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Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service tackling a blaze at Haltwhistle Working Men's Club.

Firefighters seven times more likely to develop cancer than general public

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell.

MP Alan Cambell column: NHS needs more investment

Galedin Vets has introduced the clothes bank to try and become more green.

Galedin Vets installs clothing bank

The Farne Islands.

Bird flu death toll on Farne Islands climbs over 3,000

L to R Mel Jackson, of Blyth Town Council, Rebecca Sharp, Wenyan Sharp, and Julie Summers, of Blyth Town Council.

Firm donating PPE to good causes as a thank you

More visiting restrictions are being eased by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at its hospitals.

Visiting opened up further at Northumberland and North Tyneside hospitals

Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery on a tour around the Northumbria Healthcare PPE Manufacturing and Innovation Hub at Seaton Delaval with Sarah Rose, the hub’s Divisonal Director.

Northumberland MP takes tour around award-winning NHS manufacturing hub

Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan visits the Northumbria NHS PPE site last October, which has just won the award for ‘NHS Procurement Transformation’ at this year’s NHS in the North Excellence in Supply awards.

Health trust wins national award for its PPE factory

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

Lead complementary therapist, Angela Jackson.

Cancer patient support service now helping NHS staff with increased anxieties du...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

The North East Ambulance Service has urged people to think carefully about the care they need as it faces a high demand for its help.

Extra help drafted in by ambulance service to reach critical cases demand soars

Jenna Wall, head of midwifery.

Northumberland mums-to-be allowed additional birthing partner at hospital

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

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Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

A deal has been struck for the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's PPE site in Seaton Delaval.

Deal secured for future of Northumberland PPE factory

Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular indoor visitors from mid-April, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care home residents in England allowed two indoor visitors from 12 April

Union and North East Ambulance Service clash in Covid PPE dispute

Union and North East Ambulance Service clash over Covid PPE

When can car washes reopen in England? What the roadmap out of lockdown means fo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

A dog had to be rescued by the Coastguard after falling into the harbour at Beadnell.

Coastguard rescues 17-year-old lurcher from Beadnell Harbour

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

Ian Levy, Blyth Valley MP, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Prime Minister officially opens PPE factory in Seaton Delaval

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

How to groom your dog at home during lockdown - and are dog groomers open?

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

You can book to get a ‘drive through’ flu jab - full list of locations

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Covid cases have been on the rise among Northumberland's older population

Covid cases increase in Northumberland's older population

Northumbria Healthcare’s new facility for producing PPE in Seaton Delaval.

Innovative Northumberland PPE factory to expand, creating 60 jobs

There are concerns social care staff are struggling to access covid tests in Northumberland.

Social care staff struggling to get tests

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

The death rate in Northumberland fell to below pre-pandemic levels in July

Northumberland death toll falls below pre-pandmic level

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

Haggerston Castle and Berwick holiday parks.

Jobs on offer at holiday parks

Fears are growing over flu jab numbers in Northumberland

'Vulnerable' people at risk in Northumberland as flu jab target is missed

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Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...

Volunteers from Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Teams went to the man's aid.

Injured mountain biker rescued from remote spot

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, in Cramlington, is among the hospitals treating coronavirus patients from across Northumberland.

NHS thanks for gifts of food, toiletries and PPE

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities?

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When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te...

A new kitemark will verify when face coverings are of a certain quality (photo: BSI)

This is the new Kitemark logo to check if your face mask is effective and breath...

Are you in the market for some face masks? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 8 of the most fashionable face masks you can buy - from Nanotech to Re...

Scientists say a second wave of coronavirus over winter could be 'worse than fir...