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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.

End of one era - start of a new

TODAY is a historic day for the Northumberland Gazette.

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Lifeboat launched for stranded ship

DIVERS and a lifeboat crew had to help when a sailing vessel fouled its propeller south of Seahouses yesterday.

Helen Smith with her ice cream van.

Cold war breaks out in village

AN ice-cream van owner says she is prepared to take legal action against a parish council, branding its objections to her application for a street-trading licence as a ‘witch-hunt’.

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Coun Gordon Castle with the Liberal Democrat newsletter.

Political row over parking claims

A POLITICAL newsletter has been branded ‘misleading nonsense’ after it claimed credit for making parking ‘free’ for Northumberland residents.

Assurances given over food jobs

HUNDREDS of jobs are set to be axed with the likely closure of two food factories – but assurances have been given that this will not impact ongoing talks over the future of an Amble site.

Fight for elderly goes on

THE community in Wooler is continuing to fight for 25 elderly residents who are set to lose their homes.

Police bridge call-out is just batty

MAJOR restructuring work on a north Northumberland bridge was put in jeopardy when police received a report of concern for a bat colony.

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Farm break-in

POLICE are appealing for information after a burglary at a farm Otterburn.

Diesel nicked

MORE than £500 worth of diesel has been stolen from a farm.

Bandit thieves target pubs

POLICE are asking people to remain vigilant after three pubs were broken in to at the weekend.

Biking buddies land school cycling prize

CHILDREN, staff and parents at a Rothbury school have won a bike maintenance kit as one of the top schools in this year’s The Big Pedal.

Gardeners expect best year ever for shrub display

GARDENERS at the National Trust’s Cragside are predicting the best rhododendron display in years thanks to the mild winter and April showers.

Left to right  Allan Hepple, director of Neighbourhood Services at HFN, Andy Rutherford from NCC (Head of Highways and Neighbourhood Services), Cilla Isles, Chair of the Residents Forum, and Superintendent Mick Paterson from Northumbria Police.

Tenants get their say on neighbourhoods

A SCHEME has been launched to empower Northumberland County Council tenants to help create neighbourhoods which are safe and enjoyable places to live.

Free sports to welcome Torch

A SERIES of free sports sessions will be available at leisure centres across Northumberland to mark the arrival of the Olympic Torch in the UK.

The Victoria Hotel team (Left to Right) Linsey Wood (Deputy Manager), Povilas Gasevicius (Chef), Chris Bowron (General Manager), Piotr Strozyk (Chef), Olivia Hope (Assistant Food & Beverage Manager), Dainoras Usevicius (Chef), John Paul Cummings (Head Chef).

More stars shine at seaside hotel

A NORTH Northumberland hotel has appointed a new general manager after being upgraded from a two to a three-star venue.

Diamond dancing

A NORTH Northumberland school is hosting a Jubilee supper and ceilidh next month.

Flodden anniversary museum launches search for cross-border historic sites

THE Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum, which will commemorate the battle’s 500th anniversary next year, is looking to expand by a further 25 sites and is seeking nominations from across the UK.

Body found off north Northumberland coast identified

POLICE have revealed that the body found off the north Northumberland coast yesterday has been identified as a man from the Newcastle area.

Body found at Bamburgh

A MAN’S body has been recovered from the sea near Bamburgh.

Shoplifter struck twice at same store

A 48-YEAR-OLD man stole booze from an Alnwick store before returning a week later for a repeat performance.

Not guilty plea

AN Amble woman has pleaded not guilty to an assault on New Year’s Day.

Crown court date for affray charges

TWO Amble men, charged with affray, will have their cases heard at the crown court.

Festival tickets are hot stuff

MORE than half of the tickets for a fiery finale to the Festival of Alnwick have already been snapped up.

