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Blyth Community College failing pupils say watchdogs Apr 20 2012

IMPROVEMENT plans are to be put in place for a Northumberland school after classroom watchdogs ruled it is failing to give its students the required standard of education.Read

Blyth shoppers help save Bonmarch store in Keel Row Apr 20 2012

LOYAL customers have helped secure the future of a women’s clothing store in a Northumberland shopping centre.Read

Blyth School Community College pupils using poetry skills Apr 18 2012

A POETRY project at a Northumberland school has led pupils to put pen to paper and write to the rich and famous.Read

Council backed over Blyth housing application decision Apr 16 2012

A PLANNING inspector has backed a council’s decision not to determine a proposed housing development in Northumberland’s biggest town until proper flood risk assessments have been carried out.Read

Arrests after assault on man in Warwick Street, Blyth Apr 16 2012

THREE teenagers have been arrested by police after a man was assaulted in Blyth.Read

Anti-wind farm campaigners branded Nimbys by Ronnie Campbell. Apr 13 2012

CAMPAIGNERS fighting the march of wind farm developments across Northumberland’s countryside have been accused of being Nimbys by a veteran Labour MP.Read

£300m Blyth offshore wind farm test facility planned by Narec Apr 05 2012

WORK could start next year on a pioneering £300m research and development project for the offshore wind industry, which would see 15 giant turbines built in the sea off Northumberland.Read

Appeal to find missing Cambois girl Caitlin Turner Apr 05 2012

APPEALS are being made for a teenage girl to get in touch with her family after she went missing this week.Read

Poundstretcher fined after unsafe chair sold in Blyth store Apr 03 2012

A NATIONAL discount store chain has been ordered to pay almost £7,000 after chairs it sold at a North East store failed fire safety tests.Read

Blyth couple celebrate 60 wonderful years of marriage Mar 31 2012

A DEVOTED couple whose love affair started when they served in the same Army regiment are celebrating 60 years of married life together.Read

Contractor chosen for new Blyth Morrisons scheme Mar 29 2012

A REGENERATION scheme which will bring up to 150 new jobs to Northumberland’s biggest town has taken another step forward.Read

Two Blyth men charged after Columbia Terrace burglary Mar 28 2012

TWO men have been charged after a burglary in Northumberland. It follows a break-in at Columbia Terrace, Blyth, on March 26, in which an MP3 player was stolen.Read

Man remanded after burglary at house in Blyth Mar 27 2012

A MAN has been charged and appeared in court following a sneak-in burglary at a house in Blyth last week.Read

Support needed for Blyth lifeboat service Easter event Mar 21 2012

LOCAL people are being urged to support an Easter event aimed at keeping a Northumberland town’s volunteer-run lifeboat service afloat.Read

David Rathband memorial service lead by Sue Sim Mar 20 2012

FRIENDS, colleagues and loved ones of PC David Rathband were joined by politicians for a police memorial service held in honour of the tragic officer.Read

PC David Rathband funeral attended by hundreds Mar 19 2012

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say farewell to tragic PC David Rathband at his funeral in Stafford.Read

Cambois biomass power station formal bid submitted Mar 19 2012

VILLAGERS are maintaining their opposition to plans for a £250m power station in Northumberland – as a green energy company seeks official consent to build the generating plant.Read

Blyth band Too Close For Comfort in Red Bull Bedroom Jam final rounds Mar 19 2012

A TEENAGE pop punk band are rocking their way through a national competition that could see them grace the stage at this summer’s top festivals.Read

Blyth property owners urged to help tackle metal thieves Mar 16 2012

LANDLORDS and owners of empty properties in Blyth are being urged by police to help tackle metal thieves by getting their boilers security marked for free.Read

Widow of PC David Rathband will not attend service Mar 10 2012

THE widow of blinded PC David Rathband will not attend a cathedral service organised by his twin brother in Newcastle today.Read