News
Alnwick gears up for Missy’s big day
Alnwick is gearing up to celebrate its own high-society wedding this weekend amid continued speculation that Royals will be in town for the event.
Hundreds of guests to enjoy the celebrations
More than 500 guests will celebrate the wedding of the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland on Saturday.
Focus on the happy couple
A tennis coach at the prestigious Queen’s Club in London, Lady Melissa Percy and her husband-to-be are part of an elite social group.
Bridesmaid Niamh excited about her role on the big day
Every young girl dreams of dressing up like a princess, and this weekend six-year-old Niamh Cullen will be doing just that.
Alnwick will be in media spotlight
The media spotlight will once again fall on Alnwick this weekend.
Memorial fund nets success
A campaign launched in honour of a 21-year-old footballer who died playing the game he loved has scored a major achievement – by raising enough money to buy two life-saving machines.
Sport
Youngsters dent the record of visitors Percy Main
Alnmouth & Lesbury U11 (255) v Percy Main U11 (232)
Cup-final line-up decided after two away wins
The final of the Vice President’s Cup in the Alnwick and District Cricket League will see a battle of the Ws as Wooler take on Warenford.
Video
VIDEO - Emily Davison Service video
A centennial memorial service for Northumbrian heroine Emily Wilding Davison was held at St Mary’s Church in Morpeth. It was part of the Emily Inspires! programme of events that paid tribute to the internationally famous suffragette who died after falling under the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby.
Lifestyle
Traditional duo play summer series
A traditional Northumbrian music duo will be playing a series of concerts across north Northumberland this summer.
Expanding arts interest
A north Northumberland village is all set for another action-packed weekend with more than 2,000 visitors expected to come for the annual arts festival.
Lucky winner of a beautiful image of Alnmouth
An Alnwick woman has won a limited-edition print of the colourful image which is being used on the posters and other material for this year’s Alnmouth Arts Festival, which takes place at the end of the month.
Island to host world premiere of Gospels piece
A work by a Northumbrian musician and composer will have its world premiere on the island where the Lindisfarne Gospels were painstakingly created 1,300 years ago as part of the celebrations for their return to the region.
The woman behind that fateful race day
A new play about Emily Wilding Davison comes to north Northumberland later this month as the spotlight turns to the women’s rights campaigner on the centenary of her death.
Community
Sad day as pub closes its doors
It is with a huge amount of regret and indeed heartbreak that we have found it necessary to close The Masons Arms, Rennington.
Loyal support
On behalf of the Christian Aid committee may I say a very big thank-you to all the churches in the Amble area for their loyal support during Christian Aid week.
Festival success
The success of the recent Puffin Festival in Amble was due to the unstinting work carried out by the Amble Action Group Committee, Julia, Helen, Anna, Elaine and Kate, who gave up their time and effort to make this work for the community, I cannot thank them enough.
Poppy funds
At the annual fund-raising dinner/dance of the Warkworth and Amble District Royal British Legion held on June 1, at the Sun Hotel, Warkworth, the evening raised the fantastic total of £655 for the Poppy Appeal.
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Weather for Northumberland
Thursday 20 June 2013
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Light rain
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