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Courant and Watney in the Jubilee limelight
IT will be exactly 60 years on Monday, while on holiday in Kenya, that the Queen was informed of her father’s death and her accession to the throne.
Last updated 8 February 2012
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Fending off the stone snatchers
S TRIDING from coast to coast across the neck of Britain for the best part of 2,000 years, Hadrian’s Wall is rightly regarded as one of the country’s most important ancient monuments.
Last updated 7 February 2012
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Animal magic helps Dave beat his fear
I DID it! I conquered a great fear of mine – I touched a snake! In fact, not only did I touch one, I amazed myself as I held three of the creatures for a number of seconds.
Last updated 7 February 2012
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Sat nav hell as lorry wrecks garden wall again
A PRUDHOE man whose garden wall has been toppled six times by wayward lorries is refusing to repair the damage until new warning signs are erected.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Wall challenge for Carol
AFTER beating breast cancer six years ago, life for Riding Mill woman Carol Davies had a renewed significance.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Expansion at Hexham base
NORTH-East based Youngs Chartered Surveyors are continuing expansion plans with the appointment of a new trainee for their Hexham office.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Bellingham news
WORLD record holders and Olympic silver medal winners are usually in short supply in Bellingham.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Greenhead news
WE’RE promised a cold month ahead – but surely not one to rival February, 1947, when the quarrymen had to clear the road to Walltown of 9ft drifts – day after day!
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Slaley news
A BUSY weekend is coming up for those who join in with the leek club social events.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Huge healthcare trust to cover two counties
THE operator of hospitals in Hexham and Haltwhistle is poised to become one of the largest NHS foundation trusts in the country.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Fears grow for village as bus routes axed
DIVIDED village Gilsland is in danger of becoming even more cut off, villagers fear.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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2,000 sign save bus station plea
HEXHAM bus station should remain where it is.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Tourist centre could book a place in library
PLANS are afoot in Haltwhistle to house a tourist information service in the town’s library during the winter months.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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First anniversary
ELDERLY folk in Haltwhistle congregated to celebrate the first birthday of their popular weekly drop-in centre.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Film company’s flash of inspiration
MUSIC videos made by a Haltwhistle film company have notched up more than 525,000 views on You Tube.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Walking festival marches to its own beat
YOU can sing or drum or bird-watch as you go. Or you can just let rip and have a damn good yomp across the moors.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Panel to protect county’s tourism
PLANS have been put in place to safeguard the future of Northumberland’s tourism industry following the closure of One North East.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Friends meet for bird talk
THE next meeting of Friends of Prudhoe Woods takes place on Thursday, February 9, at 7.30pm.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Car damaged
THE window seals and door lock of a Vauxhall Astra parked on Woodhead Court, Haltwhistle, were damaged overnight on Sunday.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Star visitor for hospital shop
THE new volunteer-run shop and café at Hexham General Hospital was officially opened last Friday.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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