Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick, England) back issues from July 2007:
Four men arrested.
Jul 01, 2007 ... FOUR men have been arrested after an attempted theft in Rothbury on Friday. The four, aged between 19 and 28, were believed to have been trying to steal electrical cable at Cartington. When police arrived at the scene, the men took off across a field but, following ...
Council tax collection drops slightly.
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLLECTION of council tax and non-domestic rates has improved for the seventh year in a row, according to Government figures. But a breakdown shows a down-turn in Alnwick district's collection of both taxes. The Communities and Local Government Department statistics ...
Win a place on art course.
Jul 01, 2007 ... READERS wanting to brush up their art skills have until Monday to enter a competition to win a place on a watercolour workshop. The Gazette has teamed up with English Heritage to offer ten readers a chance to attend the event on Holy Island with professional teaching artist ...
Building a future.
Jul 01, 2007 ... A NEW [pounds sterling]1.6million affordable housing scheme in Wooler was hailed as a "beacon of best practice" when it was officially opened last week. The Bishop of Newcastle Martin Wharton unveiled a plaque on Friday at Butler Court, a 15-house development built on derelict ...
Learning all about Grace.
Jul 01, 2007 ... A LEARNING officer has been appointed at the new [pounds sterling]1.4million RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh. Clare Laidler has joined the RNLI Heritage Trust from Beamish Museum and will be responsible for setting up and running a learning programme. Clare ...
Healthy start for new hospital.
Jul 01, 2007 ... A RETIRED GP has spoken of his pride after officially opening the new Rothbury hospital last week. Dr Angus Armstrong and his television star son Alexander Armstrong unveiled a plaque at the premises. The hospital opened to patients late last year. Dr ...
Success on a plate.
Jul 02, 2007 ... ONE of the fastest growing sandwich shops in the region opens its doors in Alnwick this weekend. American chain Subway will welcome customers from noon on Saturday at what will be the North East's 50th Subway store. ...
Borrowed time.
Jul 02, 2007 ... BOOK lovers will have more time to browse thanks to extended library opening hours. Alnwick and Rothbury are among libraries which are opening for longer from next week. ...
On your marks, get set, fund-raise.
Jul 02, 2007 ... CHILDREN from Longhoughton First School got on their marks for a fun run to raise money for the school. The whole school, nursery and parents tackled a sponsored walk and run from the school to the beach to raise money for a new classroom. One of the organisers, Vicki ...
Witness appeal.
Jul 02, 2007 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old girl was seriously assaulted at the Links caravan park in Amble. The attack took ...
Library opens its door on new site.
Jul 02, 2007 ... HADSTON Library is moving to a new home next week. The library is moving to Hadston House Youth and Community Centre on Tuesday as part of plans to improve use of community libraries in Northumberland. Initial opening hours are 10am to noon from Monday to Saturday but ...
Hunters hit the road.
Jul 02, 2007 ... MOTORISTS are gearing up for a treasure hunt. The Alnwick and District Group of Advanced Motorists is organising a car treasure hunt next weekend. Drivers should meet at the Maelmin car park, in Milfield, a few miles north of ...
Golden days.
Jul 02, 2007 ... EVENTS to celebrate half a century of learning in the present school at Ford were a great success. Around 150 current and former pupils and staff and friends of Hugh Joicey C of E Aided First School gathered last week to mark the 50th anniversary of the move to the new site. ...
Songs of joy for school choir.
Jul 02, 2007 ... YOUNG singers from an Alnwick school are setting off for Canada tomorrow to take part in a prestigious festival. The Duchess's High School choir has raised [pounds sterling]20,000 to go to Festival 500 in St John's, Newfoundland, where they will be singing with groups from ...
Early start to recycling.
Jul 02, 2007 ... CHILDREN have been learning about the importance of recycling. Terry Harkins, Alnwick District Council's recycling officer, talked to children at Brambles nursery in Amble and Rainbow nursery in Alnwick about protecting the environment and disposing of waste responsibly. ...
Councils sign the pledge.
Jul 02, 2007 ... NORTH Northumberland councils have pledged to take action on climate change. Alnwick District Council, Berwick Borough Council, Castle Morpeth Borough Council and Northumberland County Council have committed to signing the Nottingham Declaration, a voluntary pledge to address ...
Go green with a bag for life.
Jul 02, 2007 ... SHOPPERS in Alnwick District are being encouraged to go green with a new eco-conscious shopping bag. Alnwick Friends of the Earth have teamed up with the town and district councils to launch a bag for life scheme. The re-usable cotton bags will be available from local ...
Protestors welcome wind turbine report.
Jul 02, 2007 ... A STUDY into wind farm development in north Northumberland has found the area can accommodate up to 15 turbines - less than half the number currently being proposed. The Arup report into development to the south and west of Berwick has concluded that the area can handle between ...
Pub invitation.
Jul 02, 2007 ... PEOPLE interested in taking over a pub in Wooler are invited to an open day next month. London Town, the new owner of the Red Lion on High Street, is staging ...
