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An artist is pleased with the success of her art exhibition in Hexham.

54 cases of coronavirus have been identified in Northumberland within the latest 24-hour period.

Acomb postmaster Paul Baker is retiring after 33 years of service. The branch will be closing temporarily at 1pm. The postmaster from Stocksfield Post Office will be offering a mobile service from Acomb Village Hall carpark until there is a permanent solution. The mobile service will begin on Tuesday, April 27 and is scheduled to stop at the Village Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays between 9.40am-10.40am. Alternative Post Office branches in the area are Corbridge Post Office, on Princes ...

POLITICAL battle lines have been drawn for the county council seats throughout Hexham. The Conservatives currently hold Hexham Central with Acomb and Hexham East with Coun. Trevor Cessford and Coun. Cath Homer currently incumbent. They will both re-stand for election in May’s election, and Hexham Town Council member Liam Panesh hopes to usurp current councillor for Hexham West, Independent Derek Kennedy, to make it a clean sweep for the Tories in the town. But Labour are looking to mu...

A £37m schools project in Hexham has helped to create more jobs and training opportunities for local people. A total of 79 per cent of those employed through project contractor, Galliford Try, on the job live within a 40-mile radius of the site and 18 of those are apprentices – gaining hands-on training to fulfil their own career aspirations. The project, spearheaded by Northumberland County Council, will see new school buildings for Queen Elizabeth High School and Hexham Middle School...

CONCERNS have been raised about modern slavery in a Northumberland town.

Giant mural mooted as welcome to town centre A GATEWAY into Hexham town centre could soon host a giant mural depicting life in the town. Hexham’s deputy mayor Steve Ball is willing to seek funding for the ambitious scheme which would transform a “dirty, tatty side wall” of the town’s community centre, on Gilesgate. Coun. Ball, who is also chairman of Hexham Community Centre’s chairman of trustees, as well as a member of Hexham Town Council, said he wanted to gauge support for th...

Coun. Trevor Cessford outside the pavilion, at Acomb. A DECAYING sports pavilion is set to be transformed into a multi-functional community hub as part of a near £50,000 scheme. Built in around 1973, the pebble-dashed construction has served the village of Acomb for generations, acting as a changing facility for footballers at the nearby playing fields, and also housing a youth organisation. But while the need for the pavilion remains, it is in dire need of an upgrade both inside and out...

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind is introducing a mental health training course for barbers. The course is designed to give barbers working in Northumberland a better understanding of mental health and how they can play their part in suicide prevention. It will take place on Monday, March 22 between 1pm and 5pm. Northumberland County Councillor Trevor Cessford, who represents Hexham Central with Acomb and is the county council’s mental health ambassador, said: “This is a great initi...

No deaths recorded at Northumbria Healthcare hospitals for a second successive day LATEST figures show no new Covid-related deaths have been recorded at Northumbria Healthcare hospitals for a second consecutive day.  Data from NHS England showed the death toll at the trusts hospitals since the beginning of the pandemic stood at 563 on Tuesday - a figure which had remained the same since Sunday.  However, figures from Public Health England showed an increase in the number of active c...