

THE history of the Northumberland County Show will be recalled in rare film footage dating back more than half a century.Read

Corbridge pie maker wins gold at National British Pie Awards

KIWI pies with a Northumberland twist have been named as some of the best in the country.Read

Riding Mill church raiders shatter £5,000 window to steal £2

CHURCH burglars hurled a rock through a £5,000 stained glass window to steal just £2 from the collection box.Read

Classic motors go on display at Corbridge show

A PUB owner's passion for his once beloved Citroen Saxo has brought him to the helm of the North East's biggest car shows.Read

Road safety measures agreed near Corbridge schools

SAFETY measures at two village schools on a danger road have edged a step closer.Read

Composer hits right note for Corbridge church choir

HE has been hailed as a hero of choral music and his work normally echoes around such prestigious venues as Oxford's Sheldonian theatre or Salisbury Cathedral.Read

Corbridge gran, 84, who sparked search moves into new home

THE 84-YEAR-OLD grandmother who sparked a major police search after going missing in freezing weather has left hospital and moved into a new care home.Read

Under-threat Tynedale care service is saved

A PALLIATIVE care service at a Northumberland care home has been saved, to the delight of campaigners.Read

£28,000 Corbridge flood defence work starts

BURROWING rabbits have weakened flood defences of a village badly hit by floods seven years ago – landing authorities with a bill for nearly £30,000.Read

Summit meeting over Northumberland palliative care beds

HEALTH chiefs will today be asked to rethink controversial plans to close three palliative care beds in rural west Northumberland.Read

Talks likely over palliative care beds in Tynedale

TALKS could take place within the next week in a bid to save endangered palliative care beds in Tynedale.Read

Police search for missing Corbridge woman aged 84

MORE than 60 police officers were last night still searching for a lightly-clothed 84-year-old woman who went missing from a care home in icy temperatures.Read

Dilston Physic Garden shelter is toned down to brown

THE red-roofed visitor shelter ordered out of a medicinal garden for being "too vivid" is now in order again - after having been re-painted brown.Read

Corbridge schools road petition gets positive response

FAMILIES campaigning for improved road safety near two Corbridge Middle and First Schools have welcomed “positive indications” from councillors.Read

Corbridge accident puts road safety in spotlight

SCHOOL road safety measures are to be thrashed out in January in the aftermath of a near-tragedy.Read

Corbridge Bridge to be closed to heavy goods vehicles

A HISTORIC bridge across the Tyne is set to be permanently closed to heavy goods vehicles after weakness was found in its structure.Read

Axe vandals smash up Riding Mill children’s play park

A TEENAGER has been arrested after vandalism at a children’s play area in a Northumberland village.Read

Christian Chomse, 10, Alice Gakhar, 13 and Olivia Walker

Corbridge trio make finals of national singing competition

THREE schoolchildren from the same village have qualified for the regional finals of the UK’s biggest national singing competition.Read

New Dilston Trust under consideration

A NEW body could be set up to ensure the future of a Northumberland castle following the collapse of the North Pennines Heritage Trust.Read

Community Arts Day in Hexham

A COMMUNITY arts day is to take place this month.Read

Disney screening at Queen's Hall

FAMILIES are being invited to a free screening of a Disney film. Children’s favourite The Jungle Book will be shown at the Queen’s Hall in Hexham, Northumberland, on Saturday, September 10, at 8.30pm.Read

Romans and Gladiators day at Corbridge Roman Site

Gladiators do battle at Corbridge

HUNDREDS of people were transported back to Roman times when Corbridge recreated an all-action battle arena for the bank holiday weekend.Read

Charity football match in Corbridge

A BANK Holiday charity football match takes place in Corbridge on Sunday.Read

Call for old photos of Corbridge

CAN you help with pictures of old-time Corbridge? If so, the village’s Heritage Trails Group would like to hear from you.Read

Old photos of Corbridge on display

AN exhibition of old photographs of Corbridge will be held in the village’s parish hall later this month.Read

