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  • Derby day victory for Prudhoe

    PRUDHOE YC Seniors stengthened their top two position in Northern Alliance Division One with a 3-1 win over local rivals Hexham on Saturday afternoon.  Harry Mitchell, Sam Dibb-Fuller, and Sam Moore were the scorers for Prudhoe, while Owen Murtough

  • Council paid out £1.5m to former staff

    Northumberland County Council paid £1.5m in ‘compromise agreements’ to departing staff in the past four years, figures reveal. Freedom of Information requests sent to the six councils in the North-East revealed that £8.4m was shelled out in settlements

  • Retracing steps of wounded veteran

    AT the Battle of Bure during the Second World War, 80 per cent of the Belgian village was destroyed as Allied forces fought to liberate locals from German occupancy. A total of 65 British paratroopers were killed during the three-day battle while

  • Ponteland dental practice celebrates more success at awards

    THERE were big smiles all round at a Ponteland dental clinic after the team won a prestigious award. Honour Health, an aesthetic dental clinic, won the title of best team at the national Private Dentistry Awards. The award was the latest in a

  • Council tax set to rise in county

    A RISE in council tax bills of almost two per cent – higher than the current inflation rate – looks set to be imposed on Northumberland residents. Northumberland County Council is proposing a 1.99 per cent increase in the council tax and a two per

  • Hannah makes her mark on the Austrian slopes

    A SCHOOLGIRL skier from the district has added more international honours to her fledgling career. Corbridge’s Hannah Skinner spent the first two weeks of the new year competing in a series of races in Austria, which included slalom, giant slalom

  • Invincible start to 2020 for youngsters

    MOST football teams start the new year dreaming of winning honours at the end of the season. But for a team of youngsters from Hexham, that dream became reality just five days into 2020. Hexham Santos received medals after winning the North

  • Teens play for Falcons and at county level

    LAST weekend was a proud one for players and coaches at Tynedale Rugby Club. Youngsters from the club represented both Northumberland and Newcastle Falcons at U18 level. Tynedale Colts Tom Dryden and Jack Donaldson played in the county game between

  • Former young farmers put on wonderland performance

    PAST members of Northumberland Young Farmers’ Clubs trod the boards last week to taker part in their annual pantomime. There were plenty of cheers and boos from the audience as the 27Up production company put on the performance of Alice and Wonderland