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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

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

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

Developer meets deadline to submit new Ponteland town centre revamp plan

FEARS that a £20m town centre regeneration scheme is at risk of imminent collapse have receded after the developer met a new deadline on the project.Read

Warning to North East women as legal aid set to be axed

DEPENDENT wives who gave up their jobs to care for their families could be powerless in courtroom battles when a radical axing of legal aid is introduced, a North East lawyer said last night.Read

300 turn out to step up Ponteland green belt protection campaign

HUNDREDS of people fighting green belt development plans around their town have turned out to help step up the campaign of opposition.Read

Tories accuse Ponteland green belt housing developer of desperate tactics

A DEVELOPER behind controversial green belt housing plans has been accused of desperation tactics by promising local people a £16m sweetener if the scheme goes ahead.Read

Ponteland Library's book to take centre stage at festivities

A CHILDREN’S book which was finally returned to a Northumberland library more than three decades after it was first borrowed will be used to entertain youngsters at a special Christmas event this week.Read

Vera Baird announces new powers to cut domestic violence

POLICE officers will be given greater expertise to deal with stalkers and perpetrators of domestic violence in a new plan unveiled by Northumbria's first Police and Crime Commissioner.Read

Ponteland Captain Hook actor set to take part in round-the-world race

TREADING the boards or shivering his timbers, Brian Barry is preparing for a double life on the ocean wave.Read

Belsay Day Care Centre is saved thanks to Northumbrian Water gift

A POPULAR children’s day care unit facing a £100,000 bill or closure has been saved with a timely gift.Read

Apology as book returned to Ponteland Library 33 years late

AGOOD Samaritan has made a belated apology for his family’s forgetfulness – after finally returning a children’s book more than three decades after it was borrowed from a North East library.Read

Fight is on to save Darras Hall red squirrel colony

A SUDDEN invasion of grey squirrels has put a small North East colony of reds in danger. The grey squirrels, which carry a virus deadly to reds, have converged on Ponteland in recent weeks. Read

Executive housing plan for Medburn are thrown out

CONTROVERSIAL plans for new executive housing in a Northumberland hamlet have been thrown out.Read

Otterburn Parish Council seeks compensation over turbine crash

A PARISH council in Northumberland is demanding compensation from an energy giant following the turbine transporter crash which turned a village into a “ghost town”.Read

Ponteland town planning chief blasts Medburn homes plans

A TOWN planning chief says a proposed executive housing scheme being recommended for the green light "blatantly flies in the face of the rules".Read

Guy Opperman welcomes Eric Pickles’ green belt pledge

A PLEDGE that England’s green belt protection will not be watered down has been welcomed by a North East MP who is fighting to safeguard open countryside around two Northumberland towns.Read

Plans for 300 new Darras Hall homes on green belt land unveiled

GREEN belt guardians voiced their strong opposition yesterday as a property company unveiled plans to build hundreds of new homes in countryside surrounding an upmarket North East community.Read

Otterburn's A696 safety warning to highways chiefs

VILLAGERS pleading for urgent road safety measures have warned highways chiefs to act before tragedy strikes.Read

Otterburn wind turbine transporter compensation hopes rise

THE compensation wrangle which followed a wind turbine transporter crash four months ago could be nearing a conclusion.Read

Grand Medieval Joust returns to Belsay Hall - GALLERY

TO THE sound of galloping hooves and the clash of lances, the valiant knights of old are bringing a medieval flavour to Bank Holiday in Northumberland.Read

Ponteland residents lose long-running battle against bar/bistro

FAMILIES have finally had to accept defeat following a long-running battle to block plans to convert an empty store in their Northumberland town into a bar and bistro.Read

Over 1,000 people sign Ponteland green belt petition

MORE than 1,000 local people have signed up to an MP’s campaign to protect the countryside around an up-market North East community from the threat of large-scale housing development.Read

Ponteland High School sixth-formers complete French charity bike ride

TWO sixth-formers have completed an intrepid bike ride through France to raise cash for the Freeman Hospital’s Children’s Heart Unit Fund.Read

Ponteland residents want village protected from over-development

A PROPERTY company targeting an upmarket North East community has admitted that local people don’t want to see it radically changed by large-scale housing development.Read

