A GRIEVING schoolboy who posted a letter to his great-grandmother in heaven received a tear-jerking reply from the 'pearly gates response unit' at Royal Mail. Dylan Dubber, nine, penned the heartfelt letter to great-nan Monica and addressed the
A HEXHAM man accused of two counts of criminal damage will appear in court next week. Adam Featherstone (29) of Maidens Walk, is accused of damaging two glass windows of Naylors estate agents in Newcastle worth £1800, and attempted to damage two
THE past four-and-a-half months have brought the best out of the Tyne Valley’s towns and villages. Lockdown generated a plethora of challenges for people of all ages, perhaps none more so than the elderly and vulnerable. Being asked to remain
THE chief executive of Northumberland County Council gone on "extended leave", the council have confirmed. Daljit Lally OBE was appointed as CEO in November 2017. However, on Sunday the council confirmed she had gone on extended leave, but did
ALTHOUGH businesses were wilting throughout lockdown, a Tyne Valley florist did not give up. “Despite my summer income vanishing before my eyes in March,” Kate Norris, of Northumbrian Flowers, said, “it’s been pretty much non-stop,” Kate, who
Some years, at around this time of year, I write an article extolling everybody to ensure that their Shoot Health & Safety Risk Assessment is in place and properly updated prior to the season beginning. I normally reinforce the point by highlighting
THE first day of new traffic restrictions in Hexham have been described as a "mixed bag" by one of the town's county councillors. Major traffic restrictions were introduced in Hexham town centre on Saturday, including a temporary one-way traffic
MORE than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for an investigation into the abandoned Newcastle United takeover. The petition, which calls for an independent investigation into the English Premier League takeover process, has been signed
A TRIAL section of cobbles on a major street in one of the district's towns has been completed. Residents of Alston reacted in horror two years ago when road resurfacing work by Cumbria County Council saw the famous cobbled road of Front Street
A COUNTY councillor has spoken of his pride after house prices in his ward rose significantly over the last three years. Coun. Gordon Stewart, who represents Prudhoe South, was speaking after figures revealed that the average house price in the
NORTHUMBERLAND has seen a rise in confirmed coronavirus for the first time in three days. The latest figures from Public Health England showed that two new lab-confirmed cases of the virus were confirmed in the county on Saturday, bringing the total
THE CURTAIN at the Queen’s Hall theatre hasn’t risen for five months after the venue closed amid national uncertainty and growing health and safety concerns. Venues throughout the UK were intrigued by how an experiment of socially-distanced performances
A HOPEFUL romantic ended up setting fire to his house in what should have been the perfect proposal. Albert Ndreu, 26, spent two weeks meticulously planning his perfect proposal after buying a ring for girlfriend of one year Valerija Madevic.
ONE of the few benefits of the coronavirus pandemic is a renewed national love affair with the British seaside holiday. Only the foolhardy will risk going abroad at the moment, because of the necessity of sharing a metal tube 37,000 feet above the
