OFFICIALS at Hexham's EGGER site have issued reassurances to its surrounding residents in advance of plans of testing the factory's alarm systems. Alarms at the manufacturing plant are scheduled to sound on April 18, between 11am and 12 noon.
More than 4,800 start-ups were launched in the North East last quarter, according to insolvency trade body R3. Analysis of data from Creditsafe shows the number of newly established firms at 4,828 for the first quarter of this year. Compared
HEXHAM'S MP voted in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to create a smoke-free Britain. MPs in Parliament voted in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its Second Reading by 383 votes to 67 on Tuesday evening (April 17). The Bill seeks
THE fight to become the first North East mayor is hotting up – with two bitter rivals for the top job attacking each other’s records in office. Two weeks before voters go to the polls to choose a new mayor who will represent two million people
A FAST-PACED production will bring the circus to town this month. Circus Montini, directed by Tony Hopkins, will return to Prudhoe's Tyne Riverside Country Park for a full weekend of "acrobatics, stunts and more". Since the start of his career
A significant drop in unemployment in Tynedale has been welcomed by the MP for Hexham. The Office for National Statistics released new jobs figures on Monday, April 16, which revealed that unemployment has decreased by nearly half in three years
The charity behind the Social Worker of the Year Awards is searching for top-tier social workers in the North East. It encourages the public to nominate deserving social workers from Northumberland for the free-to-enter awards, recognising those
A GIANT picnic marked the centenary of a popular community resource. Eastwoods Park, in West Wylam, Prudhoe, celebrated its 100th birthday with a community picnic on April 13 and 14. Free events included a dressing-up tent, a proggy mat demonstration
The Forum Cinema Hexham has started a crowdfunder to pay for people with additional needs to make short films. The cinema plans to show the films on the big screen as part of a mini film festival. The crowdfunding campaign page promises 'a
Newcastle's Life Science Centre is shining the spotlight on AI deception in its latest adult Science Speakeasy event. Themed 'Fake or Fact', the discussion, taking place on May 16, will feature experts deep-diving into the fuzzy lines between AI
TWO Tynedale businesses have made it to the finals of a prestigous beauty competition. Sophistikaty's in Prudhoe and Nobles Barbering in Corbridge have been named as two of the many finalists of the North East Hair and Beauty Awards 204. The
