Some photos which appeared in the News Post Leader in 2007.

Some photos which appeared in the News Post Leader in 2007.

A flashback to what was making headlines in Bedlington in 2007

It was the year Grandstand aired its final episode after nearly 50 years on TV screens, Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal and Tony Blair quit as PM.

By Amanda Bourn

Published 28th Apr 2022, 17:25 BST

Updated 28th Apr 2022, 17:47 BST

At the cinema we were watching Casino Royale, 28 Weeks Later and The Holiday, and songs from Leona Lewis, Kate Nash, The Sugababes and Take That dominated the charts. Here’s what was happening in Bedlington...

Bedlington High School pupils Kathryn Gray, Josh Peake, Adam Brown, Aran Jefferson and Amy Assadi celebrate their GCSE results.

1. GCSE success

Bedlington High School pupils Kathryn Gray, Josh Peake, Adam Brown, Aran Jefferson and Amy Assadi celebrate their GCSE results. Photo: GM

Tracy and Brian Groom, of the Bank Top pub, present a cheque for £2,705 to Macmillan fundraisers Michelle Muir and Jane Curry.

2. Charity donation

Tracy and Brian Groom, of the Bank Top pub, present a cheque for £2,705 to Macmillan fundraisers Michelle Muir and Jane Curry. Photo: JPI Media

Pupils from St Benet Biscop’s School raise cash for the Children’s Society via a range of activities, including car washing.

3. Kids do their bit

Pupils from St Benet Biscop’s School raise cash for the Children’s Society via a range of activities, including car washing. Photo: JPI Media

Some of the 510 pupils and staff from Meadowdale Middle School taking part in a day trip to York.

4. Day trip to York

Some of the 510 pupils and staff from Meadowdale Middle School taking part in a day trip to York. Photo: PM

Madeleine McCann Portugal Tony Blair