- Brave schoolboy wins police award
- Councils issue more parking tickets
- UK basks in hottest day of the year
- Recession is deeper than feared
- Hospital inquiry into rabies case
- Patients to rate hospital treatment
- MPs warn over defence cost-cutting
- Libya visit in Wpc murder inquiry
- Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
- Hunt defended over BSkyB letter
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BREAKING NEWS: More reaction to Alnwick high school funding success
ALNWICK’S county councillor has said that the news reflected ‘years of sustained pressure’ by the whole community.
BREAKING NEWS: Reaction to Alnwick high school funding success
FOLLOWING years of campaigning, politicians and the school’s headteacher are reacting with delight to the news that funding to rebuild Alnwick’s high school has been found.
BREAKING NEWS: Rebuild cash success for Alnwick high school
FUNDING to rebuild Alnwick’s dilapidated high school has been granted, it was announced this afternoon.
Lifeboat launched for stranded ship
DIVERS and a lifeboat crew had to help when a sailing vessel fouled its propeller south of Seahouses yesterday.
District News
Longframlington Local Histroy Society
SHARING PAST: We held our first Open Day to share with our neighbours the results of the research that we have carried out into the past of our village.
Warkworth WI
WILD NIGHT: It was a wild and stormy night – attendance was well down, but those who did brave the elements had an interesting WI meeting.
Craster WI
MEMORIES GALORE: Our April meeting sparked many reminiscences. Members of “Wansbeck Matters” entranced us with samples of their proggy mats and clippy mats.
Seahouses and District Rotary Club
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Dr Jack Dineley, Seahouses Rotary Club’s senior member, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday was the speaker at their meeting in the Olde Ship Hotel.
Rothbury and Coquetdale History Society
OLD BELIEFS: Dr Maeri West gave us a very intersting link between Celtic and Roman Gods, gleened from Roman and Greek writers, modern place names festivals and archaeology. The common Celtic language root was Indo-European.
Regional News
Fundraisers pay tribute to Lillie
A fundraising group set up in memory of a six-year-old girl is helping children with disabilities to enjoy an extra-special holiday in Northumberland.
Landlord tackles tenant debt issues
Tenants in rent arrears in Newcastle will receive financial advice from their social landlord in a bid to stop them descending into further debt.
Groups urged to apply for funding
Community groups in North Tyneside are being urged to apply for thousands of pounds in funding which could benefit residents and good causes.
YCR has places in Great North Run
Runners keen to get a place in the Great North Run can get their hands on a spot through Yorkshire Cancer Research (YCR).
Metro workers vote to strike
Cleaners and other workers on the Tyne and Wear Metro have voted to go on strike in two separate disputes over pay and the alleged victimisation of a union member.
National News
Brave schoolboy wins police award
A schoolboy who was stabbed while trying to prevent a fellow pupil being attacked and a man shot in the stomach while seeking to foil a robbery at a jeweller's have been honoured at a police bravery awards ceremony.
Councils issue more parking tickets
Local councils handed out an increased number of parking tickets last year despite cutting back on traffic wardens, according to latest figures.
UK basks in hottest day of the year
Sun worshippers have flocked to beaches and parks as they enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching almost 28C (82.4F).
Recession is deeper than feared
Britain's double-dip recession is deeper than previously thought after revised estimates showed a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012.
Hospital inquiry into rabies case
An investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.
Business
Reflexology therapist stretches her business
A NEW business which opened its doors in north Northumberland recently is expanding to cope with demand.
Apprenticeship numbers rocket
NEW figures show that in Northumberland, 2,200 people have started an apprenticeship between August 2011 and January 2012.
Vet’s Diary: Chips with everything but only if details are updated
THERE have been a couple of significant national news items this week that no doubt most people will have seen.
Bank increases lending to farmers
LLOYDS TSB Agriculture continues to demonstrate its strong support for growth and investment in the farming industry, with its lending to farmers growing by 14 per cent through 2011, compared to the agricultural industry lending growth of 4.2 per cent.
Meeting reviews success of children’s countryside days
THE Glendale Agricultural Society annual general meeting is being held next month.
Columnists
Alan Castle: Rural life will only continue to get harder
THE Castle family has always had an old saying at the forefront of their financial well being.
Editor’s comment: Rural isolation
ONCE again, the rural areas are facing the threat of bus services being withdrawn, despite attempts to soften the blow. At the north area committee we heard that recommendations were made, and agreed, for the county council to pay more subsidy per passenger for longer journeys than those on short ones.
Alan Castle: The killers we somehow combat
I HAVE a confession to make and I am certain the majority of readers would admit to the same heinous crime.
Editor’s comment: Why does the NTC always miss out?
THE announcement that Northumberland Theatre Company has once again lost out on funding for its rural touring scheme is a bitter pill to swallow, not least for those who try so hard to make it work.
1 commentAlan Castle: Moan all you like, I’m gonna Do It Like A Dude
CHOKING on your muesli can be a dangerous thing!
Farming
Vet’s Diary: Chips with everything but only if details are updated
THERE have been a couple of significant national news items this week that no doubt most people will have seen.
Bank increases lending to farmers
LLOYDS TSB Agriculture continues to demonstrate its strong support for growth and investment in the farming industry, with its lending to farmers growing by 14 per cent through 2011, compared to the agricultural industry lending growth of 4.2 per cent.
Meeting reviews success of children’s countryside days
THE Glendale Agricultural Society annual general meeting is being held next month.
Farmers urged to sign up for open farm day workshop
FARMERS are being urged to sign up and take advantage of free workshops.
Vet’s Diary: Dominic calls it a day
THEY say all good things come to an end and for me that means a bit of a career change; I feel that it is time to move on to challenges new.
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