Benjamin Firth, Alice Neary

Jewels promised for Corbridge Chamber Music Festival

CORBIDGE Chamber Music Festival opens on Friday with a three-day programme promising “unexpected jewels” and a candle-lit highlight in St Andrew’s Church in the market town.Read

Theft from Corbridge garage

GOLF clubs and bikes were stolen from a garage in Northumberland.Read

Corbridge Cricket Club coach honoured by ECB

CORBRIDGE Cricket Club coach Dave Smurthwaite has been recognised for outstanding services to grassroots cricket by the Sky Sports ECB Coach Education Programme.Read

Scotts of Whittington Ltd directors face charges over teen’s death

TWO DIRECTORS of a Northumberland company are to face charges over the death of a teenage employee almost a year ago.Read

Historic Corbridge Station footbridge to get exact replica

ONE OF the earliest railway station footbridges in Britain – at Corbridge in the Tyne Valley – is to be replaced with an exact replica.Read

Fenham dad in Government plea to help trace missing daughter

A DISTRESSED father is appealing to the Government for help in tracing his young daughter who is missing in the Philippines.Read

Corbridge United host Charter Standard Clubs Festival

THE fifth annual Charter Standard Clubs Festival was staged at Tynedale Park, home of Corbridge United.Read

Karen Harkness at Corbridge Post Office

Corbridge Post Office wins award

A NORTHUMBERLAND Post Office has been recognised for its business-boosting attitude with an award.Read

Tynedale Beer Festival ends with all-day extravaganza

WITH 110 beers on tap, this is one party that goes with a big, big swing.Read

Billy Treloar

Businessman's Boer War engine admired at Corbridge rally

STEAM engine enthusiast Billy Treloar could be heading for South Africa next Easter - thanks to a century-old steam engine dating back to the Boer War.Read

Corbridge Royal British Legion celebrates 90 years

A ROYAL British Legion branch which almost closed five years ago had its revival marked by the Duchess of Northumberland on the Legion’s 90th anniversary.Read

Corbridge optician in Vision Aid appeal

A NORTHUMBERLAND optician is collecting people’s unwanted spectacles to send to needy people abroad.Read

Accolade for Northumberland County Show poultry section

THE poultry section at Northumberland County Show held its first competitive classes as a regionally- recognised event this year.Read

Wheatsheaf pub reopens its doors

A POPULAR Tynedale pub and hotel which closed suddenly in January has opened its doors again.Read

Mission Milk wins support at Northumberland County Show

MORE than 500 people have signed up a petition to provide a more secure future for the region’s dairy farmers.Read

Native Breed cows at Northumberland County Show

Top quality cattle on show at Corbridge

THE supreme beef champion at Northumberland County Show was pipped at the post in the final showdown for the best animal at the event.Read

Northumberland County Show

Thousands flock to Northumberland County Show

THOUSANDS of people descended on Corbridge for the annual Northumberland County Show.Read

School's tribute to tragic Emma Newton

TRAGIC sixth-former Emma Newton is to be remembered forever at the scene of some of her greatest triumphs.Read

Stockmen to be honoured at Northumberland County Show

TWO long-serving stockmen will be honoured for their commitment to farming at Monday’s Northumberland County Show.Read

Reunion for Corbridge Middle School pupils

CORBRIDGE Middle School is holding a 50-year reunion for classes going back to its first-ever school year tonight.Read

Record visitors expected at Northumberland County Show

RECORD numbers are expected to converge on the annual Northumberland County Show at Corbridge on Bank Holiday Monday.Read

Girl killed by falling tree in Corbridge was a star dancer

TRIBUTES were yesterday paid to an “exceptionally talented” schoolgirl who died when her car was crushed by a falling tree.Read

30,000 expected at Northumberland County Show

AROUND 30,000 people are expected to descend on a small village next week.Read

Scene of accident on Corchester Lane, in Corbridge

Driver dies after car is hit by a tree in Corbridge

A DRIVER was killed last night after a tree smashed on to her car as gale force winds battered the UK.Read

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