A TRIP down memory lane, we take a look back at the stories to have hit the headlines 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125-years ago. Do you remember any of the events?

10 YEARS AGO

SLIGHTLY OVERDUE: A Mr Forgetful returned a Mr Men book to Ponteland library - 33 years after it was borrowed. The book, Mr Snow, was due to be returned in 1979. There was no fine for its late arrival.

LUXURY HOTEL FOR SALE: One of Tynedale's best known hotels went on the market with an asking price of nearly £2 million. The Derwent Manor Hotel - formerly the Royal Derwent - at Allensford was offered for sale by Christie and Co.

25 YEARS AGO

PILE-UP ON NEW BYPASS: Four vehicles, including an articulated lorry, were involved in a crash on the A69 Haltwhistle bypass. One motorist suffered minor injuries.

CALL TO END MINING OPERATIONS: Disgruntled West Tynedale villagers called for an end to opencast mining in the South Tyne Valley. The North Pennines Protection Group told a sitting of the public inquiry into the new minerals local plans drawn up by Northumberland's county council and national park authority that it was completely opposed to any more opencasting being carried out in the valley.

50 YEARS AGO

KEEPING AN EYE ON CATS: Cat owners at Wylam were keeping a careful eye on their pets following the mysterious disappearance of at least ten cats from the village and the shooting of another. There had been reports of a man in the woods with a cat basket making "cat noises".

FORT IS THIRD TOP: Housesteads Roman Fort was Britain's third top tourist attraction in 1972. National Trust statistics showed that 127,602 tourists had visited the fort.

MOVE FOR RC CHILDREN: More than 150 parents at a stormy meeting accused Roman Catholic authorities of "opting out" of Catholic education by agreeing to send children to Haydon Bridge Technical School.

75 YEARS AGO

YOUNG TORY THANKED: Miss Sheila Pringle, of Wylam's Young Conservative Association, received a letter of thanks and a photograph from Lord Woolton as a mark of appreciation for efforts on behalf of the Conservatives' Fighting Fund. Mrs Pringle raised £500 towards the fund by a sale of a month's sweet rations.

HEXHAM'S DOWNPOUR: Hexham had over an inch of rain according to the Hexham urban council's official figures. It was the heaviest fall for several months and followed a downpour of .34 inches.

100 YEARS AGO

TEACHERS GIVE CONCERT: The Primary teachers of Stocksfield Baptist Church Sunday School gave a delightfully original concert in their church hall, in aid of the building fund. They produced a sketch about camp life and also showed some lantern slides.

UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL: Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish War Memorial was unveiled by Brigadier General, Sir Loftus Bates.

125 YEARS AGO

NO HURRY FOR LAMPS: The Urban District Council was proceeding in a most leisurely fashion, with regard to lamps on the Haining Croft Estate and St Wilfred's Road, Corbridge. The lamps were greatly needed, as the terrors of the darkness were greatly increased by the awful condition of the road.

PETROLEUM CURES: Parents with frail and "puny" children were advised by ab advertiser to give them Angier's Petroleum Emulsion which was said to make them eat better, sleep better, digest their food better and gain weight instantly.

METHODIST CHAPEL RE-OPENS: The Primitive Methodist Chapel at Whitley Shield was re-opened after undergoing renovation.

150 YEARS AGO

LETTER BOXES FOR THE RICH: The wealthy of Hexham were being asked to install letter boxes at their homes, to save valuable time wasted in the Hencotes area, where postmen had to wait for someone to answer the knock before delivering the mail.

£5 FOR SIX MONTHS' WORK: The roads leading into Bellingham "were clad from side to side" with equestrians and pedestrians, all bound for Martinmas hiring. Young girl servants were being paid £2 10s to £5 for the half year, compared to 100 years before, when the girls worked for 12 to 18s.

NEW MUSICAL SERVICES: The members of the United Presbyterian Church, Hexham, decided to introduce instrumental music into their services, and a committee was formed to collect the necessary funds for the purchase of an organ.