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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 the scheme. He’s also keen find out what people want to be included on the mural, a project which ...

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. Acomb Parish Council is working on an exciting scheme to breathe new life into the building. R...

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 initiative being introduced into the county by Tyneside and Northumberland Mind. “It is well known th...

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 trust's 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 coronavirus cases in Northumberland had increased by 58 over the latest 24-hour period. The total n...