Community-minded young people can get involved with a Northumberland fundraising group which is going from strength to strength.
The Morpeth Leos, based at The King Edward VI School, is made up of students from the school and Chantry Middle School, and is open to any young person in Morpeth aged 12 and over.
Since the club began last year, the group has raised almost £3,000 for the Morpeth Flood Disaster Fund.
Yesterday multi-million pound plans went on display at St James' Community Centre, aimed at protecting Morpeth from a repeat of last year's heavy flooding. Read related story »
A retail expert has been appointed to manage a flagship £32m shopping development which aims to put Morpeth even more firmly on the visitor map.
Deborah Anderson, 39, will be centre manager of the 26-unit, Edwardian-style shopping arcade which is currently taking shape in Morpeth and is expected to be fully operational by November.
Women's fashion chain CC recently became the first tenant to start trading as part of the Sanderson Arcade retail, office and leisure development off Bridge Street.
Flood victims whose homes were devastated almost eight months ago turned out in force yesterday to view multi-million pound plans aimed at protecting them from a repeat of the catastrophe.
People in Morpeth - where 1,000 homes and businesses were deluged when the River Wansbeck turned into a raging torrent in September - were given the chance to have their say on a £13m project to improve the town's flood defences.
Environment Agency officials were delighted yesterday after scores of local people came through the doors within an hour of the exhibition opening at 3pm in the St James' Community Centre.
The next Morpeth farmers' market will be held on Saturday from 9am to 2pm in the Market Place.
Gardeners from Northumberland are being invited to a free Rhododendron event next month.
The event will take place on Saturday May 16 and the following Sunday at Heighley Gate Nursery & Garden Centre in Morpeth.
Representatives from the National Trust's Cragside property, which is located at Rothbury, will be at the garden centre on the Sunday to give talks and advice. For more information call (01670) 513416 or visit www.heighleygate.com
A chance find by two youngsters in a park trapped the brutal killer of a Chinese betting crook and his waitress girlfriend on Tyneside, a murder jury heard.
Zhen Yang and Xi Zhou, pictured, both 25, were found dead at the flat they shared in Croydon Road, Arthur's Hill, after anxious friends climbed inside the property almost 48 hours after the ferocious attack.
Zhen - known as Kevin and involved in a near quarter million pounds internet betting scam - had been bludgeoned with a hammer before having his throat cut.
Bosses at Northumberland's new super council have been accused of failing to comply with an independent regulator's guidance by providing an 0845 number for people who need to contact the authority.
Bob Watson is unhappy that Northumberland County Council's new number is premium rate
Members of the public who telephone the all-purpose council - which came into being on April 1 following the switch to unitary local government - now have to use a single number, 0845 600 6400, to speak to call handlers.
Parts of Morpeth which were worst hit by last September's devastating flooding will be visited by Jean Venables, president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, on Thursday.
She will also be at County Hall in Morpeth to launch a report into flooding issues in the North East.
East Chevington lifted the ACS Dobfar Cup following a 2-1 win over Morpeth Waterford Lodge.
As with last week's final, a late goal decided the game, and the winners came from a goal down to win. Lenny Lansbury put the Waterford in front on the half-hour mark with a smart finish, and his side held the lead until three minutes into the second half, when
Chevington leveled with a calmly dispatched penalty from Sean Palmer.
Both sides had chances to take the lead during the second half, but both goalkeepers made important saves to keep the scores level. The game was heading for extra time when Sean Palmer netted again with another well-taken goal to settle it.
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