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
TRADERS, shoppers and residents in a market town are facing the prospect of six months of traffic problems and disruption because of the combined effects of major roadworks and controversial new traffic lights.Read
STREET markets across Northumberland are surviving the prolonged economic downturn – and in many cases improving their performance – following efforts to revive their ailing fortunes, according to a new report.Read
NEW traffic lights which have sparked major controversy in a Northumberland market town will be taken out if they are found to be causing more problems than they are solving, a senior councillor has promised.Read
A TROUBLED North East college has been thrown into fresh turmoil after the woman chosen to be its new boss changed her mind and decided not to take the job.Read
ANGRY residents last night demanded the scrapping of a new traffic management system which has sparked huge controversy in a Northumberland market town.Read
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
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
A DIRECT plea is being made to the Government for a change in national policy on wind farms amid growing concerns over the number of giant turbines being given the green light in Northumberland.Read
LOCAL people and businesses will get the chance this week to vent their frustrations over a new traffic management system which has sparked one of the biggest controversies in a Northumberland market town for years.Read
THE Upstairs Downstairs world of a Northumberland mansion has been recreated after the descendants of servants came forward with details of their lives.Read
THOUSANDS of people are being promised a spectacular evening of music, dance and acrobatics when Northumberland celebrates the passing of the iconic Olympic torch through the county next month.Read
FORTY sixth form students from the Blyth School Community College enjoyed a talk from former Newcastle City Council leader Lord Shipley when he visited their school as part of the Lord Speaker’s Peers in Schools programme.Read
COMMUNITIES across Northumberland are being asked to make the case for local bus services as the squeeze on public sector finances poses a fresh threat to rural travel.Read
AN INSPIRATIONAL former teacher – who continued to indulge her passion for golf when she was almost 100-years-old – has died just two weeks short of her 102nd birthday.Read
NATIONAL roads officials are not objecting to plans for a new holiday park next to the A1 in Northumberland – despite fears it could jeopardise the future dualling of the route.Read
PLANS to build new flood defences along picturesque stretches of riverside in a Northumberland market town will be the subject of detailed discussions with local residents.Read
PEOPLE in part of Northumberland have been promised they will see more of their neighbourhood police officers following a new Northumbria Police appointment.Read
A LEADING campaigner against opencast coal mining in Northumberland has helped shape plans for a new mine near villages which have lived with the industry on their doorsteps for decades.Read
MORE than 5,000 people turned out to support a festival aimed at showcasing Northumberland’s visitor attractions - and giving something back to local residents.Read