Route changes are being introduced on cut-price bus services in Northumberland in a bid to provide a better deal for passengers.
Operator Go North East is making the changes to its Bargain Bus services from February 9 to improve reliability and speed up some journey times.
The company introduced a number of new Bargain Bus destinations in November and, after monitoring the services and listening to passenger feedback, is ready to make some adjustments.
Mike Memphis and the Memphis Belles donated 20 tickets to their recent party night held at the Comrades Club.
This talented Elvis impersonator entertained an enthusiastic audience and allowed a raffle to be organised in aid of the Flood Victims Appeal. As a result, Morpeth Lions Club President Graham Tait was delighted to receive a cheque for £200.
Mike Memphis said: "In common with the whole of the North East I was appalled to see on television the destruction the floods caused. I hope that my contribution will assist those affected to get back to normal."
With flood victims starting to move back into their homes, the organisations involved with Morpeth Flood Victims Appeal recently met to discuss how best to cater for future needs. Discussions have also taken place with flood victims to identify the priorities.
While the appeal fund still has a substantial balance there is a great realisation that fairness must prevail.
Letters are now being sent asking that as people are given dates for returning to their houses or re-inhabiting previously flooded areas of their property they contact British Red Cross on 07623 912340 or 01670 535000.
Residents whose homes were destroyed by flash floods last September voiced their anger last night that plans were not in place to warn them of the potential dangers.
The packed meeting in Morpeth took place despite the four key agencies involved in the devastating flooding boycotting the meeting.
Residents, who met at St James' Community Centre, were able to ask questions at the public scrutiny meeting.
Longhirst Hall yesterday announced a 25% rise in membership for the 2009 season, with the number of golfers already signed up to use their two courses expected to soon pass 1,500.
This is an unexpected increase at a time when the latest English Golf Union figures reveal that the 1,959 clubs in the country have lost 22,000 members in two years - and that was before a further decline last summer.
People living in Morpeth are being asked to pay £10,850 a year to fund their new mayor.
In April Castle Morpeth Borough Council, which currently holds the mayoral regalia for each of the communities within its district, will cease to exist and the Morpeth mayoral position will return to the town.
For this, each household will be asked to pay about £2, while a further £5 will cover inflationary costs of services in Morpeth.
A young man from Morpeth has received national acclaim for his hard work campaigning for young people.
Jack Gebhard, 15, from Morpeth, won a prestigious award at the House of Commons in recognition of his work at the UK Youth Parliament over the last year. The MWH Awards are designed to recognise the outstanding achievements of Youth Parliamentarians in various fields.
Jack has won the award for his dedication to his local community.
A teenager was today fighting for life after his car careered off a road, hit a tree and was sliced in two.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the A1 crash near Morpeth which left the 19-year-old driver in a critical condition in Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.
His Volkswagen Golf smashed into a tree as he drove north just south of Morpeth about half a mile from the A197 slip-road to Clifton, just before 4pm yesterday.
Anger erupted last night after four key agencies involved in the devastating flooding which hit Morpeth announced they are boycotting a public meeting called to examine the catastrophe.
Northumbria Police, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, the county council and the Environment Agency have jointly agreed not to attend tonight's public scrutiny meeting to discuss September's flooding.
The event was organised to allow local people and organisations to question and debate a recently-published independent review of the handling of the flooding incident by the front-line 999 services and others.
A man who lost both his parents to cancer just 12 weeks apart is hosting a charity event in their honour.
Jamie Strickland, 37, of Nursery Mews, Stobhill, Morpeth, is holding the event at Percy Park Rugby Club in North Shields on Saturday, February 7, in memory of his parents who both passed away last year.
Local band, The Happy Cats, founded by ex-Lindisfarne member Marty Craggs, will be performing on the night. In July 2008, Jamie's mum, Margaret-Ann Strickland, died suddenly of cancer aged 58.
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