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Hebburn Comprehensive school to give advice on raising standards

EDUCATION leaders from around the country have been looking to a North East school for help in raising standards in underprivileged pupils.Read

Guy Opperman helps form all-party group to protect green belt

PEOPLE fighting to protect cherished green belt land from the threat of development will have a powerful voice in the corridors of power, a North East MP claims.Read

Central Newcastle High School grounds to become giant classroom

CHILDREN will be able to explore an exciting learning environment after their school revealed plans to create a giant outdoor classroom.Read

Council appeal for information over Druridge Bay illegal fly-tipping incidents

LAND near a North East coastal beauty spot is the latest site to be hit by the scourge of illegal fly-tipping – which cost the region almost £3m last year.Read

Views wanted on adding new names to Blyth war memorials

EX-SERVICE organisations and local people in Northumberland’s biggest town are being asked for their views on whether new names should be added to its network of public war memorials.Read

Darras Hall First School pupils' parents in appeal over road safety

SCHOOLCHILDREN are having to cross a dangerous road unsupervised because a re-deployed lollipop man has not replaced.Read

Claims that UK wind turbine jobs cost £100,000

FRESH conflict has erupted over the development of UK wind farms following a new claim that every job in the sector is effectively costing £100,000 a year in consumer subsidies.Read

Allendale Middle School closure decision causes concern

SENIOR Conservatives were accused of “playing politics” yesterday after they voiced fears for the future of traditional three-tier education in rural Northumberland.Read

Nephew makes 10,000 mile trip for Emily Davison tributes

A RETIRED financier has made a marathon journey of more than 10,000 miles to take part in events and activities marking the 100th anniversary of the death of famed North East suffragette Emily Davison.Read

Ashington Colliery memorial presented at Northumberland Miners' Picnic

A SMALL piece of mining history has been added to a special chapel created to remember those who lost their lives while toiling underground in the days when coal was king in the North East.Read

Alex Barrow delivers to deny Durham CCC victory

ALEX Barrow hit a career-best 83 not out to dash Durham’s hopes of victory on the final day of Somerset’s LV= County Championship clash at Taunton.Read

Ashington Blyth and Tyne rail line restoration scheme gets green light

WORK has started on putting together a multi-million pound funding package that could result in a long-awaited Northumberland rail project finally getting the green light.Read

High praise for Roman Army Museum at Carvoran

MUSEUM based on Hadrian’s Wall has received an award from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.Read

Legacy of tragic Emily Davison ‘betrayed’

THE sexism still existing in modern society shames the sacrifice made by Northumberland suffragette Emily Davison, campaigners say.Read

Steam trains are a model attraction at Newcastle's Exhibition Park

MINIATURE locomotives are inspiring the engineers of tomorrow at a site that has been a fixture of the North East for more than half a century.Read

Former Hexham skateboarder returns to redesign new skatepark

FOR YEARS, he was one of the local schoolboys on the skateboard ramps in his home town.Read

Hexham housing development could spark green Belt "free-for-all"

AN EXECUTIVE housing development could trigger a Green Belt free-for-all in a market town if it goes ahead, civic watchdogs warn.Read

Magic of childhood is brought to life at Seven Stories

CHILDREN have been discovering the enchanted wood, learning how to train their dragon, cracking secret codes and having lashings of fun.Read

Ten-year-old Belsay girl sweeps the board at Northumberland County Show

TEN-YEAR-OLD Xanthe de Wesselow is riding high after sweeping the board at Northumberland County Show.Read

Northumbria University and Northumberland County Council sign partnership agreement

UNIVERSITY and council chiefs have forged an alliance aimed at boosting the economy and quality of life in Northumberland.Read

Official opening of Cramlington’s new library and customer information centre

BOOK lovers in one of Northumberland’s biggest towns are the latest people to be included in a programme aimed at transforming how public services are delivered across the county.Read

Children “at risk” as lollipop man Les is told to go

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren could be left without a safety crossing patrol on a dangerous road because of a council cost-cutting measure.Read

All systems go for the Northumberland County Show

IT’S ALL go for the Northumberland County Show as it prepares for life at a new home on Monday.Read

Campaigners drive to transform Jesmond shopping street

CAMPAIGNERS want to transform a busy shopping street to boost trade in the area.Read

Green energy firm to build £80m biomass power plant in Cramlington

A GREEN power company is to create up to 140 jobs in an £80m renewable energy investment which will help a leading North East drugs firm reduce its carbon footprint.Read

Waste ash storage plan objections at site of Northumberland adventure park

A BID to kick-start ambitious plans for a £50m, 700-job holiday and leisure complex in Northumberland has sparked objections from local community leaders.Read

