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Have a heart and enter Hadrian hike Feb 21 2012

HEART charity campaigners are appealing for walkers to take part in the 10th anniversary of their Hadrian’s Wall Hike.Read

Kielder named top place to view the Milky Way Feb 18 2012

A STAR performer rating has been awarded to one of Northumberland’s prime visitor landscapes. Kielder Water & Forest Park has been declared a Milky Way location because its dark skies afford such spectacular views of the heavens.Read

Kielder Marathon cheat banned from 2012 event says Steve Cram Feb 16 2012

A RUNNER who hopped on a bus for part of last year’s Kielder Marathon will not be allowed to participate in the 2012 event.Read

Rural Northumberland GP cash cuts may be overturned Feb 10 2012

A CONTROVERSIAL move to cut funding to rural GP practices could be overturned after a North East health trust was forced to re-assess its decision.Read

Bellingham Library to move to Bellingham Town Hall Feb 06 2012

THE FIRST step to make council services more accessible to the public will take place in a Northumberland town.Read

Restauranteurs to give talk to catering trade hopefuls Feb 03 2012

HELEN Greer of the Feathers Inn at Hedley-on-the-Hill, and Richard Slade of the Battlesteads Hotel and Restaurant in Wark, will give a talk to catering trade hopefuls next month.Read

West Woodburn Army cadet Bethany Charlton is honoured Feb 02 2012

SCHOOLGIRL Bethany Charlton has become an Army hotshot since joining the cadets.Read

Battlesteads Hotel and Restaurant earns three-star award Jan 31 2012

A NORTH EAST restaurant has been given an award for its sustainability.Read

Kielder Observatory to stage half-term night-sky treat Jan 26 2012

PARENTS can thank their lucky stars for this out-of-the-world solution to half-term blues.Read

Hopes for new children's playground at Byrness Jan 20 2012

A NEW children’s playground may be built in Byrness, north Northumberland.Read

Pilot project for three Northumberland parish councils Jan 14 2012

THREE parish councils in Northumberland are to be part of a national pilot project which aims to allow local people to shape how their communities will develop in the future.Read

Calvert Trust and Sylvia Adams Trust join forces Jan 06 2012

TWO charities have come together to help more disabled people enjoy sailing in Northumberland.Read

Bellingham ex-smoker mum backs campaign for plain cigarettes packaging Jan 05 2012

A MOTHER-OF-TWO who started smoking at the age of just nine is supporting a campaign that is urging the Government to adopt plain packaging for cigarettes in a bid to deter young smokers.Read

150th anniversary celebrations for Kielder Viaduct Dec 28 2011

CELEBRATIONS are being lined up for the 150th anniversary of Kielder Viaduct, a bridge designed by a mathematician to have added historical interest.Read

£90,000 project set to fuel villagers’ optimism Dec 23 2011

ENGLAND’S remotest villagers are joining forces to reopen a filling station – and spare themselves a 35-mile round trip to fill up.Read

Fish released into River Rede to help pearl mussels Dec 09 2011

MIDDLE-AGED mussels were given a helping hand as thousands of fish were freed into a Northumberland river.Read

Bellingham councillor's fresh bid for Blakelaw Farm plans Nov 17 2011

A SENIOR councillor in Northumberland is considering a new application to development on his Northumberland farm after losing the latest round of a planning battle with his own local authority.Read

Christmas trees from Kielder will take pride of place across the country Nov 16 2011

CHRISTMAS trees from the region will take pride of place across the country again this Yuletide.Read

Northumberland councillor beaten in planning struggle Nov 14 2011

A SENIOR councillor in Northumberland who took his own authority to a planning appeal has lost his battle to develop buildings on his farm.Read

Police seek witnesses after Wark road accident Nov 11 2011

POLICE are seeking witnesses to a road accident that left a 78-year-old man in hospital with a serious arm injury.Read

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