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Delight over plans for new care unit in Haltwhistle Mar 17 2012

PLANS for an integrated health and social care unit in a Tynedale town have taken a major step forward.Read

Haltwhistle woman in 3,000 mile rickshaw trek through India Mar 14 2012

AS adventures go, this one is as daring and daunting as they come. Three thousand miles across India in a doorless, cloth-topped, 37mph-maximum motorised rickshaw does not fall into the category of luxury voyage.Read

Campsite expands into the new season Mar 10 2012

WHEN Steve and Anne Dunwell put all their eggs in one basket after redundancy, they were taking a full-scale lifestyle gamble.Read

Gilsland Village Hall to be reopened by Duchess Mar 05 2012

THE Duchess of Northumberland will reopen the refurbished Gilsland Village Hall on Thursday March 15 at 10.30am.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort unveils new recruit Felix Mar 02 2012

YOUNG visitors to a revamped Northumberland fort will be shown the ropes by a Roman soldier.Read

Haltwhistle main street carnival clock running again Mar 02 2012

HALTWHISTLE’S main street carnival clock is running again after several years ... thanks to a new fuse.Read

Haltwhistle cannabis farm cleared by police Feb 25 2012

MORE than 1,100 cannabis plants worth an estimated £200,000 have been removed from an illegal drugs farm in Northumberland. Read

Police to dismantle cannabis farm at Hadrian Enterprise Park, Haltwhistle Feb 22 2012

POLICE have sealed off a cannabis farm found in Northumberland in a search-and-dismantle operation.Read

Digital time for Haltwhistle's carnival clock Feb 20 2012

FOR 58 years it has been a distinctive part of Haltwhistle's history. And now the Tynedale town's 1954 carnival clock may be dragged into the digital age.Read

Drug farm discovered at Haltwhistle warehouse Feb 20 2012

THOUSANDS of cannabis plants have been found stored in a Northumberland warehouse.Read

Victory to greet Housesteads Roman fort visitors Feb 18 2012

A ROMAN fort will reopen in April with a new exhibition depicting life in and around the fortress.Read

Appeal for witness after Haltwhistle man exposed himself on train Feb 16 2012

POLICE are appealing for a victim to come forward after a man exposed himself to two women on board a Newcastle to Carlisle train.Read

2012 Haltwhistle Challenge registration opens Feb 16 2012

ONLINE registration is now open for the 2012 Haltwhistle Challenge, which takes place on Saturday, May 19.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort stonework carving scanned Feb 10 2012

WORK to improve the condition of ancient stonework from Housesteads Roman Fort has taken place at its temporary home in North Yorkshire, in time for the opening of a new attraction at Housesteads this spring.Read

Talks staged on North East’s history Feb 09 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND’S fighting spirit is on the agenda for Newcastle University historian John Sadler in a series of Tynedale library lectures in the next two months.Read

Bardon Mill pantomime rescued by anonymous resident Jan 20 2012

A KIND-HEARTED resident has stepped forward at the last minute to save a village panto.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort revamp given go-ahead Jan 18 2012

THE latest plans have been waved through in what will be a triple boost for visitors at a top Roman heritage site.Read

Haltwhistle karate teacher Harry Cook facing jail for abusing pupils Jan 17 2012

A RENOWNED martial arts expert from Northumberland will be spending a significant period of time behind bars after admitting sexually abusing young pupils.Read

Cars vandalised in North Bank, Haydon Bridge Jan 17 2012

VANDALS punctured tyres and scratched the paintwork of two cars parked in North Bank, Haydon Bridge, between 11pm on Saturday and 9.30am on Sunday.Read

Arrests after drugs raid at house in Greenholme Road, Haltwhistle Jan 17 2012

TWO men were arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin after a house search in Haltwhistle, Northumberland.Read