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Field trips to discover famous rock art in Northumberland

WEEK-LONG field exercises are being launched to the sites of Northumberland’s famous rock art.Read

Heavy horses to be celebrated at Milfield festival

A VILLAGE in the North East is preparing to welcome visitors from all over Europe when it hosts a festival celebrating heavy horses and centuries-old rural skills and crafts.Read

Fuel spillage on A697 road near Powburn could have caused fatal crash

A FUEL spillage on one of the main roads through Northumberland may have caused a crash which claimed the lives of a popular elderly couple, an inquest heard yesterday.Read

Borders Gliding Club pilot Andrew Bardgett awarded a national trophy

A MEMBER of a Northumberland gliding club has been awarded a national trophy.Read

Glendale Middle School in Wooler fighting closure threats

A RURAL school head is calling on the community to back its battle for survival ... all the way to Westminster.Read

Belford residents use remote control helicopters in wind turbine fight

VILLAGERS fighting two bids for massive wind turbines have employed a new weapon – remote control helicopters armed with cameras.Read

Wooler regeneration group backs campaign to save threatened bus route

A CAMPAIGN to save a cherished Northumberland bus service from being axed has won support from a rural regeneration organisation.Read

Wooler First School to benefit from recycling scheme

A MARKET town in Northumberland is one of the first locations in the country to turn coffee into cash for a local school.Read

History made at Northumberland airfield as 14-year-old completes solo flight

APIECE of aviation history has been made at a North East airfield – after a 14-year-old schoolboy displayed his precocious flying skills on a solo flight.Read

Wooler teenager praised for his actions at road crash

STUDENT George Murray turned hero to save two men hurt in a serious road accident.Read

Crowds turn out for Glendale show despite the rain + GALLERY

DOZENS of drenched dancers ignored a summer downpour yesterday to bring a splash of urban culture to a traditional Northumberland agricultural show.Read

Glendale Middle School hits out at health and safety decision

COUNCIL bosses who are refusing to let Northumberland schoolchildren climb the county’s highest peak are doing so despite a health and safety exemption, it has emerged.Read

Police meeting at Cheviot Centre in Wooler

PEOPLE in the Wooler area will get the chance to raise local policing issues at a meeting in the town next month.Read

Wooler Library is leading the way to help the town

A LIBRARY run by an award-winning council/community partnership has been officially opened.Read

Wooler residents get chance to grow community garden

GREEN-FINGERED residents of a Northumberland village are being offered the chance to grow their own at a new community garden.Read

Plane and glider in near miss over Northumberland countryside

A MILITARY plane and a glider were involved in a near miss over the Northumberland countryside, a new report has revealed.Read

Cigarettes stolen from Co-op store in Wooler

THIEVES stole more than £3,000 worth of cigarettes in a raid on a Northumberland village store.Read

Library

Wooler - Libraries & Leisure Facilities

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

Schools

Wooler - Schools

Schools information in the Wooler area.Read

Devoted former Wooler school teacher dies at 97

A POPULAR Northumberland teacher who funded the education of children leaving his school has died, aged 97.Read

Wooler library reopens for community

A TOWN’S library reopened yesterday as part of a new community hub designed to make public services more accessible for local people.Read

Army bomb disposal experts called to Wooler

ARMY bomb disposal experts were called to Northumberland yesterday after council workmen found an unexploded shell possibly from the Second World War.Read

Work to start on Burnhouse Road bridge in Wooler

WORK is set to start later this month on ensuring that a bridge in Northumberland can continue to carry traffic safely.Read

Glendale Show

Crowd enjoys packed programme at Glendale Show

DARING Cossack-style stunt riders shared the spotlight with magnificent Clydesdale horses yesterday as families enjoyed a feast of entertainment at one of the biggest country shows in the North East rural calendar.Read

15,000 expected at Glendale Show

ONE of the region’s most popular annual country events takers place today.Read

West hill on the Cheviot, looking north west to the schil and the curr

Rescue teams called to help 76 walkers lost in the Cheviots

RESCUE teams called to save a woman stranded in the hills in sleet and hail ended up searching for 76 walkers.Read