Duchess's High School Olympic Ambassadors Rosie Murton, James Hume, Annabel Blythe, Chris Williams, Calum Batey, Samuel Eastham, Holly MacKenley, Josh Briggs and Adam Weightman,  Jack Convery is absent from photo.

Meet the team of Olympic ambassadors

A TEAM of young people from Alnwick’s Duchess’s Community High School have become Young Ambassadors as part of the London 2012 Olympics.

Businesses build a case for A1 dualling

A MEETING is being held next week for businesses in north Northumberland to build on the economic case for dualling the A1.

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Try your hand at learning Mandarin

A NORTH Northumberland language school is about to launch Mandarin Chinese courses.

Picking up the pieces

PLANNERS are trying to work through a number of applications in a positive way after an owner ‘literally took a sledgehammer’ to a grade II-listed building in north Northumberland.

Come on girls, have a go

BUDDING beauties are being urged to come forward later this month, as the hunt for Miss Northumberland 2012 continues.

Mayor warns of anger over parking charges

A TOWN mayor has said an increase in parking charges in north Northumberland would be an ‘injustice’ and could cause widespread anger.

Neil gets on his bike to boost theatre club funds

THE chairman of a theatre company is going the extra mile to help boost its funds.

Join the Jubilee

ANYONE who wants to take part in the pageant of boats during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Amble on June 4 must contact town council clerk Elaine Brown by 3pm on Friday, May 25.

Hen harrier sightings hotline launched

A SPECIAL hotline has opened to encourage people who live or spend time in the English uplands to report sightings of England’s rarest breeding bird of prey, the hen harrier.

Amy Barrett, Norman Luke and Kirsty Hensleigh from the Sound of Music are supporting the Jam Jar Army.

The hills are alive with the clinking of coins in jars

THE hills are alive with the sound of music – and hopefully the sounds of coins in jam jars.

Zulu Dancers Video video

African dancers entertained and amazed pupils at Rothbury First School.

New employee Mark Spoors (left) with LYNX Fishing CEO Andy Petherick.

Fishing company hooks its first employee

AN Alnwick company has now appointed its first employee as a direct result of its hugely successful recruitment fair, which took place at the end of last month.

Paul Larkin.

The changing face of how we bring you the news

IT is coincidence but no less fitting that the last broadsheet Northumberland Gazette will be published in Local Newspaper Week.

Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman amongst film crew and extras take a strole along Berwicks walls while filming an adaptation of Eric Lomax's The Railway Man

Top film stars swap Hollywood for Holy Island

HOLY Island Causeway is in the news again this week, but rather than stranded motorists, the focus was a pair of Hollywood superstars.

Pupils in court again

PUPILS at a north Northumberland school were in court for a second time at the weekend.

A policeman inspects the cars parked in Alnwick Market Place.

Police step up town patrols

POLICE are to step up patrols in Alnwick Market Place, warning motorists they face fines if parking illegally.

Final call for county talent show

THIS is the last chance for any hopefuls out there to prove they have what it takes to be Northumberland’s top talent.

Alnwick Civic Award winners with Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Hard-working volunteers get their just rewards

ALNWICK’S unsung heroes have been recognised in the first awards ceremony of its kind.

Martin Coughlan at the grave of his brother Bryan  in Amble cemetery.

Scum of the earth steal from grave

HEARTLESS thieves who stole precious mementoes from the grave of a man just a fortnight before the anniversary of his death have been slammed as the scum of the earth.

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Concerned Netherton residents at the bend at Robert's Law,

Villagers’ joy over crash barrier

VILLAGERS who signed a petition to improve a danger bend are ‘thrilled’ that a solution has been found.

Cuts threaten rural bus services

RURAL areas could lose out on bus services because of a change to county subsidies, a meeting heard.

MP bids to speed up decision over high school

ALNWICK’S ageing high school is still awaiting the outcome of its bid for funding to rebuild its premises.

Thieves steal £4,000 of fags

CIGARETTES worth £4,000 have been stolen from an Amble shop.

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