- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Community
Fundraiser for hospital
A CHARITY night will be held next month to raise money for the oncology unit at Ashington’s Wansbeck General Hospital.
Smelter mustn’t be allowed to leave toxic legacy, say villagers
HORRIFIED villagers are calling for action to be taken to prevent a toxic legacy being left after Lynemouth’s Rio Tinto Alcan smelter complex closes later this year.
Ashington set for brand new skate park
ASHINGTON is set to get it’s very own skate park thanks to a £170,000 grant from the Wansbeck Fairshare at the Community Foundation.
Schools are invited to go extra mile for Sport Relief
SCHOOLS and early years groups are being invited to put on their running shoes for charity.
Fun-filled weekend at maritime centre
NEWBIGGIN Maritime Centre is holding a weekend of film, song, comedy and crafts for the family.
Letters
We are now living in a ‘ghost town’
SO another shop in Blyth is set to close, Bonmarché. How many more?
‘Wrong edition’ of Highway Code?
MY daughter who is learning to drive asked me to get her a copy of the Highway Code the next time I was in Newcastle.
Project requires accommodation
LEADING Link is a social enterprise based in south east Northumberland.
Thank you Julie for assistance
I would like to thank a young lady called Julie who came to my aid in the Matalan car park at Kingston Park on Monday, February 6.
Support for axing of bus service
WITH regards to the stopping of the X18 bus service, I support Arriva’s decision axing this service as it is not warranted.
Nostalgia
All our Yesteryears – Thursday, February 19, 1987 and Thursday, February 15, 1962
Thursday, February 19, 1987
All our Yesteryears – Thursday, February 5, 1987 and Thursday, February 1, 1962
Thursday, February 5, 1987
All our Yesteryears – Thursday, January 29, 1987 and Thursday, January 25, 1962
Thursday, January 29, 1987
Local Information
Restrictions to eradicate traffic issue near school
NEW traffic restrictions will be imposed to stop problem parking around a Blyth school.
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Weather for Blyth
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 6 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 25 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 4 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: West
