Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
THE Duchess of Northumberland has officially opened new state-of- the-art facilities at Hexham General Hospital and took a tour to meet staff and patients. Tynedale patients now have better access to healthcare with the completion of Hexham General's pounds 51m development.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
EXERCISE sessions are being run as part of Northumberland Care Trust's cardiac rehabilitation programme for people in rural areas. Groups in Belford, and Wooler meet every week and Haltwhistle once a month for a two-hour session of exercise and healthy living advice.
A Luxury Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
This weekend the winter events season begins at Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens with a festive food and gift fair. Shoppers can beat the Christmas rush and pick up a variety of regional produce and handmade gifts.
Diana Gallagher's Photo Blog (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Where: Northumberland Coast, UK. Stopping at Housteads Roman Fort (Hadrians Wall), Bamburgh and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne . When: 19th-22nd September, 2008. Kit: Canon EOS 5D, EF 24-70mm L USM lens and EF 75-300mm lens, lots of memory cards (shooting RAW I filled an 8.0GB, a 1.0GB and had moved onto a 2.0GB), a 5D shutter cable (genuine Canon model. Don't waste your time with the false economy...
Diana Gallagher's Photo Blog (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Where: Northumberland Coast, UK. Stopping at Housteads Roman Fort (Hadrians Wall), Bamburgh and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne . When: 19th-22nd September, 2008. Kit: Canon EOS 5D, EF 24-70mm L USM lens and EF 75-300mm lens, lots of memory cards (shooting RAW I filled an 8.0GB, a 1.0GB and had moved onto a 2.0GB) and a sturdy tripod. Mine's a Calumet model, bought at an impressive discount as it was...
Europe A La Carte Blog (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
I’ve read recently that the UK butterfly population is in decline due to the recent wet Summers interfering with their breeding season. However we seem to be bucking this trend in our garden in Berwick upon Tweed in north east England, where we have seem more butterflies than ever this Summer. We regularly been spotting 4 [...]
Mandy Charlton Designs - The Blog (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
Friday was the start of one of the busiest periods of my career and I was lucky enough to shoot Nina and Stephens wedding at Longhirst Hall in Morpeth, Northumberland. Here's just a teeny selection of my favourites from the day. The beautiful bride in her amazing wedding dress. The adorable couple outside the fairytale venue of Lindhirst Hall. A candid moment capturing Nina and her gorgeous daughter....
Fly Fishing (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Kielder Water in Northumberland is the largest man made reservoir in Europe and at first glance is a rather daunting choice for fly fishing in Northumberland. With over 2,700 acres of water one could assume that locating the wild brown trout and stocked rainbow trout in this awesome fishery is a challenge. This is not [...]
>>>>>Killing Time<<<<< (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
As I mentioned, I was in Morpeth last week, leaving just before the floods struck the place. Today, I wrote a Flood Guide for the people of Northumberland (a sort of 'souvenir' publication with hints and tips on what to do next time the River Wansbeck breaks its banks). I find myself penning the most peculiar things to earn a crust and fend off the bailiffs. Essentially, 20 pages can be boiled down...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The residents and business owners of a flood-hit Northumberland town continue their clean-up operation.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The ancient market town of Morpeth in Northumberland was the worst hit by the weekend's torrential downpours. A month's rain fell on the area in a single day, causing the river Wansbeck to burst its banks and engulf the town in two feet of filthy water.
Tom Jackson Online (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Things are slowly returning to normal in Morpeth following the worst flooding the town has seen in a century. Around 1,000 properties were evacuated yesterday after the River Wansbeck burst its banks, sending water through the streets of the mid-Northumberland town. At the heart of the rescue effort were helicopter crews from A Flight, 202 Squadron based at RAF Boulmer, Northumberland Fire and Rescue...
Northern Trip (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Heavy rains over the weekend have left the town of Morpeth in Northumberland under water, together with many other places in England. A girl of 17 died when the car she was in got swept away by floodwaters in Powys, Wales. Four more fatalities occurred as a result of the severe weather. An extensive report can be found here . aoljurlAdd , aoljurlAdd_1
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Hundreds are forced into temporary accommodation after their homes flooded in the Northumberland town of Morpeth.
abyss2hope: A rape survivor's zigza (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
From the BBC : A stalker who killed his ex-lover and then had sex with her corpse could not have been prevented from murdering her, an official report has found. David Summers, 23, plagued Diane Edwards, 53, for weeks, before killing her at a house in Blyth, Northumberland, in October 2006. The jilted lover ignored a string of court conditions to keep him from Ms Edwards and removed an electronic tag....
