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Traders demand inquiry into Duke’s scheme
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By JUDITH CHARLTON
PRUDHOE Traders’ Association is calling for a public inquiry over the handling of the Duke of Northumberland’s plans to redevelop the town centre.
Tynedale Council has deferred m...more |
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The £28m key to future of hospital
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By REBECCA DIXON
AFTER receiving the keys to their new premises two GPs’ surgeries are now busy moving their practices into the new wing at Hexham Hospital.
The Burn Brae Medical Group and Sele Medi...more |
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Honour for hero of plane crash rescue
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By GEMMA SOMERVILLE
A FLYING instructor, whose actions helped rescue a Hexham pilot when his microlight crashed into woodland near Morpeth, has been recognised for his quick thinking.
Steve Clarehug...more |
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Latest sighting fuels the black cat debate
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By GEMMA SOMERVILLE
NUMEROUS sightings of Tynedale’s mysterious black cat in recent months suggest there is more than one on the prowl in the district.
And varying descriptions of how the creature...more |
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Dance your way to pole position
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By GEMMA SOMERVILLE
FORGET its sleazy image – pole dancing is the hot new way to keep fit.
And now Tynedale divas have the chance to strut their way to a svelte new shape.
For Hexham nightspot St...more |
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Shoot aims high for record £60,000 haul
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By DAVID COULTER
david.coulter@hexham-courant.co.uk
WHITFIELD Shoot continues to break records as it raised around £60,000 for various charities this year.
The event, held last weekend, attracted a...more |
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School pledge call for action
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| STUDENTS at Ponteland Community High School, who have joined a campaign to secure primary school education for every child in the world, have gained the support of Hexham MP Peter Atkinson.
The scho...more |
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Councillors left counting the cost on Labour’s day of disaster
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By BRIAN TILLEY
THE political career of former leader of Tynedale Council Michael Walton lay in ruins this week.
Not only was he humiliated at the polls for the new Northumberland unitary authority ...more |
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Science books put to the test
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| By GEMMA SOMERVILLE
SIX Ponteland Community High School students will help choose the winner of this year’s Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books, one of the world’s most prestigious awards fo...more |
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Home-grown food on climate change menu
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Published in The Hexham Courant - Friday, 9th May 2008
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| THE recently formed Hexham Transition Town group has got its programme of events up and running.
Last Thursday its first meeting investigated topical issues focused on growing your own food.
Sue Hic...more |
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