A MOTOCROSS star from the district is riding high after excelling at a national event in Lincolnshire. Hexham’s John Robson went up against competitors from home and abroad at the Skegness Beach Race last weekend. Th 27-year-old won his first
A HOUSING development of six new affordable homes will turn a village into a ‘shanty town’, a resident has claimed. The development by Karbon Homes in Haydon Bridge has seen 24 former garages demolished to make way for the properties between Greenwich
A MOTORIST has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 18 months after admitting to driving whilst unfit through drink. Graham John Milburn (50), of South Park, Slaley, admitted the charge when he appeared at South East Northumberland Magistrates
SIX new jobs will be created when a law firm takes over Hexham’s former tourist information centre. It was revealed at this week’s Tynedale Local Area Council meeting that two full-time and four part-time positions would be created after Gosforth-based
A POLICE helicopter assisted in the search for a man who was believed to be drunk near Corbridge. Northumbria Police attended the village around 6.30pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of concern for a man who appeared intoxicated. He was not
MUSIC lovers will be in for a treat next year with the resurrection of Hexham Jazz Festival. Hexham Rotary Club is already getting preparations under way for the festival, which will take place on May 15 and 16 next year in Hexham Abbey. A jazz
NORTHUMBRIA Police have reassured Hexham councillors that it is supporting the town to hold “safe and successful” events. Neighbourhood Inspector Pam Bridges attended this week’s meeting of Hexham Town Council, where she gave an update on policing
COUNCILLORS have delayed a decision on a planning application which would see a junior football club return to its village. Heddon Juniors FC, who have 114 players across 15 junior teams, submitted a planning application to change the use of a
WORDS written decades before Hadrian’s Wall was built have been unveiled for the first time. Four letters, written on wafer-thin wooden writing tablets at Vindolanda, give a fascinating insight into the daily life of Julius Verecundus, prefect
A WELL-KNOWN children’s soft play has closed its doors unexpectedly. Crackers Soft Play, on the Hadrian Business Park in Haltwhistle, ceased trading last week. Customers took to social media to share the news, after some who had events booked
A LOCAL musician has teamed up with past and present students to record a new festive charity single. What Christmas is For is a single written by Fiona Lander from Bellingham, which features 12 singers from Hexham’s Queen Elizabeth High School.
A WOMAN was taken to hospital in Cramlington after she was cut free from an overturned car. Police said the white Volkwagen Golf rolled onto its roof after colliding with a bollard on Prudhoe Front Street at just before 3pm on Monday. A spokeswoman
A SHORT-LIVED candidate for the Brexit Party in Carlisle said he supports the decision by leader Nigel Farage to stand down candidates for the General Election. The move comes days after Mr Farage visited the north and west of the county to show
A CYCLIST who biked around the world unsupported in 124 days is coming to Tynedale as part of a fund-raising drive. Jenny Graham, who became the fastest woman to cycle round the world last year, will deliver a talk at the Queen’s Hall, Hexham to
PLANS for a 20 metre-high telecommunications mast have been approved by councillors despite health concerns over the use of 5G technology. The mast will be built on land south-west of the airport roundabout at Ponteland, and will replace an existing
A NEW breeding stable for horses will open in Ponteland after it was granted permission by councillors despite road safety concerns. The application, for the change of use of land south-west of Middle Coldcoats, Milbourne, was approved by Castle
FOR close to 20 years, Titu Ahad has been tickling tastebuds across Tynedale with his Indian cuisine. And he continues to impress customers to his Saathi restaurant, on Priestpopple, in Hexham, after readers of the Hexham Courant recommended his
A PARLIAMENTARY candidate for Penrith and Border has finally been selected by the Conservative party. The announcement comes after the process to select a Tory candidate for the area was left in chaos following concerns over how the shortlist had
