HUNDREDS of workers at Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer are set to leave in three months’ time as detailed discussions on its planned closure near completion.Read
A FORMAL consultation process on plans to close Northumberland’s biggest private-sector employer has been labelled a sham by a trade union representing the threatened workforce.Read
FRIENDS of a Northumberland teenager killed on a railway crossing have reacted with fury after obscene messages were posted on a Facebook page set up in her memory.Read
A LOOMING decision on plans for a wind farm in Northumberland must take into account a separate bid to build turbines on a nearby site, it is claimed.Read
AN assurance has been given to a North East MP that help will be available to attract new businesses and jobs to an area facing the loss of its biggest private sector employer.Read
A NEW wind farm scheme will aim to kick-start a £200m tourism and leisure project which its backers claim could create hundreds of jobs and bring a massive economic boost to Northumberland.Read
PLANS to build four giant wind turbines in an area which has endured opencast coal mining and the mass disposal of animal carcasses in the past look set to get the green light next week.Read
A FORMER 19th-century chapel in a tiny Northumberland village is being given a new lease of life as a community hub, thanks to a millionaire businessman.Read
A TODDLER’s baby brother could be his lifesaver after his parents harvested stem cells from his umbilical cord to potentially treat him for cancer.Read
SENIOR managers of the company planning to close Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer flew to the UK yesterday to explain the devastating decision to campaigners fighting to save the plant.Read
