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New TV show to focus on female lorry drivers

TRUCKER women are the focus of a new documentary, made by a small North TV company.Read

Ashington cancer mum threatened by thug in own home

A MUM with cancer was threatened by a thug in her own home as she recovered from a chemotherapy session.Read

Morpeth model becomes the face of fashion chain

MODEL Abi Hill is simply ecstatic . . . she’s been named as the face of a high street clothing giant.Read

Blyth MP Ronnie Campbell calls for lottery funding probe

A TOP politician is calling for an investigation after learning how Lotto bosses refused a whopping £4m of cash grants to improve his constituency.Read

Former Castington prison guards win unfair dismissal case

TWO former prison guards who insist they were sacked for alleging corruption and cover-ups at a North jail have won their claim of unfair dismissal.Read

"Keep Calm and Carry On" bid for Alnwick's Barter Books

A LEGAL “carry on” has been launched by a bookshop owner over who has the rights to sell souvenirs of an iconic Government slogan.Read

Terminally ill Sarah Hawkins has dream wedding

FOUR weeks ago, cystic fibrosis sufferer Sarah Hawkins was coming to terms with the news she has just two years to live, certain she’d never marry her soulmate.Read

Alnwick Castle expects visitor increase after final Harry Potter film released

THIS summer may spell the end for the blockbusting Harry Potter movies hitting our screens.Read

Verdict imminent on sacked Castington guards

TWO North prison guards who claim they were fired for whistle-blowing are set to learn if their fight to clear their names has been successful.Read

Sacked Castington prison guards in court fight for damages

JAIL chiefs have denied a series of allegations of corruption and cover-ups at a North prison.Read

Builder Derek Lyall gives staff day off for St George’s Day

MASTER builder Derek Lyall is letting his workers Have It Off.Read

Byker fashion designer Julie Tocker meets Scott Henshall

FROM single-mum to fashion designer, Julie Tocker has come a long way.Read

PM’s pledge after Stannington mum’s open letter

PRIME Minister David Cameron is committed to helping families with disabled children, Downing Street has told the Sunday Sun.Read

Autism campaigner Lesley Henderson asks David Cameron for help

DETERMINED mum Lesley Henderson today calls on the Government to help those living with autism – after she was attacked by her own SON who has the condition.Read

Widdrington remembers foot and mouth horror

OFF the A1068, a picturesque, coastal route in Northumberland running parallel to the North Sea, lies the village of Widdrington and its near- neighbour Widdrington Station.Read

Raymond Scott lifts lid on his time in jail

CHAMPAGNE-LOVING Raymond Scott, jailed for handling the stolen Shakespeare First Folio, today lifts the lid on his time behind bars.Read

Blyth parents' legacy to tragic little girl

A COUPLE whose daughter’s life was tragically claimed by meningitis have raised £16,500 in the hope of saving other families from the same heartache.Read

Bedlington landslip causes a cash row with council

ANGRY Brendan Young is embroiled in a dispute with a council after land outside his home disappeared down an embankment.Read

Shock at drugs find in Alnwick pubs

SECRET tests on pubs in an upmarket area of Northumberland have revealed three quarters are being used by customers taking cocaine.Read

New evidence in body on the beach murder

A NEW twist in the sensational body on the beach murder mystery could see the convicted killer freed.Read

Police probe house death in Ashington

AN INVESTIGATION was under way in Northumberland last night after an elderly man was found dead in a house.Read

The Coach Inn, Lesbury, Northumberland

THE clocks may have gone forward this morning, but Mrs Eats and I remembered a recent Scran when snow lay on the ground and we fancied some comfort food.Read

Fugitive back in prison after 14 years on the run

A FUGITIVE on the run for more than 14 years was finally back behind bars last night after a bizarre series of events.Read

The Plough Inn, Mitford, Northumberland

PERHAPS it was a good job that there was no menu to cast our eyes over when we took the Eatsmobile through the Northumberland countryside to The Plough Inn at Mitford, a few miles west of Morpeth.Read