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Bardon Mill Bob & Mike Ducker Well done to the Bowes which got Bardon Mill on to GMB, Channel 4 and the tabloids for its reopening, thanks to the genius ‘ordering food in the snow’ video and its social media clout. Well played by Ian and Terri-Lou. And now that we have the sound of laughter back on the green, next to come will be the clink of quoits, due to restart May 19! A rather different video with Andrew Birley reintroduces us to Vindolanda and its latest excavation news (google Roman Vindolanda: An Introduction 2021). The car park is also one place now to pick up the AD122 b...

Updated Thursday, 6th May 2021, 10:50 am The brewery, which shares a site with popular pub The Twice Brewed Inn on one of the most dramatic stretches of Hadrian’s Wall near Bardon Mill, had entered its Juno Pilsner into the European Beer Challenge 2021. Billed as ‘Europe’s Most Important Beer Competition’, The Twice Brewed’s Juno was one of thousands of beer samples entered into the contest from breweries across 39 countries. The judges were ‘blown away’ by the taste of the Northumberland-made Bohemian style Pilsner and decided that it was worthy of a Double Gold Medal accolade...

Tributes have been paid to a much loved shepherd who has died recently following a brain tumour. John Little was born on December 21, 1965 and was one of four children to parents Raymond and Helen. After growing up in the Greenhead and Gilsland area, John went on to become a shepherd on a range of local farms where he continued his love for the countryside and wildlife including birds. Later he would continue to work further afield and eventually join the North Tyne Hunt where he would first meet his wife Lynn. After moving to Redesmouth together in 1994, they would go on to marry t...

10 YEARS AGO A&E CRISIS: The future of Hexham General Hospital’s emergency care department was thrown into question after it was closed to ambulance admissions three days in one week. Although health chiefs said otherwise, many were certain the A&E department would close. LEISURE PLANS: The Homes and Communities Agency revealed plans for leisure, including a hotel and new sports facilities, at land near the mental health hospital in Prudhoe, on 190 hectares it owned in the area. SAFETY MESSAGE: A scheme targeting motorcyclists was rolled out across Tynedale in response to the high n...

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 Street, and Hexham Post Office, on Battle Hill. Norman Robson, Chair of Acomb Parish Council, said...