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Have a heart and enter Hadrian hike

JournalLive — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Kielder named top place to view the Milky Way

JournalLive — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Kielder Marathon cheat banned from 2012 event says Steve Cram

JournalLive — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Rural Northumberland GP cash cuts may be overturned

JournalLive — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Bellingham Library to move to Bellingham Town Hall

JournalLive — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Restauranteurs to give talk to catering trade hopefuls

JournalLive — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

West Woodburn Army cadet Bethany Charlton is honoured

JournalLive — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Battlesteads Hotel and Restaurant earns three-star award

JournalLive — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Kielder Observatory to stage half-term night-sky treat

JournalLive — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Hopes for new children's playground at Byrness

JournalLive — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Pilot project for three Northumberland parish councils

JournalLive — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Calvert Trust and Sylvia Adams Trust join forces

JournalLive — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Bellingham ex-smoker mum backs campaign for plain cigarettes packaging

JournalLive — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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.

150th anniversary celebrations for Kielder Viaduct

JournalLive — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

£90,000 project set to fuel villagers’ optimism

JournalLive — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Fish released into River Rede to help pearl mussels

JournalLive — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Bellingham councillor's fresh bid for Blakelaw Farm plans

JournalLive — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:11:00 GMT

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.

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

JournalLive — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Northumberland councillor beaten in planning struggle

JournalLive — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:28:00 GMT

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

Police seek witnesses after Wark road accident

JournalLive — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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