Families in a tiny rural hamlet left without safe drinking water for weeks have had their hopes of an early solution dashed.
A handful of households at North Whitehouse near Stannington, have had to boil their water for the last three weeks because of a contamination problem in the antiquated supply system.
Ron and Margaret Smithard from North Whitehouse, near Stannington
Pipework connecting the homes is believed to be 100 years old, and its condition caused residents to lose their water supply for two days at Christmas 2007.
Chris Reagan was the bowler of the day in the Wellstream NTSL at the weekend- the Morpeth man ended with figures of 15 overs 7-36 as Percy Main were dismissed for 132, but his work was nearly to no avail as Vikrant Shinde struck four retaliatory blows before Morpeth's last pair secured a nerve-shredding one-wicket win.
With Swalwell powering on towards the retention of their title, attention turned to the other end of the table, where Benwell and Walbottle failed to make it a hat-trick of last-minute escapes by falling through the relegation trapdoor.
Planners are facing a raft of bids to erect giant wind turbines in the Northumberland countryside as the so-called "gold rush" to generate renewable energy continues.
Green power company RES is the latest to seek permission for a new wind farm in the county - which already has 14 installed turbines and a further 45 approved but not yet built.
RES has submitted an application to erect nine turbines, each 127m high, at Park Head Farm, 10km north-west of Morpeth and close to the villages of Wingates and Netherwitton.
An elderly woman chased off three burglars when she woke from her afternoon nap to find them in her house.
The 84-year-old sprang from her bed and chased them from her home before they had a chance to take any of her belongings. Police are now hunting the trio who sneaked into the house in Morpeth, Northumberland, in daylight.
And detectives, who believe the burglars walked into the house through an open door are urging homeowners to keep their homes locked at all times.
After a packed summer of family events around Northumberland, the final weekend of the summer holidays is beckoning, with another busy programme across the county.
The event likely to attract the biggest crowd is the Glendale Show (pictured), now in its 117th year, featuring a host of rural attractions and stalls. Spectacular carriage driving and falconry displays and a Ready Steady Cook style cooking competition are some of the highlights of the event on Bank Holiday Monday.
In the bottom corner of the county on the same day, Blanchland & Hunstanworth Show (see link below) will be taking place, and two days before on Saturday Bellingham will also be welcoming visitors to its Show to take part and watch various traditional competitions.
Proud teachers at a Northumberland school were enjoying double celebrations yesterday after two separate sets of twins chalked up cracking exam results.
The sibling success stories were among the highlights at Morpeth's King Edward VI High School, as twin sisters Amy and Rebecca Gibbison and brothers David and Lee Redpath amassed an amazing 36 A* and A grades between them.
Ben Carvin
Amy and Rebecca achieved 19 A* and A grades, while David and Lee managed a total of 17.
A new look for Northumberland online is being fronted by TV presenter Wendy Gibson.
The BBC personality features in a video on Northumberland Tourism's relaunched website, offering potential visitors to the region a virtual tour of some of its highlights.
Among the sites explored from spectacular aerial views are Hadrian's Wall, Bamburgh Castle, Berwick, and Lindisfarne.
A Northumberland woman who has worked as a peace negotiator in war zones is leading a mercy mission to the Middle East.
Acupuncturist Kate Thick, who runs the Calverley Clinic at Scots Gap, is heading a team of practitioners who are travelling to Gaza in October to set up a clinic offering acupuncture and osteopathy.
The two-week mission has been organised by Kate through World Medicine, a charitable organisation which provides complementary and alternative healthcare to people around the world suffering from trauma and the consequences of war, natural disasters and poverty.
Elderly residents at a Northumberland care home have been enjoying a sweet treat - after being given 90 free pots of honey.
Pensioners at Riverside House in Low Stanners, Morpeth were delighted to receive the donation from the UK's leading childcare voucher provider, Busy Bees.
It was part of the company's recent rebranding as Computershare Voucher Services.
Just days after helping England win the Ashes, Durham hero Steve Harmison was back in the region raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Supported by a crowd of celebrity friends, the Ashington-born cricketer was in his element yesterday raising money for the Bubble Foundation, at a charity golf day at Longhirst Hall Golf Club, near Morpeth, Northumberland.
Steve Harmison at a charity golf match at Longhirst Hall Golf Club, pictured with pro golfer Dave Clarke
Teams were captained by a raft of sporting stars including fellow Durham cricketers Graham Onions, Liam Plunkett, and Australian Michael Di Venuto, as well as former Newcastle and Sunderland footballer Paul Bracewell.
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