AArts and design Read More Northumberland sculptor who created Shearer and Sir Bobby statues plans to immortalise Morpeth legendJanuary 11, 2026 Tom Maley’s has created a statue of Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Jim Alder, which is set to…
HHealthcare Read More Investigation into death of North East prisoner uncovers repeated healthcare mistakes at HMP NorthumberlandDecember 22, 2025 A report into the death of James Trewick found his clinical care at HMP Northumberland was “only partly…
AArts and design Read More Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley backs out of gallery plan for former fire station in NorthumberlandDecember 20, 2025 The Angel of the North artist said he was “disappointed” but accepted the council’s decision to demolish the…
CCycling Read More Cyclist rescued after suffering ‘potentially serious injuries’ in NorthumberlandDecember 15, 2025 The patient was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria InfirmaryMountain rescue teams called…
SScience Read More ‘Three norths’ to leave England via Northumberland town and alignment won’t return for centuriesDecember 14, 2025 The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England at Berwick-upon-Tweed todayThe three…
BBusiness Read More Full list of North East businesses fined over £1million after employing illegal workersDecember 6, 2025 The 15 businesses listed below have been caught unlawfully employing staff, and have been dealt with as a…
HHealth Read More Anger after two-month wait for funeral for ‘lovely’ Northumberland man who died without familyDecember 2, 2025 Old friends and colleagues of Des Lowther questioned why his body had been allowed to wait two months…
WWildlife Read More One-eyed seal released in Northumberland after four months of treatment and rehabNovember 22, 2025 There was hardly a dry eye on Newbiggin beach as vets, medics and volunteers waved six-month-old Popeye off…
BBusiness Read More DPD delivery driver who caused death of much-loved Northumberland grandmother jailedNovember 10, 2025 James Murdoch, 43, was reversing in a car park when he failed to see Victoria Blair, 77, walking…
WWildlife Read More Lynx reintroduction in Northumberland a ‘definite no’ amid concern for farmersNovember 5, 2025 The big cat could be brought back to the Northumbrian countryside under new conservation plansEurasian Lynx(Image: Berndt Fischer)…
WWildlife Read More Lynx reintroduction in Northumberland a step closer after new enclosure unveiledOctober 30, 2025 Wildwood Trust has designed the new facility at its wildlife park near Canterbury in Kent, with the rural…
HHealth Read More Covid-19 cases across North East area-by-area amid fear of ‘early flu’ seasonOctober 18, 2025 Covid-19 cases are rising again as the autumn draws in – driven by the Stratus variantWinter illnesses, including…