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Group BEGs for help to put on attraction

AN event which draws thousands of people to a Northumberland town is under threat as its organisers are on the verge of folding.Read

Branching out to help save a piece of ancient woodland

MANY a happy childhood hour was spent by Noelle Wright in the woods near her home. She grew up at Hartford Bridge next to Plessey Woods in Northumberland.Read

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Council tax benefit cuts could put North East families in jail

FAMILIES across the North East will face bailiffs and even prison if Eric Pickles goes ahead with a cut in council tax support, it was last night claimed.Read

Peter Hain speech reignites regional assembly debate

VOTERS in the North East would welcome a regional assembly, it was claimed last night.Read

Northumbrian Hedgehog Rescue Trust asks public for help

HEDGEHOGS adjusting to the mild winter could be in mortal peril by the weekend as experts forecast a cold snap.Read

Fire at the Royal Hotel Hexham is probed by police

POLICE were last night investigating a suspicious fire at a historic Northumberland hotel.Read

Newcastle graduate swaps Shakespeare for trawler fishing

FROM the classics to a big catch, Anthony Anderson swapped Shakespeare for a “sea of trouble”.Read

Inquest hears Birtley biker Glen Berry died in 'tragic accident’

A POPULAR biker lost his life as he returned home from a day out with friends, an inquest heard.Read

Killer driver Steven Black is jailed for seven years

A MOTORIST who knocked down and killed a good Samaritan at the scene of an accident is today starting a seven-year prison sentence.Read

Council replace Cramlington road sign with wrong name

EMBARRASSED council officials have admitted they blundered when replacing a damaged street sign – by putting up a new one giving the road the wrong name.Read

Olympic stars visit Benfield School to launch Gold Challenge

STARS of the sporting world descended on the region’s schools yesterday to kick-start an exciting Olympic programme.Read

Police hit out over Seahouses music festival plan

POLICE chiefs have labelled organisers of a planned major international music festival in Northumberland as ‘unprofessional and amateur’.Read

Tynedale beacons plan for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

A STRING of beacons is set to illuminate Tynedale to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June.Read

Community archaeology project success leads to more North East digs

MORE digs are being planned in one of the North East’s top landscape areas after the success of a community archaeology project.Read

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11 North East people die every day due to smoking

SMOKING kills more than 11 people every day in the North East and it costs the region’s economy over £210m a year, a new report has shown.Read

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to run Cumbrian hospitals

A NORTH East health trust has been announced as the preferred bidder to take over the running of two hospitals in north Cumbria.Read

Guests at Northern Stage fundraising dinner eat edible coal

WITH lumps of coal lavishly presented alongside more staple elements of gourmet dining, palates of the great and the good of the region’s arts world were broadened by an intriguing menu last night.Read

Sir John Hall attacks "unambitious" regeneration partnership

SIR John Hall has launched an attack on the “unambitious” business and council leaders partnership set up by the coalition to oversee regeneration in the North East.Read

Shamed Durham police officer Maurice Allen wins pension appeal

A SHAMED police officer will pick up a lump sum of almost £40,000 on his birthday next month after a Crown Court judge ruled his former bosses were wrong to deprive him of almost two thirds of his pension.Read

Family of cyclist Eilidh Cairns to relaunch safety campaign

A CAMPAIGN to improve cyclist safety sparked by the death of a Northumberland woman is being re-ignited to mark the third anniversary since she was killed.Read