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Police donate Wii console to Rochell House in Amble

NORTHUMBRIA Police have donated a Nintendo Wii console and several games to the Rochell House in Amble, a residential care home for eight adults with learning difficulties.Read

Amble harbour repair work can begin after funds secured

WORK to repair damage to a Northumberland harbour from flooding three years ago can finally begin after funds were secured.Read

Amble teacher Tamsin Green wins 2011 World Championship Surf Kayaking title

COMPUTER teacher Tamsin Green spends her school days surfing the internet – and her days off boarding on the waves.Read

Amble RNLI lifeboat crew

Angler rescued by lifeboat crew at Amble Harbour

AN angler was saved from drowning yesterday when he was plucked from the sea by a lifeboat crew in a dramatic rescue operation on the Northumberland coast.Read

Lifeboat fun day in Amble

A FUNDRAISING event in aid of the RNLI takes place later this month.Read

Police hunting Amble metal thieves

METAL thieves are being hunted by police after targeting a funeral directors and a gardening group in Amble. Read

Amble teenagers' online game aims to benefit town

WHILE some youths in the country’s cities are currently causing mayhem, teenagers in one Northumberland town are only interested in smashing up stereotypes.Read

Alnwick and Amble pupils helped by XL cricket scheme

THE Northumberland Cricket Board have supported the delivery of The Prince’s Trust XL cricket programme to the James Calvert Spence College in Amble and the Duchess Community High School in Alnwick.Read

Amble art student sets up in business

A NORTH East student with a passion for art has set up a new business selling unusual pieces which were developed for a course project.Read

Plans for Amble seaside site are given the go ahead

PLANS to redevelop a seaside site in a Northumberland town have been given the go-ahead by a planning inspector.Read

Funding for Amble Youth Project

A YOUTH project in Northumberland has received a funding boost.Read

Sir Alan Beith officially names RSPB boat

A NEW boat which will work to protect seabirds off the Northumberland coast has been christened by Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith.Read

Police warning after Amble bike thefts

CYCLISTS are being urged to protect their bikes following a spate of thefts.Read

Cat

Northumberland animal shelter turning away cats due to "backstreet breeding"

AN animal rehoming charity in the North East is having to turn away cats due to an upsurge in “backstreet breeding”.Read

Wind turbine grant for Amble school

JAMES Calvert Spence College in Amble has been given £23,506 towards the cost of a 10kW wind turbine.Read

Northumberland Foods at Amble

Sad ending as Northumberland food factory assets are sold abroad

THE chances of a failed Northumberland food factory re-opening for business appeared virtually nil last night, after it emerged its assets have been sold.Read

Hunt for Amble air weapon vandal

A VANDAL is being hunted by police after a house window was damaged in an air weapon attack in Northumberland.Read

Amble lifeboat

Dutch clipper grounded at Amble harbour rescued by lifeboat crews

A RESCUE operation was launched after a 40m boat grounded at the entrance to a Northumberland harbour.Read

Amble and Warkworth beaches given top water quality rating

BEACHES at Amble and Warkworth receive a top rating today in a national guide which directs visitors to the best seaside locations.Read

New Amble RNLI lifeboat named in ceremony

A NORTHUMBERLAND lifeboat team has held a naming ceremony for its newest vessel.Read

National Blood Service

Blood donor sessions in Amble

Dates of blood donor sessions at the Dovecote Centre in Amble.Read

Amble harbour officials to log tombstoning cases

DANGEROUS leaps into a Northumberland harbour will be officially logged as part of transport chiefs bid to make the practice illegal.Read

Naming ceremony for Amble lifeboat

AMBLE’S new £31,000 D class lifeboat will be officially named in a ceremony to be held at 2.30pm on Saturday in the town’s harbour.Read

Governors justify Amble school amalgamation plan

THE FUTURE of secondary education in part of Northumberland will be put at risk unless action is taken to tackle falling pupil numbers at two schools, it is claimed.Read

Cancer sufferer Brandon Ballance, 8 of Amble who has an inoperable brain tumour

Singer helps fundraising efforts for Brandon Ballance

YOUNG cancer sufferer Brandon Ballance has been lent the support of a North East singing star as he vies to go on the trip of a lifetime.Read

