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Cragside house to once again be powered by hydroelectricity

THE first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity is again to be powered by water – 150 years after being built.Read

Rothbury schoolchildren to help collect peat bogs data

NORTHUMBERLAND National Park is taking part in a scheme to help youngsters living near peat moors and mires to understand why bogs are important to the nation.Read

Cragside servants descendants help with details of the past

THE Upstairs Downstairs world of a Northumberland mansion has been recreated after the descendants of servants came forward with details of their lives.Read

Rothbury skateboarders in bid to get skate park

YOUNG people are taking matters into their owns hands in a bid to get a skate park.Read

Library

Rothbury - Library & Leisure Facilities

Contact details and opening hours for libraries and leisure facilites in the Rothbury area.Read

Schools

Rothbury - Schools

Schools information in the Rothbury area.Read

Cragside illuminates visitors once again

A NORTHUMBERLAND visitor attraction last night came alive with the colour for the second winter running.Read

Doddington Dairy creates new ice cream flavours for Cragside

INGREDIENTS from a farm in Northumberland have come together to create two Northumberland ice creams going on sale this week.Read

Rothbury cafe given alcohol licence

A CAFE in a Northumberland village has been given the go-ahead to sell alcohol.Read

Labyrinth challenge at Cragside

Labyrinth challenge at Cragside

YOUNGSTERS will be able to act out one of the most dramatic tales in Greek mythology.Read

New charging point to help spark more estate visitors to Cragside

A COUNTRY estate famous for pioneering renewable energy is making a powerful point. Read

Cragside has a visit from the Morphs

Meet the Morphs at Cragside

IF YOU go out in the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise.Read

Project to reopen walk along Cragside lake is completed

A £20,000 project to reopen a lakeside walk which closed over 20 years ago at a Northumberland visitor attraction has been completed.Read

Fiddler Wattie Robson of Jedburgh at the Rothbury Music Festival

Rothbury Music Festival kicks off

A NORTHUMBERLAND village’s annual music festival got off to a flying start last night.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton

Judge Beatrice Bolton not prosecuted over dog attack on postman

A POSTMAN who says he was attacked and bitten by a dog owned by a leading North East judge has spoken of his anger and disbelief after learning she will not be prosecuted over the incident.Read

Sue Sim asks for report into handling of Judge Beatrice Bolton dog cases

A PLEA for Northumbria Police to examine its handling of recent events involving a top North East judge and her pet dogs has been accepted by the force’s most senior officer.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton faces second charge of failing to control her dog

A LEADING North East judge is being prosecuted for a second time following an allegation that her pet dog attacked a passer-by near her Northumberland home.Read

TV star goes back to his roots to boost hall’s funds

TV STAR Alexander Armstrong went back to his roots last night to raise money for a cause close to his family’s hearts.Read

Alexander Armstrong to entertain in Rothbury

TV CELEBRITY Alexander Armstrong will be spending an evening at the Jubilee Institute in Rothbury tonight.Read

Open day for National Trust volunteers at Cragside

AN open day for potential volunteers at a Northumberland estate will take place this month.Read

Controversy over Rothbury footpath

VILLAGERS are fighting for their rights to access a footpath.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton

Judge Beatrice Bolton's children in plea over dogs

THE children of a leading North East judge are to ask the region’s top police officer to return dogs seized over allegations they were out of control.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton allowed to keep unauthorised fence

ALEADING judge will be allowed to keep a fence she put up without the required planning permission.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton

Judge Beatrice Bolton in dispute with Rothbury neighbour over fence

A LEADING judge whose pet dog attacked and bit a neighbour is now involved in a boundary dispute with the same family after building an unauthorised fence between the two properties.Read

Brakes put on pensioner's fight for Rothbury bus shelters

A PENSIONER’S fight for a bus shelter in her Northumberland village has received a lukewarm response from council bosses.Read