Councillor claims Lugano Group has plans for more than 2,000 Ponteland and Darras Hall homes

A CLAIM that a developer has plans to build over 2,000 homes on land surrounding an upmarket North East community was dismissed as “speculation and rumour” yesterday.Read

Ponteland and Darras Hall new homes ideas day sparks hostile reception

TOWNSPEOPLE whose sought-after community is being targeted by two separate development companies gave a hostile reception yesterday to the prospect of more than 1,000 new homes being built there.Read

Plans to build Ponteland homes could help sport facilities

PLANS to build hundreds of new homes on the edge of sought-after Northumberland town Ponteland could help bring significant improvements to local sporting facilities, it is claimed.Read

Planning ideas day will examine future of Ponteland and Darras Hall

THE future of one of the region’s most affluent communities – including potential large-scale new housing development – will be put under the microscope at a major public consultation event later this month.Read

Ponteland councillors grass cutting deed is insurance risk

COUNCILLORS who rolled up their sleeves to cut the grass for old folks when a housing company failed to do the job have been told not to do it again as they are an insurance risk.Read

Dissington Hall showcases decades of wedding fashions

FROM meringue dresses to Grecian gowns, an array of blushing brides showcased decades of wedding fashion.Read

MP opposes Ponteland Green Belt development

A NORTH MP has launched a critical attack on plans to build up to 1,000 homes on green belt land. Read

Ponteland homes development plans to be unveiled

MULTI-million-pound development plans which could see more than 1,000 new homes added to one of the region’s most affluent communities are set to be unveiled to local people soon.Read

Petition seeks solution to Ponteland school traffic problems

PLANS to solve parking problems around a cluster of schools are being put forward.Read

Chefs arrested at Northumberland restaurant in UKBA raid

CHEFS suspected of working illegally at a Northumberland restaurant were arrested following a co-ordinated raid by immigration officers.Read

Ponteland building plans “could jeopardise Red Squirrels return”

HOPES for the revival of a red squirrel colony in Northumberland could be hit by plans to build luxury housing, it is claimed.Read

Celebration of Northumberland hailed a big success

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

North East's most expensive new home - GALLERY

IT is the region’s largest newly-built house, featuring a custom designed clover shape swimming pool and a garage suitable for up to nine cars.Read

Dogs rejected by Northumbria Police in need of home

THEY are trained to track down those on the run from the law and to be fearless in the face of danger.Read

Ponteland Library closed for shelving installation

PONTELAND Library will be closed tomorrow and Friday, March 30, for the installation of new shelving.Read

Adrian Bloom to give talk at Kirkley Hall

GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts can get some tips and advice from a renowned grower at a special talk in Northumberland next month.Read

Arrivals take centre stage at Kirkley Hall open day

NEWBORN spring lambs will be the star attractions when a college campus opens its doors to the public.Read

Woodland awards first for Northumberland College

A NORTH East college is to be among the first to launch a new specialist award scheme.Read

Dissington Hall on look-out for its happy couples

A NORTHUMBERLAND wedding venue has launched a nationwide search for its former brides as it prepares to celebrate a milestone.Read

Objectors face new battle on Ponteland bar-bistro

FAMILIES locked in a battle against plans for a new bar and bistro in their neighbourhood are preparing to fight a fourth bid to win approval for the controversial venture.Read

Alan Shearer raffles cake in aid of Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

FOOTBALLING legend Alan Shearer has tackled a new challenge in aid of the charity founded by another Newcastle United hero.Read

St Mary the Virgin Church in Ponteland thieves steal £30 collection

CALLOUS thieves kicked their way through a church door to steal just £30 from a collection plate.Read

Box office hit War Horse inspires Ponteland man

A BOX office smash hit on the war story of a horse has inspired a photographic trip down memory lane for a Northumberland man.Read

Ponteland villagers to battle bistro bid - again

VILLAGERS opposing plans for a bar and bistro next to their homes will go into battle tonight - for the third time.Read

Northumbria Police HQ revamp plans to be re-submitted

AFFORDABLE housing provision looks set to be reduced in a building scheme designed to help pay for a £23m modernisation of the Northumbria Police headquarters complex.Read

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