Archive

POLICE have blocked a part of the A69 after a crash on Wednesday night. Emergency services are on the scene of the crash near the junction for Fourstones. It is believed one lane is currently passable.  More to follow. 

FORMER Tynedale centre Chris Harris scored a crucial try in Scotland’s 17-0 win over Italy. The Newcastle Falcons star played a key role as Scotland earned their first win of the Six Nations campaign. The powerful Harris, who replaced Huw Jones

DIRECT payments to farmers will be reduced by up to a quarter next year, the government has confirmed. The payments are currently made to farmers based on the amount of land they maintain. Higher reductions will be applied to higher payment bands

PEOPLE in Tynedale faced widespread disruption on Monday after snow caused travel delays, road accidents and school closures. Much of Tynedale woke up to a blanket of snow on Monday morning and many commuters’ journeys to work were impacted by trouble

RESIDENTS in Hexham are being urged to report crimes to help police tackle issues in the town. At the last Hexham Town Council meeting, Coun. Derek Kennedy told councillors about a number of residents who had told him about things being stolen from

MORE people with vision difficulties will now be able to enjoy news from their favourite newspaper. With thanks to a £1,140 grant from global media company Gannett, charity Tynedale Talking Newspaper, which converts the written form of the Hexham

AS it celebrates its 113th birthday the president of the Country Land and Business Association, Mark Bridgeman, said the organisation is as relevant as ever. The membership body was founded in 1907 in response to proposals on land nationalisation

PRUDHOE has begun gearing up for celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. Plans are already well under way for the celebration, which will be held at the town’s Eastwood Park. The event has been organised

A GROUP of more than 150 female beef farmers are backing a national campaign that champions British beef. Ladies in Beef, a voluntary organisation formed fly the flag of home-produced beef, will be championing British farmers during Great British

A CORNISH clothing brand has announced the date it will open its new store in Hexham. Seasalt will open on Fore Street on March 14 in the former Scope shop, offering womenswear, accessories and footwear. Seasalt founder Neil Chadwick said:

BANKING giant HSBC has confirmed it has no plans to close its Hexham's branch after it revealed plans to close 27 of its branches across the UK. A total of 46 people working in 10 of the bank’s branches could lose their jobs under the plan. Those

NORTHUMBERLAND County Council’s ambitious budget was approved last week with just one councillor voting against it. Councillors voted through the budget by a margin of 38 to one, with 25 abstentions, during a full council meeting last Wednesday.

THE future of bakery jobs at Tesco stores are in doubt after the retailer announced it is to slash more than 1,800 jobs as part of changes to bakeries in its large supermarkets. The retailer said 1,816 bakery staff are at risk of redundancy as part

Riding Mill Drama Club will celebrate its 70th anniversary in May and will begin marking the occasion, this spring, with a performance of John Buchan’s 1915 novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, of the same name, The 39 Steps. The amateur theatre

THE farming community turned out in force to mark the 25th anniversary of an annual stock judging event. A total of 211 entries were submitted to this year’s North of England Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association Stock Judging Competition, held

THE world record price for a working sheep dog was smashed at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire, when Northumberland shepherdess, Emma Gray (33), hit £18,900 with her two-and-a-half-year-old black and white bitch, Megan. In selling Megan, Emma

THE county council has begun testing electric vans as part of the authority’s aim to make Northumberland carbon neutral. Northumberland County Council officially declared a climate emergency at a meeting in June last year. As part of the measures

ON a trip along any high street, it’s almost impossible not to be confronted with the trademark signage for big-name coffee brands. But with the big brands taking up such a prominent space in our towns, smaller independent establishments have to

OFFICERS in rural Northumberland have teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union and rural insurers, NFU Mutual, to fund materials to help tackle rural crime. The newest batch of signs helps promote the scheme and deter opportunistic criminals from