National Blood Service

Blood donor sessions in Rothbury and Thropton

Dates of blood donor sessions in Rothbury and Thropton.Read

Local produce on show at Rothbury festival

LOCAL food and crafts were showcased at a village festival yesterday.Read

Jack Charlton at Cragside

Jack Charlton opens exhibition on inventions at Cragside

FOOTBALL and fishing proved a lure for World Cup winner Jack Charlton yesterday as he opened an exhibition on inventions.Read

Rothbury pensioner in bus shelter campaign

A PENSIONER fed up of waiting for the bus in the wind and rain has launched a campaign for a shelter to be built in her village.Read

MP visits threatened Forestry Commission office

A NORTHUMBERLAND MP has met staff at a closure-threatened Forestry Commission office.Read

Road bridge over the River Coquet at Rothbury

Anger as repair plan for Rothbury bridge 'rejected'

BOSSES at English Heritage have angered villagers in Northumberland by objecting to proposals for work on a historic bridge.Read

Fantasy trail at Cragside

THIS month sees a family adventure at Cragside Estate, where fantasy woodland creatures await you in the most unexpected places. Use your senses to help you explore.Read

Half-term fun at Cragside Forest

A FOREST in Northumberland has two special half-term events.Read

Thieves raid shed in Rothbury

TOOLS were stolen when thieves raided a shed.Read

Cragside to open for free

A NORTHUMBERLAND attraction will open for free this month.Read

Northumberland National Park, near Steel Rigg, Hadrian's Wall

Northumberland National Park cutbacks to be tabled

CUTBACKS will be tabled today to tackle what is described as an “unprecedented” financial challenge for Northumberland National Park.Read

Lindisfarne Castle and Cragside closed by icy weather

TWO major North East attractions will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to severe weather conditionsRead

Rothbury pub smoking shelter collapses on woman

AN ELDERLY woman was airlifted to hospital with leg injuries yesterday after heavy snowfalls caused the roof of a pub smoking shelter to collapse on customers.Read

Calm Rothbury villagers bear the brunt of snow

WHEN winter descends and the snow starts falling on Northumberland the remote Coquet Valley community of Rothbury usually bears much of the brunt of it, and the last few days have been no exception.Read

Rothbury Co-op wins national company award

A VILLAGE store in Northumberland has won a national award.Read

Electric Estate illuminations at Cragside

Spectacular birthday show for Lord Armstrong

THE countdown has begun to Lord Armstrong’s bicentenary and the chance to celebrate the life of one of the North East’s great men.Read

Electric Estate illuminations at Cragside

Lights shine bright for North pioneer Lord Armstrong

A NORTHUMBERLAND estate was lit up last night as part of a series of events to celebrate its creator’s bicentenary.Read

Toby Park and Phil Supple with Crackle at Cragside

Cragside lighting spectacular to be held

FINISHING touches are being put to a lighting spectacular that will illuminate one of the region’s most loved historic houses.Read

Dr Thomlinson pupils take part in planning competition

SCHOOLCHILDREN have been taking part in a planning competition organised by an estate agent.Read

Flood closes Rothbury First School

A NORTHUMBERLAND school is expected to be closed all this week following a flood.Read

Staff at Cragside are convinced this is the moment when an Edwardian ghost was caught on a visitor's camera. They believe the eerie image shows William Watson-Armstrong, who inherited the estate in 1900.

Has Armstrong come back to Cragside?

IS it just a trick of the light – or could it be a case of paranormal activity breaking out at a historic Northumberland mansion?Read

Cragside needs help to identify unknown apple

GARDENERS issued an "a-peel" for help yesterday as they grapple with an apple puzzler.Read

Cragside Green Man created from Douglas fir

HE’S big, he’s a bit scary-looking and he’s lurking in the woods at one of the region’s most popular historic attractions.Read

Alwinton Show

Experts brought in to end Alwinton traffic woe

STEPS will be taken to prevent the traffic chaos that blighted a Northumberland county show last year, organisers have said.Read

Stargazing evening at Cragside

THE National Trust is staging a stargazing evening at Cragside on October 9. Read

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