Major redevelopment planned for Hettons Estate, near Lowick

PLANS for a major redevelopment of a Northumberland estate look set to be given the green light tomorrow night.Read

Alisha Bradshaw of Shanklea Primary School

Pupils from Northumberland and Tyneside take part in rural learning day at Wooler

HUNDREDS of curious youngsters gathered in Northumberland yesterday to learn more about life in the countryside.Read

Science Day at Glendale Middle School

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Northumberland are holding a Science Day tomorrow.Read

National Blood Service

Blood donor sessions in Wooler

Dates of blood donor sessions in the Wooler area.Read

New home for Wooler tourist information centre

A BID is being made to more than quadruple the number of people visiting a Northumberland tourism centre.Read

Plans for Wooler food store approved despite opposition

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new food store in a Northumberland town have been approved.Read

U-turn expected on Wooler food store plan

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new food store in a Northumberland town will be approved following a U-turn by council officers, The Journal understands.Read

One-woman show visits Cheviot Centre

AN AWARD-WINNING actor is to perform in Northumberland next month.Read

Borders Gliding Club donate flight to charity

BORDERS Gliding Club at Milfield has donated a flight to a charity auction. The winner of the auction will be invited to fly in a two-seater aeroplane with an experienced gliding instructor, getting views of the Cheviot Hills and the Borders from 2,500 feet. Bidding for the flight is open until March 31 at http://bordersbarmyarmy.com/ auction. Money raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.Read

Men charged with Wooler fuel theft

TWO men have been charged in connection with the theft of fuel in Northumberland.Read

Jayne Watson

New chair for Glendale Children’s Countryside Day

AROUND 1,500 children will find out about where food comes from in the region’s biggest countryside educational event this summer.Read

Horse show at the Fenton Centre

THE Fenton Centre near Wooler will hold a Clydesdale Heavy Horse show later this year.Read

Variety show at Glendale Middle School

A COMMUNITY variety show is taking place in Wooler later this month.Read

Edward Brown (right), Chairman of Kirknewton Parish Council, with Deputy Chair Brian Sharpe

Northumberland Girl Guides complaint thrown out

A COMPLAINT that Girl Guides visiting a Northumberland hamlet were too noisy has been thrown out.Read

4X4s bringing medical care to Northumberland's isolated areas

HEROES in four wheel drives are bringing much-needed medical care to people in isolated parts of Northumberland in the appalling weather.Read

Battle of Homildon Hill commemoration plans move on

PLANS to permanently commemorate an English-Scots battle in Northumberland will take another step forward.Read

Wooler Young People’s Association receives boost to funds

VOLUNTEERS behind a Northumberland youth club are hoping to widen its range of activities after celebrating a major fundraising boost.Read

Former Wooler auctioneer charged with stealing £30,000

A MAN has been charged with stealing over £30,000 from his employer.Read

A hiker on Humbleton Hill, near Wooler

Appeal to have Homildon Hill battle marked

A RURAL community will be urged tonight to help put a major Northumbrian battle back on the historical map.Read

Cycle Hubs Project to clear path for bikers

A CYCLING project is helping Northumberland firms become more attractive to bikers.Read

Guides hit by complaints over use of Kirknewton hall

FACED with a straight choice between Girl Guides and hairy bikers as neighbours, you might think that people in a small Northumberland village would be overjoyed to get the former.Read

Borders Gliding Club

Northumberland gliding club's search for old members

A NORTHUMBERLAND gliding club is seeking to trace old friends as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary.Read

Pupils from Glendale Community Middle School

Glendale Community Middle school gets top marks

WITH a great Ofsted report, excellent exam results and lots of activities, Glendale Community Middle is a school with plenty to celebrate.Read

Wooler residents chance to have their say on crime

RESIDENTS will get the chance to meet their local police officers at a meeting next week.Read

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