A RETIRED GP has described how a “ferocious fire” ripped through 40 per cent of his family’s woodland plantation project. Dr Steve Ford was stunned when the blaze engulfed the Haydon Fell Plantation, located high to the north of Haydon Bridge,
THE district’s businesses are used to working in an environment governed by health and safety. But the rules and regulations which dominate the modern day workplace have increased tenfold since the coronavirus outbreak began. Social distancing
THIS year;s Northern Pride will go ahead, with a full day of events taking place virtually. Organisers of the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community – which regularly attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Newcastle – had to postpone this
A HEXHAM-BASED charity which aims to promote a more inclusive society has received a welcome cash boost. Adapt North East, on Hexham's Burn Lane, will benefit from a £20,000 donation from North-East housing association Bernicia. Adapt North
POLICE were called after a seven-year-old girl went missing on Friday. Fortunately, the girl was found soon after. A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "Shortly before 9pm on Friday (May 29) we received a report that a seven-year-old girl
THE UK experienced the sunnies spring since records began in 1929, the Met Office has said. It is also set to be the driest May for 124 years, with official figures on rainfall to be published on Monday. The Met Office recorded more than 573
A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately setting a car on fire. Officers from Northumbria Police attended Broomhouse Lane, in Prudhoe, just after 8pm on Sunday after receiving reports of the vehicle being on fire. A spokeswoman
NORTHUMBRIA Police have written off more than 65,000 cases, including violent crimes, criminal damage and burglaries, as unsolved, an investigation has found. Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, who represents Oxford West and Abingdon, has uncovered
A CHARITY which provides vital community support work has adapted to deliver its services from home. Natural Ability works with people with learning disabilities to provide outdoors opportunities such as day farming and gardening, as well as running
THE idea of walking into somebody else’s house during the coronavirus pandemic seems unthinkable. But as part of the Government’s easing of lockdown restrictions, estate agents are now permitted to carry out house viewings. The move was geared
THE number of lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in Northumberland has risen above 1,000 following a sharp spike in cases. A total of 68 new cases of the virus were confirmed in the county on Sunday, in one of the highest rises the county has seen
FIRE crews have managed to bring a large forest fire in the Tyne Valley under control Seven crews from Northumberland Fire and Rescue and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue spent several hours battling the large woodland fire north of Haydon Bridge on
THE announcement that non-essential businesses can reopen from June 15 is promising for businesses who have had to suffer almost three months without trade. But the damage the pandemic has already had on the high street may be too much to revive
A TYNEDALE teenager has shaved his head in a bid to support the care sector. Prudhoe Community High School pupil, Oliver Hodgson (16), has raised over £300 for residents and staff at the town’s Redbrick House care home, managed by Akari Care.
IT was more than a marathon effort for a daughter who clocked up 40 miles each day for 40 days in memory of her father, who died of coronavirus. Tributes poured in for John Shallcross OBE, who founded Patterson Ryan wire workers in Wallsend close
The allure of azure blue waters draws people to coastlines and beauty spots throughout the world for fun and relaxation. But the blue lagoon near Fourstones is a very different matter. It’s a disused quarry full of water, which means there are
DURING these strange times of crisis we have become accustomed to shuttered shops and empty high streets. Local cafes and pubs closed, and the demand for household essential and food supplies became greater than ever. If there is one iconic dish