Gas explosion on St Lawrence Avenue, Amble

Amble man injured in gas explosion at house

A MAN required treatment for leg injuries after a gas blast at a Northumberland house.Read

Northumberland Foods site in Amble

Longbenton Foods still in deal to buy Amble factory

A FROZEN food company is reportedly still in the running to buy a Northumberland factory, despite its Tyneside base having closed down. Read

Councillor in call for Amble litter shake-up

LITTER is ruining the appearance of a Northumberland town, a councillor has claimed.Read

Amble residents inspect the Tesco plans on display in Trinity Methodist Church, January 2011

Amble Tesco plan set to get the green light

PLANS for a supermarket at a Northumberland seaside town look set to be given the go-ahead.Read

Druridge Bay School’s closure will still go ahead

PLANS to close a Northumberland village school look set to go ahead – despite a consultation exercise revealing a 50/50 split in local opinion.Read

Members of the public look at the plans for a new supermarket in Amble

Amble Tesco store plans go on show

PLANS for a new supermarket at a Northumberland seaside town have gone on show to the public.Read

Library

Amble Library information

Amble Library contact details and link to opening hours and facilitiesRead

Former Northumberland Foods factory takeover deal in tatters

A DEAL to see a North East company take over a troubled food factory lay in tatters last night, leaving the site’s future in doubt.Read

Northumberland Foods Ltd in Amble, Northumberland

Northumberland food factory sells off equipment

A TROUBLED Northumberland factory was feared to have reached the end of the line – again – last night, after its equipment was put up for sale.Read

Schools

Amble schools Ofsted reports and performance tables

Links to latest Ofsted reports and performance tables for schools in the Amble area.Read

New harbour master appointed in Amble

A FORMER headteacher has been appointed as the new harbour master at a Northumberland town.Read

Northumberland food factory shut days after rescue

A TROUBLED Northumberland factory closed just days after reopening, it was claimed last night.Read

Northumberland Foods, Amble

Troubled Amble food firm insists it has a plan

MYSTERY surrounded the future of a Northumberland food factory last night amid claims it had been temporarily shut down.Read

Tesco will be operator of supermarket

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has been named as the operator of a proposed new store in Northumberland.Read

Beth Murray aged 6 at the Amble lantern parade

Crowds brave the rain for Amble lantern parade

A band played as a special parade marked the beginning of festive illuminations in Amble, despite torrential rain.Read

Fire at Northumberland Foods, Amble

Fire broke out on Northumberland Foods potato roasting line

PRODUCTION was continuing yesterday at a troubled Northumberland food factory hit by a fire.Read

Fire crews and engines at Northumberland Foods at Coquet Enterprise Park in Amble

Northumberland Foods workers evacuated after fire

WORKERS were evacuated from a factory in Northumberland after it caught fire.Read

Diesel stolen from Coquet Enterprise Park

DIESEL worth £205 was siphoned from vehicles at a yard in Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble.Read

Christmas lantern parade in Amble

A CHRISTMAS lantern parade will be held in Amble on November 21 at 5pm.Read

Hopes Northumberland Foods debt will be repaid

A COUNCIL that gave a £250,000 loan to a failed food company is hopeful of being repaid following a takeover of the firm.Read

Northumberland Foods factory in Amble

Fresh hope for Northumberland Foods jobs

HOPES of saving jobs at a Northumberland food factory were raised last night after it emerged potential buy-out talks were ongoing.Read

Gig supporting Amble Chernobyl Orphan Group

A TOP country and western band is visiting Northumberland in aid of Belarusian orphans.Read

Railing panels stolen from Coquet Enterprise Park

THIEVES stole 50 railing panels in Northumberland.Read

Amiee Henderson at Northumberland Foods, Amble

Former Northumberland Foods workers yet to receive payments

WORKERS who lost their jobs at a North food company are yet to receive payments following its collapse last month.Read

NHS services

NHS services around Amble

Contact details and web links for GPs, dentists, pharmacies and opticians in the Amble areaRead

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