Plans to significantly improve car parking provision at a Northumberland railway station go before local councillors next month.
Network Rail wants to create a new, 92-space car park at Morpeth Station, together with associated lighting and ticket machines.
The project would increase the total number of parking spaces at the East Coast main line station to 165 - and aims to meet a growing demand as well as tackle problems of indiscriminate parking in the area.
Emotional workers at Woolworths stores in the North were drowning their sorrows at farewell parties last night.
Stores in Morpeth, Alnwick and Whitley Bay were among a further 150 across the UK to close yesterday - with the rest due to follow early next week.
Everything - including fixtures and fittings - was being sold off at hugely discounted prices in the run-up to the chain's final collapse, which will leave 27,000 workers facing redundancy.
A supermarket giant is toning down the look of a petrol station after a planning inspector ruled that its company colours were too garish for its sedate setting.
Townsfolk in Morpeth had complained the familiar yellow and white brand colours used by the Morrisons supermarket chain stuck out like a sore thumb in a largely residential area.
The new look will see the petrol station canopy and price sign changed from yellow to a more sedate silver. The canopy is due to be changed early next year.
Residents are hoping it will be third time lucky for Morpeth as it re-enters a beauty competition.
For the last two years the area has narrowly missed out on the Britain in Bloom Best Town title after wowing judges with its floral displays, planting, environmental work and community spirit.
But when the call came last month to try for the contest once more, officials feared the September flood might have left them too much to do in recovery work.
The main partners - Morpeth Town Council, the Morpeth & District Chamber of Trade, Heighley Gate Garden Centre and Castle Morpeth Council have all have decided to take up the challenge.
A multimillion pound TV and radio studio could be built in Tynedale.
The £5m development would be part of a string of media centres nationwide.
Designs are being drawn up by Napper Architects, the firm behind The Alnwick Garden and the Law Courts on Newcastle Quayside.
Funding would come from a £55m pot from the Department for Children Schools and Families to create media centres nationwide.
In Division One of the Morpeth Sunday League, the top two both won at home to keep their title hopes up.
Current leaders Traveller's Rest, Choppington saw Steven Young grab a brace in their 2-0 win over Stobhill Social Club.
Lynemouth, three points behind with a game in hand, scored six without reply as they hosted Alnmouth Argyle. Andrew Spratt scored four, along with goals from Pascal Butters and Iain Nickalls.
Dancers kept shoppers entertained with a show in aid of flood victims.
Pupils from the Sage Academy of Performing Arts in Byker, Newcastle, took centre stage at Eldon Square and MetroCentre shopping centres.
The concert raised £600 towards Morpeth Flood Victims Appeal.
Morpeth Town won a seven-goal thriller at Newcastle Benfield.
At one stage they were three goals in front courtesy of Tony Stephenson (2) and Alex Benjamin (2).
Stephen Young was a first-half marksman for Benfield who looked beaten at the halfway stage but when Michael Chilton scored twice by the 70th minute, it was all to play for. Benfield though failed to level despite having scoring opportunities.
Campaigners battling to restore passenger services on a rail line are hoping for progress following a Government-promised boost for transport spending.
Chancellor Alistair Darling announced £3bn investment in infrastructure projects in his Pre-Budget report, which will include funding for transport, housing, education and other construction schemes.
Now campaigners for the reopening of the Ashington Blyth and Tyne freight line to passenger trains are hoping the long-awaited project will benefit from a recession-busting spending spree.
Northumberland leisure company Centro Pub Company has gone into administration.
Centro, run by entrepreneur Alan Newton from a base in Morpeth, has six outlets across the North East and was in the process of developing a seventh.
Credit records show Centro has more than £100,000 in unsatisfied county court judgements against its name. Centro has assets including Shooters bar in Morpeth, Sammy Jack's in Tynemouth and Jimmy Allen's in Durham.
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