A NEW food shop is due to open in a prominent Hexham town centre location. Food store Grape Tree Health Foods will open on the corner of Market Place, occupied by Carphone Warehouse before it closed in August. Handbag shop Gino's Accessories
A VOLUNTEER group has been left devastated after losing vital funds awarded to it after being targeted by what it believes was an online scam. Friends of Prudhoe Woods was awarded £3,870 for a storage container and equipment through Northumberland
A DEDICATED charity volunteer has been recognised for her work and commitment by Hexham Rotary Club. Elspeth Straker from Corbridge has been awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship award, a recognition named after the founder of Rotary and which the
MANY people have labelled him 'Daft as a Brush' for attempting to walk 7,000 miles around the British coastline. But Brian Burnie, the founder of the charity by the same name, has reached the halfway point of his epic charity walk by hitting 3,500
TEACHERS and pupils at a special needs school are devastated after vandals struck for the second time in the space of a year. Damage was caused to two minibuses belonging to Hexham Priory School over the weekend of May 11, causing disruption to
FOUR local referees were selected to officiate the Northumberland Reeves Independent Fair Play Trophy match between Lowick United and Wallsend Rosehill Tavern. Nick Vincent refereed the match, which took place at Whitley Park, at Benton in Newcastle
NORTHERN Alliance football will return to South Tynedale next season for the first time in two decades. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, Haltwhistle Crown Paints were a force in the Saturday league for amateur teams across the North-East, winning promotion
THREE teenagers with a passion for swimming have qualified as instructors and are now taking classes at Hexham’s Wentworth Leisure Centre. Millie Robertson, Nancy Mulholland, and Zoe-Claire Trespaderne, have recently completed swimming instructor
CREWS from the North-East and beyond took part in a day of racing at the region’s only multi-lane regatta. Hexham’s biggest success at the Tees Regatta came early for the open men’s 4x- crew of Chris Burn, Andrew Bainbridge, Sam Earnshaw and Stuart
HEXHAM Porto came within a whisker of winning the West Division U12 Cup for a third successive year. They drew 2-2 after extra time against Newcastle Sports Club, before losing out on penalties. Hexham’s youngsters gave a good account of themselves
STOCKSFIELD U16 are celebrating a league and cup double. After winning the West Division Cup earlier this month, the side completed the double by winning the Gateshead Youth League. Facing Killingworth, Stocksfield only needed a draw to win
Marks & Spencer has announced it will shut another 110 stores as it posted a 10 per cent drop in profits. The retail firm, which has a branch in Hexham, said around 85 full stores and 25 Simply Food outlets would close. It is not known which
POLICE are appealing for information after two buzzards were shot and killed near Hexham. The first happened on April 25, in Steel, Hexham where the bird was shot and injured. It was taken to a wildlife sanctuary and examined by a local vet, but
AFTER a tough season, it has been quite a week for Mickley Social Club. Days after lifting the Craig McDonald Trophy after defeating Crawcrook Fox and Hounds on penalties as the teams tied the final 1-1, the club discovered they wouldn’t be relegated
TYNEDALE got the better of West Tyne rivals Stocksfield in the Northumberland and Tyneside League Division One. The hosts won by eight wickets at Prior’s Flat on Saturday, in a match which was delayed by rain showers, and reduced to 30 overs a-side
JAMIE Taylor excelled with both bat and ball as Haydon Bridge maintained their impressive early season form in Division One. He took 3-21 at home to Mitford, as the visitors were all out for just 89, while Tom Waugh helped himself to 3-13. Taylor
ANIMAL rights activists are demanding action after a pregnant mare died at Hexham Racecourse. Beyondtemptation, an 11-year-old mare, died on Tuesday after falling in a hurdle race. She was running in her third race in 17 days, having won the Emerald
