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Six Northumberland firms to showcase themselves on international stage

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Check out the latest Highways England planned roadworks.

Planned roadworks on major North East routes

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House building is a key part of the Local Plan.

Growth will be key to housing numbers in Northumberland

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Youngsters at Bates Cottages Cricket Club receive a cheque for �300 from Seaton Delaval Masons.

Cricket club scores cash boost for kit

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Three people taken to hospital after crash

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Royal Regiment of Fusiliers staged Freedom parade

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Protest being organised over the Ashington Hole

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Royal wedding invitation for youth worker

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A training course in session at the new Dulux Academy within AkzoNobel Ashington.

Dulux Academy opens in Ashington

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Nicola Tunstill from 'Prom in the Community' (right) at the Prom Box with TV presenter Rachel Sweeney. Picture by Tony Hall Photography.

Cramlington ‘fairy godmother’ helping girls to to the prom

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Transport More Transport >>

Planned roadworks on major North East routes

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easyJet planes

easyJet puts its winter 2018 flights from Newcastle on sale

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Roadworks planned for this week by Highways England.

Roadworks on trunk roads in the North East this week

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Motorists are being warned not to drive through floodwater.

Four out of five young motorists 'would risk lives in a flood'

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Highways England is planning roadworks next week.

Planned roadworks on major North East routes

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Crime More Crime >>

Knife crimes increase in Northumbria Police area over last five years

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News from Northumbria Police

Northumberland residents threatened with suspected firearm

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The restored beach huts.

Vandalised Blyth beach huts repaired and culprits caught

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The CCTV images released by police.

Police appeal to man in CCTV images after Northumberland assault

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Education More Education >>

College’s farm to fork food experience

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The Dales Specialist School at Cowpen Road, Blyth.

Increasing capacity at Northumberland’s special needs schools

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Coun Wayne Daley

Fewer parents are fined over absence

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Truancy is one of the reasons for unauthorised absences from schools; unauthorised family holidays is another.

Northumberland schools fined fewer parents despite rise in pupil absence

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Ashington Town Council civic head Victor Bridges officially opens the polytunnel, watched by pupils and staff at the school and Coun Lynne Grimshaw.

Outdoor addition at primary school

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Business More Business >>

Six Northumberland firms to showcase themselves on international stage

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Check out the latest Highways England planned roadworks.

Planned roadworks on major North East routes

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Mark and Cathy Stephenson, of Sweetdreams Ltd.

Cramlington firm enjoying sweet success thanks to £600,000 investment

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Loving Northumberland at The Alnwick Garden.

If you LOVE Northumberland, these are the awards for you

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Politics More Politics >>

Hundreds back petition over ‘hole’ in town

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Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck.

Seeking answers on abandoned site

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A section of the Portland Park site in Ashington.

Residents want answers over ‘hole’ in town

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Ronnie Campbell MP'Picture by Jane Coltman

Spy attack action was right step

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Ian Lavery wins the Wansbeck seat at the Northumberland General Election count 2017

Political row over free school meals

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Environment More Environment >>

Thousands of tree problems reported each year to council

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Some warmer days are on the way!

North East set for sunshine as week-ahead forecast reveals warm temperatures

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The Met Office has issued a warning for snow.

North East warned to prepare for snowfall over Easter bank holiday as temperatures set to drop

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Druridge Bay beach

Suspected palm oil found on Northumberland beaches

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Health More Health >>

Full scale of the winter crisis in NHS revealed

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Druridge Bay beach

Suspected palm oil found on Northumberland beaches

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Hospital CCTV issue is raised

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Dr Chilonga Kondo, second left, and Dr Gileard Masenga, second right, from KCMC with Brenda Longstaff, centre, Prof Richard Walker, far left, and Liam Horgan from Northumbria Healthcare.

Support for hospital in Africa

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Wansbeck urgent care centre is closing temporarily overnight.

Winter pressures mean temporary overnight closure of urgent care centre

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