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Hunt launched for gunman after shooting in Linton Colliery

A GUNMAN was being hunted by police last night after a man was shot in the early hours of yesterday morning.Read

Warring mums in fight at Alnwick school gates

WARRING mothers brought terror to a playground in an ugly clash outside a Northumberland first school.Read

Northumberland businesses affected by 'landslip' are eligible for rates aid

BUSINESSES in a Northumberland valley which fear the impact of a road closure caused by a landslip are set to be given a financial boost.Read

Northumberland schools to benefit from £7m renewable energy investment

SCHOOLS across Northumberland are to get their own mini-wind turbines and eco-friendly heating systems as council bosses step up a £7m investment programme in renewable energy.Read

Energiekontor appeals council decision to reject Fenrother wind farm plans

A GREEN energy company whose controversial wind farm scheme was rejected by Northumberland planners has revealed it will challenge the decision.Read

Oxfam gets financial boost from Morpeth book signing event

A CHARITY which carries out international work to support needy women has been given a financial boost by a special literary event inspired by famed North East suffragette Emily Davison.Read

Northumberland Council rejects Labour claim over bedroom tax impact

WARRING political parties are in dispute over the impact of the so-called bedroom tax in a rural county.Read

Longhorsley Village Playgroup facing fight against closure

A MUCH-LOVED village playgroup in Northumberland is facing a fight against closure.Read

Morpeth pupils given allotment on historic Meldon Park Estate

GREEN-fingered youngsters are preparing to live the Good Life in style – after being given their own allotment on a historic countryside estate.Read

Lead stolen from White Elephant pub roof

POLICE are hunting thieves who stole lead from the roof of an Ashington pub.Read

£10,000 Lotto cash for Alnwick Garden wartime project

A PROJECT for schools based around the wartime history of a Northumberland tourist attraction has secured £10,000 in lottery funding.Read

Northumberland hero who discovered Antarctica to be rescued from obscurity

AMBITIOUS plans were revealed yesterday for an expedition to Antarctica which would rescue a North East explorer from historical obscurity.Read

Alnwick families embrace comedy theme to support Red Nose Day

PUZZLED posties and passers-by have been raising their eyebrows after families turned their street into an official comedy corridor.Read

Northumberland TV company to make banger racing series for History channel

A TINY TV production company based in Northumberland has secured a major breakthrough after being commissioned to prepare a series for a national network.Read

Former MP Hilton Dawson tells story of Newbiggin families

A FORMER MP from Northumberland has written a book on the life of his great great grandfather.Read

Overpaid Northumberland County Council care staff face cash clawback

CARE WORKERS accidentally overpaid by council bosses have been told their pay will be slashed from next month to recover the debt.Read

Northumberland tourism drive could create almost 800 new jobs

ALMOST 800 new jobs could be created in Northumberland over the next three years under “challenging” plans to further grow the county’s vital visitor industry, it is claimed.Read

Morpeth residents in tribute to Emily Wilding Davison

ANORTHUMBERLAND town turned out in force yesterday to mark 100 years since the death of its most famous daughter.Read

Stargazers gather at Kielder for the 18th Star Camp

TELESCOPES at the ready, 140 amateur astronomers have settled in for a long look at the starry skies.Read

£50,000 boost for watersports at Druridge Bay Country Park

IMPROVED facilities for water- sports at a popular bay have been made possible thanks to a £50,000 lottery boost.Read

Music and ale mash-up for Morpeth festival

BREWERS are setting out to prove they know how to organise a right royal knees up with a new festival of local beer and music in Morpeth.Read

Northumberland College celebrates praise from Ofsted

STAFF and students at a North East college are celebrating its best ever report from Government inspectors.Read

Longframlington at war over plans for affordable housing

PROPOSALS for affordable housing in a plush Northumberland village are dividing its residents.Read

Morpeth traffic light protest paying off for town

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to have traffic lights removed from a Northumberland town are sensing victory following a meeting of a review group.Read

Arrests made in Ashington after police crackdown on crime

POLICE have made arrests following a crime crackdown in a Northumberland town.Read

