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  • Hexham basketball side celebrate promotion in first season

    A Hexham basketball side is celebrating after earning promotion in its first season as a club.  Hexham Gaolers, who are part of Hexham Basketball Club, took on Whickham Spartans in their second playoff game at the Queen Elizabeth High School on

  • Popular racing event to be a "great family day out"

    A POPULAR racing event will take place this weekend. The Tynedale Point to Point will take place at Downhills, Corbridge, on Saturday, April 20. Organisers say it is a "great family day out with good entries for all the races". Two

  • Popular bakery extends premises due to "high demand"

    A POPULAR bakery is expanding its premises and services to offer more to the community. Grants Bakery in Corbridge will diversify its services and extend its premises to create a new coffee shop, ice cream parlour and extend its existing bakery

  • Fresh drive for Real Living Wage in public debate

    A public debate has called for a fresh campaign to advocate for the real living wage in Hexham and the Tyne Valley. Entitled 'Work, Rest & Pay', the discussion, set up by Hexham Debates and campaign group Tynedale Transformed, delved into the effects

  • Charlotte Straker House set to reopen community respite bed

    Charlotte Straker House in Corbridge is set to reopen its community respite bed, thanks to a generous legacy. The charity-funded facility, which had to close in early 2023 due to cost hikes and fundraising difficulties, is now able to relaunch

  • Four fresh faces join house building team

    Northumberland housing developer Ascent Homes has revealed four fresh appointments within its sales team. The new roles aim to cater to the growing demand for its property portfolio within Northumberland. The company has welcomed Siobhan Hope