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UK is facing a record high deficit in skilled tradespeople

Calling all Del Boy wannabes, a car believed to have featured in Only Fools and Horses is up for auction.

Only Fools and Horses: Del Boy’s iconic three-wheeler up for auction

Langoustines at the Coquet Island Shellfish Company.

Amble seafood firm left to count the cost of Brexit

Plans for the permanent pedestrianisation of Narrowgate have moved a step closer.

Alnwick councillors give pedestrianisation plans the green light

Narrowgate in Alnwick.

Pedestrianisation of Alnwick street poised to move a step closer

Blyth business owner Nitin Gutali, Cllr Glen Sanderson, and Sarah Beattie, who manages Cafe Ginerva in the Keel Row Shopping Centre.

Good news for residents as Blyth shopping centre set to reopen after storm damag...

Geordie Bangers will be at the two-day festive market this weekend.

Plenty of treats at festive markets in town

Film extras head into Alnwick Castle.

Alnwick Castle filming: Traders hope Dungeons and Dragons will replicate Harry P...

Picture of The Honey Store at the 2018 festival by Jane Coltman. The Honey Store will be attending the upcoming mini Food and Drink Festival in Morpeth.

Boost for traders as Morpeth mini Food and Drink Festival announced

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a fifth SEISS grant - here’s everything we k...

Rishi Sunak will outline the terms of the fourth SEISS grant when he delivers the budget (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

This is when the fourth self-employment grant will be paid and who can claim

Northumberland traders still operating during lockdown.

'Essential' retailers still providing service despite quiet streets

Applications for the third instalment of the self employed grant are open - here...

Lisa Aynsley, chairman of Alnwick Chamber of Trade.

Festive shoppers urged to keep it local this Christmas

Wooler Farmers' Market.

Farmers market sees surge in popularity

Sharon Wright takes charge of the Northumberland Estates sponsored stall in Alnwick market.

Free stall at Alnwick Market proves a hit

Staff at the Black Bull pub in Morpeth have been getting the venue ready for re-opening on Saturday.

Getting ready for re-opening

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Bondgate Within, Alnwick. Picture: Google

Concerns raised about impact of Alnwick pedestrianisation

Lisa Aynsley, chairman of Alnwick Chamber of Trade. Picture by Jane Coltman

Alnwick to repeat Fiver Fest to encourage more shoppers to support independent t...

Alnwick town centre.

Shopfront design guide to be issued to Alnwick businesses to help keep town look...