Legacy of Hexham dancer Emma Newton opens doors for others

TWO years after her death, the legacy of schoolgirl dancer Emma Newton is opening the way to bright futures for her contemporaries.Read

Hexham MP throws his weight behind new regeneration plan

MP GUY Opperman is throwing his weight behind an action plan to revitalise Hexham.Read

Duo inducted as Freeholders of Newbiggin in ancient "dunting" ritual

AN ancient ritual was enacted yesterday as an exclusive group of North East landowners welcomed their latest new members in time-honoured fashion.Read

Famous faces in multi-million pound appeal to back The Sage Gateshead

AMULTI-million pound appeal to ensure the continued cultural contribution of The Sage Gateshead has received high-profile backing from the worlds of arts, business, education and sport.Read

Bedlington school’s lost war memorial turns up in Holland after 40 years

A WAR memorial which was believed to have been destroyed in a fire at a North East school has apparently turned up more than 40 years later – hundreds of miles away in Holland.Read

Sale of Newburn Old Town Hall furniture will help restoration plans

A PIECE of civic splendour will be up for grabs tomorrow as a couple set about rescuing a listed former town hall.Read

Alnwick householder awarded damages in Lindisfarne Middle School fence row

A HOUSEHOLDER has been awarded damages against a North East council which deprived him of a legal right of way he had enjoyed for more than 30 years.Read

Suffragette Emily Davison didn’t intend to kill herself new book claims

SUFFRAGETTE Emily Davison had no intention of committing suicide on the day she suffered fatal injuries while carrying out her high-profile – and tragic – protest during the 1913 Epsom Derby.Read

Author rescued from Haydon Bridge flood on son's wedding day

AN author found herself at the centre of a real-life rescue drama when she was caught in flash floods less than an hour before her son’s civil partnership ceremony.Read

Thousands brave weather to watch WW2 re-enactment at Blyth - GALLERY

BRITISH and American troops repelled German invaders on a Northumberland beach at the weekend as Blyth hosted its fourth annual Second World War re-enactment.Read

100 female cyclists sought for bike ride commemorating suffragette Emily Davison

SCORES of women are being invited to get on their bikes and help honour the memory of famed North East suffragette Emily Davison.Read

Man's gratitude after Ashington opticians recognise tumour symptoms at eye test

A NORTHUMBERLAND man was diagnosed with a brain tumour after eagle-eyed opticians spotted the symptoms.Read

Sedative drugs may have affected death crash driver

ADEPRESSED driver who apparently drove his car deliberately into a concrete bridge support may have been under the influence of a sedative drug, an inquest heard.Read

Newcastle raise flag against discrimination

A RAINBOW flag was raised in Newcastle city centre to mark a fight against discrimination.Read

Morpeth school students reach final of national science awards scheme

CONTACTS in high-tech places have helped North East students reach the final of a prestigious national awards scheme designed to nurture the next generation of scientists and engineers.Read

Janet Brown murder team's farm search unearths no evidence

THE FARMLAND search for the body of missing heiress Janet Brown has ended – with nothing found.Read

Off-duty fireman saves elderly woman from Haltwhistle blaze

OFF-DUTY fireman David Dixon sprang into action to save the life of an elderly woman when he spotted smoke coming from her flat.Read

Work gets underway on Morpeth flood defence project

STRICT controls aimed at protecting wildlife and the local environment have been included in a £12m contract to deliver a long-awaited flood defence upgrade for a Northumberland market town, it is claimed.Read

Shilbottle First School targeted in attempted arson attack

POLICE have arrested three teenagers following an early-hours arson attack on a Northumberland school.Read

Marathon cyclists devote charity ride to Tynedale Hospice director

TWO long-distance cyclists are dedicating a 1,001-mile charity bike ride to the memory of a hospice director whose funeral takes place today.Read

Durham Johnston School head teacher to leave this summer

THE head teacher at one of the region’s most successful secondary schools has announced she is to leave this summer.Read

Whitley Bay dad raises £300,000 to fund Freeman Hospital facilities

ADETERMINED father has raised more than £300,000 to fund a play room and outside play area at the North East hospital that saved his son’s life.Read

Archbishop of York preaches sermon at Northumberland church service

A TINY hilltop church in the wilds of Northumberland welcomed a VIP guest yesterday thanks to its permanent link to one of the great social reformers in Britain’s history.Read

Hexham Lib Dem's defection means politician is having to sell number plate

THE number is up for former Liberal Democrat Andrew Duffield who has been left with a tricky problem – what to do with his personalised registration LI6 DEM.Read

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