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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

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 nursing home reaches agreement on end-of-life beds

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

Hexham Grapes pub boss tells of fire rescue drama

A PUB boss has told how he desperately kicked down a door to help firefighters rescue a woman trapped inside her blazing flat.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

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

Emma Newton’s legacy helps budding stage stars

A YEAR after schoolgirl Emma Newton was tragically killed by a falling tree, her legacy is opening new doors to budding stage stars.Read

Derek Hatton replaced on Any Questions at Hexham Abbey

DAILY Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire has replaced politician Derek Hatton as a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Hexham Abbey tomorrow night.Read

Tyne Green parking charges move overturned

FREE parking permits at a prime riverside site will not be scrapped after all following a U-turn by a council working group.Read

Hexham's Old Grammar School is sold at auction

ONE OF Hexham's 'Crown Jewel' buildings was sold at auction yesterday for just under half a million pounds.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

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

Hexham Old Grammar School gets £450,000 auction reserve

A LANDMARK public building once valued at £1m could sell for less than half that when it goes up for auction next week.Read

Preservation group left out of Hexham Racecourse wind turbine debate

ACRUCIAL decision on a wind turbine development was postponed at the last minute – because a leading preservation group had been left out of the debate.Read

Slaley boy Jake Scott makes a splash at Hexham swimathon weekend

A NINE-year-old boy has gone the extra mile – and then some – when faced with a marathon swimming challenge for charity.Read

Opposition mounts to Hexham Racecourse wind turbine

OPPOSITION is mounting to a planned wind turbine on high ground overlooking the Tyne Valley.Read

Kielder crowds driven wild by Pirelli Vintage Car Rally

PORSCHE 911s, Chevettes, Volvos and Ford Escorts drew thousands into a Northumberland forest over the weekend.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

£400,000 scheme to end Northumberland blackouts

URGENT work is under way to strengthen supply lines in a remote area of north Northumberland hit by repeated power cuts.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

Hexham Racecourse wind turbine recommended for approval

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a single wind turbine at Hexham Racecourse are being recommended for approval by planners.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

Activity weekend for MS sufferers at Kielder

AN activity-filled weekend is being held for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their families at a charity centre in Northumberland.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

Safe stolen from Percy Arms hotel in Otterburn

THIEVES stole a heavy safe in an overnight burglary at a north Northumberland hotel.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

Meningitis baby saved at North Tyneside General hospital

PARENTS of a tiny baby were told he could have died if they waited any longer to bring him to hospital – but might have been sent home if they had come in earlier.Read

Hexham care assistant Michael Payne jailed for 16 months

A TRUSTED carer has been jailed for 16 months after he mentally and physically tormented a vulnerable patient.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

£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

Road safety measures agreed near Corbridge schools

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

Hexham building to go under hammer in London

ONE of the four ‘crown jewel’ buildings in Hexham which have stood unsold for 18 months is to be put up for auction in London.Read

Appeal to save Saxon church tower in Warden village

AN appeal to save an ancient Saxon church tower is taking centre stage after villagers revealed plans to hold a series of concerts to raise cash.Read

New report on Tyne Green parking permits dispute

THE future of free parking at a Northumberland riverside site will be examined in a new report to go before council officers.Read

Hexham Town Council plea for Tyne Green parking permits

A TOWN council has united in opposition to the scrapping of 800 free parking passes by Northumberland County Council.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

TV drama Vera hailed for boost to Northumberland tourism

A POPULAR TV drama series which is giving Northumberland's vital tourism industry a national showcase has had a special screening in one of the county's most historic towns.Read

Monty Python Festival held in Hexham to honour teacher

AND now for something completely different...in Hexham. The Tyne Valley town is holding its first ever Monty Python festival with two of their films being shown at the Forum Cinema alongside a performance of a play about the 1970s comedy troupe.Read

Hexham National Trust shop to close this summer

THE National Trust shop in Hexham town centre will close this summer under cost-cutting moves.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

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

Northumberland College to open new Hexham learning centre

A COLLEGE at the centre of aborted merger plans is to open a major new learning centre aimed at giving young people improved access to further education and skills training.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

Wentworth Leisure Centre hosts tourism fair

A TOURISM fair will be held at Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, tomorrow from 11am to 4pm.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

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

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

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