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The home in Sandringham Avenue in Walsall which was built without planning permission - and must now be torn down Picture: SWNS

'Monster mansion' with no planning permission has to be demolished

Craig Gillett, 61, as Santa, runs Santa's Grotto Frome alongside his sister Clare Perry, 59, Mrs Claus but is facing eviction over planning permission Picture: Santa's Grotto Frome / SWNS

Santa faces eviction from grotto over planning permission row

Story Homes.

Detailed plans for Alnwick housing development get the green light

A solar farm is planned at the Piramal factory.

Plans lodged for solar farm on outskirts of Morpeth

Whitton View in Rothbury and the proposed development site to the right. Picture: Google

New plans lodged for housing development in Rothbury

Willowburn Retail Park in Alnwick.

Work set to start on new B&M store in Alnwick

The vacant building, built between 1900 and 1910, will now be controversially demolished. (Photo by Google)

Calls for station building to be saved

A £1million mansion could be yours for £550,000 – - but buyers should be aware it comes with a huge catch.

£1m mansion up for grabs for bargain £550k – but there’s a huge catch

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm

Greensfield Farm, Alnwick. Picture: Google

Green light for Alnwick housing plans

Holiday homes in England will need planning permission under new plans proposed by the government

Holiday homes could require planning permission under new rules

New government plans will urge homeowners to get planning permission before converting properties into short-term holiday lets.

The Railway Hotel in Rothbury closed in March 2020.

Plans submitted to convert Rothbury hotel into apartments

The Iceland store in Berwick town centre.

Iceland is closing its store in Berwick town centre

A petition to keep Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm restaurant open has gathered over 150,000 signatures.

Jeremy Clarkson applies for a temporary car park on Diddly Squat Farm

An artist's impression of how the outside of the shop will look. Image by Gerard McElvenny of Pulp Studios Gateshead.

A fresh new look for fish and chips shop

Glastonbury Festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture.

Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture

The clock on the north-west corner of Bamburgh Castle is set to be repaired.

Historic clock on Bamburgh Castle to be restored

An aerial view of the former Woodhouse Colliery site where West Cumbria Mining (WCM) have been given approval to once again extract coal. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Coal mine to be subject to legal challenge from environmental group

The former St Mary's C of E Middle School in Belford.

New route to provide safer route to school for Belford pupils

Castlegate overflow car park in Berwick.

Fears for town centre if parking spaces lost

The Landing at Beadnell.

Beach cafe given green light following parking assurances

The Landing at Beadnell Bay.

New cafe bar opens by Beadnell beach

Work in progress on the Story Homes site in Alnwick.

Aerial image shows progress at new housing development

The Landing at Beadnell.

New beachside café takes shape at Beadnell Bay

Shipping containers are lowered into place at Beadnell. Picture: Vanessa Rhodes

New Beadnell beach cafe begins to take shape

Charlton Hall, Chathill.

Redevelopment plans at wedding venue get the green light

A view of the former Duke's Middle School site.

Timescale revealed for start of work on former Alnwick school site

The site of a proposed temporary cafe in Beadnell.

Plans lodged for new café next to popular Northumberland beach
Plans for a new beach side bar and café on the Northumberland coast have been lodged.

Some of the rubbish and pollution on Lynemouth beach and cliffs.

High hopes of summer start for main works on Lynemouth pollution scheme

Coun David Bawn, left, and Coun Richard Dodd.

Plans for apartments in Morpeth street get green light in narrow vote

Alnwick Castle Golf Club.

Revised plans submitted for holiday lodges on Northumberland golf course

Alan and Eileen Ferguson at the Ad Gefrin site in Wooler.

Alcohol licence application submitted for Wooler distillery and visitor centre

Northumberland County Council's planning committee has approved an application to lengthen the delivery time at a housing development in New Delaval.

Planning changes approved to help speed up construction of new homes

Ascent Homes has started work on phase one at the Whinney Hill site.

Work begins on major housing scheme in Northumberland

Planning permission has been granted to convert the former care home into eight apartments.

Former Alnwick care home put up for sale with guide price of nearly £1 million

The area of Berwick quayside that is being turned into extra parking.

Work to start on creation of extra parking spaces at Berwick quayside

Beadnell bay.

New plans submitted for café with rooftop terrace next to beach

A computer generated image showing how the homes could look.

Northumberland Estates submits detailed plans for 118-home scheme in Alnwick

A shot down Queen Street before the work was carried out on the shopfront.

Store told its new shopfront must go

Amble Town Council.

Clash over changes to shop design in Amble

A visual of how the main entrance to the new Berwick hospital will look.

Northumberland contractor appointed to build new £30m hospital

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP marks the start of works on Northumbria Healthcare’s new hospital in Berwick with chief executive Sir James Mackey and Annaluisa Wood, Damon Kent, David Smailes and Marion Dickson from the trust.

MP marks start of works on £25m new hospital in Berwick

David Smailes has been named project manager for Northumbria Healthcare’s new Berwick hospital.

New Berwick hospital: Planning permission granted and manager appointed

Murals could be painted on an Alnwick alleyway to brighten it up.

Mural plan to brighten up 'dark and dirty' alleyway

The former Engine Shed in Spittal has been demolished.

Derelict eyesore is demolished
A long-standing eyesore in a Northumberland town has been demolished.

A section of the proposed Highthorn opencast mine site between Widdrington and Druridge Bay.

Opencast mine bid is refused again

The proposed site of the opencast mine.

Government rejects controversial opencast mine plan

The former Harrow Inn in Tweedmouth. Picture from Google

Flats plan approved for former pub

The new Sterilisation Unit facility takes shape on the grounds of Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington, discussing the project were Matt McGrady, Finance Director of lead contractor Merit (right) and Northumbria Healthcare Trust Project Director, Owen Cusack.

Work started on £8m healthcare sterilisation facility

An LNER Azuma train in Northumberland. Picture: LNER

LNER to boost mobile signal for passengers travelling through Northumberland

The White Swan Hotel in Alnwick.

Repair work finally completed on historic Alnwick hotel

Workmen carrying out repairs to the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick.

Progress being made on Alnwick hotel repairs

The former courthouse and council buildings at Wallace Green in Berwick.

Victorian jail cells to form part of new housing development at former court hou...

Demolition work at the site of the proposed Ad Gefrin Distillery in Wooler.

Demolition work paves the way for distillery