Cut-off Hadston villagers try to get Arriva bus service restored

A NORTHUMBERLAND community which has been axed from a bus route is fighting to get the decision reversed.Read

Lesbury post office not part of village redevelopment

A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to redevelop a picturesque Northumberland village has been resurrected – but its post office will not be included.Read

Longhorsley terminal cancer sufferer still making plans for future

TO look at Sarah Shotton you would think that she had it all with a loving family and beautiful house in the heart of rural Northumberland.Read

Whistle Art Stop in Haltwhistle flies its colours proudly

AN ambitious art studio project is flying its colours after getting a life-saving cash boost. Whistle Art Stop in Haltwhistle, Northumberland faced a cash-flow black hole after an Arts Council funding bid failed.Read

Ashington art student sees her Northumberland College mural come to life

A YOUNG art student has been watching her design for a large mural come to life – on the tallest building in a North East town.Read

Controversial landfill proposal for leaking Pegswood lake

FRUSTRATED villagers fear a coal company is planning to press ahead with a controversial landfill operation to finally solve the problem of a leaking lake in Northumberland.Read

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

Newbiggin family stored haul of guns and ammunition at home

A FAMILY from Northumberland were caught storing potentially deadly weapons and ammunition in their home.Read

Sir Alan Beith withdraws from St Benet Biscop High School debate

A LATE change has been made to the panel for a BBC Question Time-style debate to be held at St Benet Biscop High School in Bedlington on Friday night.Read

Northumberland College photography students' work goes on show

WORK by a group of photography students at Northumberland College will go on show at The Chantry in Bridge Street from Friday.Read

Tickets go on sale for Northumbrian Gathering

TICKETS are now on sale for a popular annual concert which raises vital funds for the town’s Northumbrian Gathering in April.Read

Mowbray First School to visit library after Summer Reading Challenge

CHILDREN from Mowbray First School in Guide Post will visit their local library tomorrow for a sneak preview of new books which they helped to secure and choose.Read

Bay Horse Inn extension plans could save West Woodburn pub

A POPULAR country inn under threat from closure because it didn’t have enough space to seat diners looks set to saved.Read

Morpeth traffic lights still opposed after survey say campaign group

TRAFFIC lights which have sparked a storm of protest in a market town remain “almost universally unpopular” with local people, a campaign group has claimed.Read

Morpeth author publishes new edition of suffragette novel

A POPULAR North East author has published a new edition of one of her novels to help mark the 100th anniversary of the death of famed women’s rights campaigner Emily Wilding Davison.Read

Wedding anniversary tribute for murder victim Jackie Grant

THE husband of murder victim Jackie Grant plans to mark their wedding anniversary today.Read

Alcan fund keeps Woodhorn Museum railway going

A MINIATURE railway which symbolises the North East’s proud coal mining heritage has been given a financial boost to help keep it on track for another 15 years. Read

Official report into Eshott Airfield microlight crash is released

A MICROLIGHT was “pulled from the sky” before bouncing across a field and careering into a small plane, an official report has found.Read

Stannington farm shop beefs up advertising after horsemeat scandal

A FARMER has come up with an eye-catching way of enticing new customers into his farm shop as the horsemeat scandal rumbles on.Read

Probe into fire at former Northumberland Foods factory in Amble

AN INVESTIGATION was continuing last night after a fire at an empty factory where bulldozers had recently moved in.Read

Wind turbine firms join forces to build another wind farm at Wingates

COMPANIES behind previous bids to site massive wind turbines in an area of Northumberland countryside have joined forces in a new scheme.Read

Farmers accuse Duke of Northumberland's Estates as rents rocket

THE Duke of Northumberland’s Estates have been accused of a “get rich quick” attitude to the region’s farmers after hitting hundreds of them with inflation-busting rent rises.Read

Longframlington bride and groom's home is ransacked

BURGLARS have ransacked a bride and groom-to-be’s home, forcing them to cancel their honeymoon.Read

Bedlington fashion designer sees creations hit national catwalk

A TALENTED young fashion designer has had her creations showcased on a national stage.Read

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