A teenager has been selected to take part in the regional final of a national cookery competition for budding young chefs.
Edward Matthew, 13, from King Edward VI School in Morpeth will compete in a cook-off against other students at Harrogate College on December 1.
He will battle for the regional title of the quality standard beef and lamb Young Chef Challenge and to win prizes, such as professional chef whites and ã200 of school kitchen equipment vouchers.
Frustrated politicians are to renew demands for full dualling of the killer A1 through Northumberland - although the chances of major improvements in the next 10 years appear increasingly remote.
The long-running issue of upgrading the Morpeth to Berwick section of the road - described yesterday as an "absolute national scandal" by a senior councillor - has resurfaced following critical comments made last week by north Northumberland coroner Tony Brown.
Speaking after inquests into two accidents which claimed the lives of three drivers on single-lane stretches of the road, he said further preventable deaths were inevitable unless the 45-mile stretch was made continuous dual carriageway.
Morpeth Town well well beaten in the Northern League this weekend, conceding five times to Bishop Auckland. Tyson Masters and Adam Emson both struck twice.
West Auckland Town prop up the table and Morpeth are just above them.
Elsewhere, Horden CW moved out of the relegation zone with a last-gasp victory over Ryton, and the goals continue to flow for the two leading sides. Although Whitley Bay are the top marksmen, it's Spennymoor Town who lead the table.
Morpeth Harriers gained victory in the senior men's event at the first fixture of the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League, whch was held at Farringdon on Saturday.
For good measure Terry Wall, running from the Slow Pack, gained a hard-fought victory, passing early leader Philip Sanderson of Elvet on the second lap and holding off the late challenge of Sunderland's Jason Waite.
Morpeth also provided the fastest Medium Pack runner, Ross Floyd in fifth place and the fastest overall runner, Matthew Nicholson (27th).
Worried parents yesterday condemned police plans which could have a major impact on their children's popular and high-performing school.
The Northumbria Police Authority is consulting on four potential options to redevelop or replace the Victorian police station in Morpeth, which is nearing the end of its operational life.
Two of the options involve building on the play area of the adjacent, 360-pupil Morpeth County First School, which was rated as outstanding by Ofsted following its last inspection in 2007.
Police have named a teenager who was killed in a road smash yesterday. Liam Charles Hawley died following an accident on the A197, on Whorrall Bank, in Morpeth at around 2.50am.
The 19-year-old had been sitting in the back seat of a blue Renault Megane when it is thought the car spun off the road and hit a tree.
He was taken to Wansbeck District Hospital, where paramedics battled to save him but he died at 4.15am.
People in Morpeth are being invited to attend two drop-in sessions and have their say on plans for a new NHS centre in the town.
The centre, planned on the site of the former Mount old people's home, will provide some of the services currently based at Morpeth Cottage Hospital, which is awaiting closure.
It will offer patients diagnostic, outpatient and primary care services, and provide a new base for Greystoke and Gas House Lane GP practices.
Drop-in sessions will get feedback from residents on the plans.
They are at Morpeth Methodist Church in Howard Terrace on Monday and Tuesday from 3pm to 7pm.
A revamped historic building in Morpeth is to host the first in a series of themed events being held across the region.
The Town Hall, which has recently been restored and improved at a cost of ã1.2m, will be the venue for a Viking-themed evening on Saturday, December 12.
The Gastabud - a banquet including Norse legend storytelling and period music - will be the first of a number of events organised by newly established company Orcestrator.
People have spelled out their priorities for spending on town hall services - as council bosses prepare to make tough budget savings of up to ã30m next year.
Caring for elderly people, mending the county's roads and potholes and cutting council bureaucracy have been flagged up as the top priorities in a survey carried out by the Conservative Party across Northumberland.
The results have emerged from a questionnaire sent out to 10,000 households in a bid to take the public temperature at a time when more service cuts and job losses are looming.
Northumberland Theatre Company (NTC) is to take The Last Snow Rider by Ann Coburn round village halls and small arts centres across the country this winter, beginning tonight.
The play will be at Whalton Village Hall on 3rd December at 6.30pm and Pegswood Community Centre on 16th December at 6.00pm. In the new year it will be at newly refurbished Morpeth Town Hall on 26th January at 7.00pm and at Longhirst Village Hall on the 30th at 6.30pm.
The cast includes NTC regulars Kim Evans and Gemma Clough and newcomers William Reay from Bellingham and Christopher Ranson.
Visit www.northumberlandtheatre.co.uk for a full list of performances and contact details for tickets.
Morpeth Links
John Dawson - Local history tales
Wildlife - With Conservation Officer Kevin O'Hara
Ian Lavery - Updates from the MP for Wansbeck
Ray Purvis - Through the seasons at Wallington
DAWN Advice - Liz Chadwick from the advice charity
Robson and Prescott Vets - Pet advice
Morpeth Lions Club - By Lion Simon Pringle
Wendy Errington - Volunteering at Wallington
Andrew Gibson - Fishing and photography
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