Members of the Ermine Street Guard will be at Vindolanda this weekend to show how they make their replica Roman armour, weapons and shoes. Each piece of kit is made as authentically as is practicable based on recent research. The majority of the
ONE of the district’s tastiest running events is set to attract more than 200 competitors to Ovingham on Sunday. For those taking on the Tynedale Jelly Tea Race will feast on bowls of fruit flavoured desert after crossing the finish line. The
ALLENDALE Show returns this weekend for its 181st year. A traditional country show, Allendale Show attracts a strong selection of agricultural classes and this year, organisers are expecting to see entries spanning 42 classes. Horse showing and
I had the singular honour of being left in sole charge of my youngest granddaughter the other day. It was only for a couple of hours, but it was one of the most satisfying tasks I have undertaken in many years. Olivia is just three months old
CLASSIC vehicles of all shapes and sizes will roar into a new event for Northumberland. The inaugural Northumberland Classic Vehicle Gathering will take place at Tynedale Rugby Club, in Corbridge, on Sunday from 10am until 4pm. There will be
ANYONE who has ever been fortunate enough (or otherwise) to attend a council planning meeting will be familiar with the five-minute rule. It limits members of the public to just five minutes of speaking to justify their objections or their reasons
10 YEARS AGO HOLIDAY PARK: A multi-million pound tourism development was being planned for Waterfalls Farm near Ridsdale. It was hoped that the scheme, devised by Sherod Walker, would create more than 120 jobs for the district. RECORD RESULTS
A GOLF tournament in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) has raised £7,422.00. Serial fund-raiser Stewart Bailey hosted the event, at Slaley Hall, back in June. It was his 10th annual golf day, and took place at Slaley for the
A YEAR after a dog owner launched her own dog treat business, she has made the transition to grain-free products to tackle little-understood allergies many canines are experiencing. Hannah Connolly set up the Snack Pawtal, based in Prudhoe, last
BUILDING on the success of their other two outlets, a couple have brought their gift shop celebrating all things North-East to the Tyne Valley. Two years after opening their first For the Love of the North shop in Whitley Bay, Paul and Lucy Hull
BUILDING a den, sticking their hands in mud and painting with the most natural of ingredients, cooking over an open campfire – these are the memories of a childhood well spent. So says the team behind Stomping Ground Forest School and soon, once
VIDEO footage showing dogs and puppies living in cramped conditions was shown to magistrates during an animal cruelty case. Lynn Stoker (62) of Raw House Farm, Byrness, appeared at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court in Bedlington on Monday
TEN trainee engineers are lighting up their career prospects after passing their their foundation degree in electrical power engineering. They started the electrical power engineering foundation degree in 2017 as part of Northern Powergrid’s trainee
A NEWLY qualified occupational therapist is hoping her new profession will hit the right notes. Sarah Morton has been appointed to her first job in the NHS, after graduating from the university of Cumbria. The three-year course is accredited
AS he heads to Hexham on on his latest tour, comedian Jason Byrne is keen to underline the importance of comedy, as a absolute believer that laughter is the best medicine. “People buy my tickets because they say I’m a guaranteed laugh, and people
THE Beatles once famously said “all you need is love”, and for one Hexham-based charity organisation, that sentiment still rings very true. Looking to unite the world through music is hip hop group The Warm Collective (TWC), made up of five North-East
THE Northumbria Police force area experienced one of the highest levels of metal thefts across the country during 2018. In research conducted by online stockists metals4U into reports of metal theft across the county, with Northumbria ranking in
ROADS were flooded and a river broke its banks after a weekend of heavy rain battered the Tyne Valley. The River Rede at Otterburn, West Woodburn and Redesmouth broke its banks on Saturday following a flood warning being issued, and the bridge
A STONE seat will leave a long-lasting memory of a supporter of her local care home. Alan and Helen Mason have donated a memorial seat in the grounds of Charlotte Straker House, in Corbridge, in memory of their mother Mary who was the last nursing
