WE'VE rounded up the five most popular stories on the Hexham Courant website this week.
1) PICTURES: Meet the Northumberland labourer headed for the Love Island villa
A Northumberland labourer is to join the cast of Love Island, which is due to start on Monday (June 28).
2) 12 new houses proposed for Tynedale village
A planning application has been submitted to Northumberland County Council seeking for permission to build 12 new houses.
https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/19388448.plans-12-new-houses-riding-mill/
3) Fire crews tackling blaze at Fourstones Paper Mill
Fire crews tackled a blaze at Fourstones Paper Mill this week.
A nearby road was also closed.
4) Motorbike rider and side car passenger seriously injured after crash
Northumbria Police received a report of a collision between a motorcycle and a car yesterday.
5) Discount store to make its comeback in town centre - here's what we know so far
A discount department store is making its return to the high street after its branch in a Tyne Valley town closed three years ago.
https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/19393843.original-factory-shop-reopen-prudhoe/
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