Education unions have called on the rest of the UK to follow Scotland's lead in scrapping moderated exam grades after the downgrading of more than 124,000 results was reversed. In a U-turn announced on Tuesday, Scotland's Education Secretary John
A HGV has overturned on the A69 at Low Row. Cumbria Police said the road is down to one lane and a road closure will be required to remove the HGV. Delays are expected and drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
Today's article (Courant, July 30) about the closure of Riversdale Surgery in Wylam was inaccurate. Lack of public transport means patients in Horsley have always had to find their own way to either Wylam (2.5 miles) or Prudhoe (3 miles). You
A MAN rewarded with an honour from the Queen last year for his fund-raising efforts is looking to reprint his autobiographical book after the initial batch sold out in super quick time. Bruce Grant (93), of Ponteland, was awarded a British Empire
PONTELAND United Reserves are the second team to benefit from somebody else’s misery this season. As the favourites to take the Northern Alliance Development Division title in their first season since moving from the now defunct Tyneside Amateur
A POLICE horse has celebrated her first anniversary since joining the force. Clydesdale Penelope joined Northumbria Police one year ago – becoming the first ever mare in the Mounted Section’s 160 year plus history. The 11-year-old trailblazer
THERE'S a road closure leading from the A69 trunk road into the heart of a community in the Tyne Valley. The A69 junction at the east end of Haydon Bridge is closed to a point immediately east of Temple Houses. It is understood the scheme
POLICE have confirmed they were contacted by an official at Northumberland County Council in regards to concerns about the actions of the authority's development arm. Advance Northumberland is the council's development company, which replaced the
A NORTH Tyne truck driver who was cleared earlier this year of causing the death of a retired teacher through dangerous driving has been given a suspended prison sentence for perverting the course of justice. In March, Andrew Reed (28), of Westmacott
COMMUNITIES engaged in coal mining disputes have been warned over potential community fund schemes. The Hartleyburn community fought for more than a decade to prevent land at Halton Lea Gate within 50 metres of residents’ houses becoming an opencast
ANOTHER day has passed with no new deaths from coronavirus recorded at Northumbria Healthcare hospitals. According to the latest figures from NHS England, the death toll from Covid-19 at the trust's hospitals remains at 202. No deaths from the virus
A NORTHUMBERLAND man who subjected ambulance crews to a vicious attack whilst they were trying to treat a patient has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence. The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) crew, comprising student paramedic
THE parents of a 31-year-old who lost his battle to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) took on an ambitious challenge over the weekend in his memory. Andrew and Sarah Greaves, whose son David died in 2016 – just 15 months after being diagnosed with the
PLANS to change the face of a Tynedale town have been branded limited and unimaginative by its town council. A proposed petrol station, two drive-through restaurants and a two-storey hotel have been put forward to rejuvenate the dilapidated land