Car damaged.
Jul 02, 2007 ... A CAR parked in Rothbury was damaged last week. Police said it appears that a sharp instrument was used to scratch and damage the bonnet and the passenger side of the Vauxhall Astra, which was parked on High Street. ...
Advice served up.
Jul 03, 2007 ... BUSINESSES are invited to a working lunch where business advice will be on the menu. The free event, organised by the newly-formed Alnwick Business Forum, will take place at Amble's Granary Restaurant and Bar, Links ...
Foster carers needed.
Jul 03, 2007 ... FOSTER carers are needed in Northumberland. Team Fostering, a not-for-profit fostering agency, wants to recruit new foster carers. No formal qualifications are necessary to become a foster carer, yet it does require commitment and substanitial parenting experience or ...
Singing stars.
Jul 03, 2007 ... THE children of Longhoughton First School became recording superstars as they made their first school CD. Twelve tracks were recorded with the whole school performing and ...
Teacher dies.
Jul 03, 2007 ... A MUCH-LOVED teacher at Lindisfarne Middle School in Alnwick has died. Stuart Gray, 51, a senior manager and head of humanities at the school, died on Monday. A special assembly was held at the school on Tuesday. Headteacher Sue Hudson said the ...
Musical tribute to the Jarrow lads.
Jul 03, 2007 ... AN Alnwick musician will conduct an emotional musical tribute to the Jarrow March in July. David Temple will conduct the concert at The Sage Gateshead on Saturday, July 14. Around 120 pupils from local schools will sing with the Hertfordshire Chorus in a performance ...
The men at the sharp end of the Tournament.
Jul 03, 2007 ... ALNWICK and District Round Table is gearing up to put on its biggest event of the year. Over the next few weeks, members are putting the finishing touches to arrangements for Alnwick Castle Tournament on Sunday, July 29. The Table is made up of volunteers and this ...
Man of the month.
Jul 04, 2007 ... CUSTOMER service advisor Stephen Hurst has scooped the employee of the month award at transport company Nexus after devising a series of clever solutions to teething problems with a dial-a-ride bus service. Stephen, 22, of Rothbury, came up with some great ideas which have ...
Students step out on a charity hike.
Jul 04, 2007 ... TWO students are planning a 640-mile charity walk of Scotland. Richard Levien and Henry Clive, both studying at Edinburgh, are walking around the coast of Scotland from Saturday, July 14 to Friday, August 31 in aid of The Army Benevolent Fund and the Multiple Sclerosis Society ...
Park life wins top praise.
Jul 04, 2007 ... THIRTEEN is anything but unlucky for a north Northumberland beauty spot. A visit to the breezy hilltop of Great Hetha in the College Valley has been named as one of the best places to visit in Britain. The spot, in the Northumberland National Park, comes in at number ...
Crime-cut cash on offer.
Jul 04, 2007 ... YOUNG people in Northumberland have the chance to win grants worth hundreds of pounds for projects and activities aimed at cutting crime. The money is available through the High Sheriff of Northumberland's Youth Against Crime Awards, launched by High Sheriff Sir Hugh Blackett ...
Jobs concern.
Jul 04, 2007 ... DISABLED people in Northumberland face a shortage of suitable jobs if a factory in Ashington closes, says MP Alan Beith. "Ministers say that Remploy factories are being closed because it is better to concentrate on finding jobs for disabled people in the wider economy, but ...
Jobs confusion.
Jul 04, 2007 ... GOVERNMENT officials are unable to confirm whether jobs will be lost at Alnwick's Defra office. A spokeswoman stressed there were no plans to reduce staff in the shared services ...
Beauty in bloom at the garden.
Jul 04, 2007 ... BEAUTY was in full bloom at The Alnwick Garden on Sunday, welcoming the contestants of a Chinese beauty pageant. The 12 lovelies were competitors in the Miss China UK competition and made a special trip to the Garden in preparation for the final judging which took place on ...
Play areas hit the lottery jackpot.
Jul 05, 2007 ... PLAY parks in Alnwick and Amble are to be transformed thanks to a massive injection of lottery funding. A grant of [pounds sterling]200,000 has been awarded from the Big Lottery Fund as part of a three-year project to improve play facilities in the district. A ...
Go-ahead for 80s concert.
Jul 05, 2007 ... ORGANISERS have breathed a sigh of relief after an event attracting thousands of revellers to Alnwick has been given the go-ahead, despite residents claiming the town is turning into Blackpool. Alnwick Castle has been granted an entertainment licence allowing alcohol and live ...
Shock blow to festival.
Jul 05, 2007 ... A DEVASTATING blow has been dealt to the organisers of the Alnwick Music Festival - Svitanok are not coming. The Ukrainian group, labelled as the most popular group to ever perform at the festival, revealed that it can not appear at this summer's event after its government ...
New law comes into force.
Jul 05, 2007 ... PASSING one Alnwick pub on Tuesday night - three days after the smoking ban - I couldn't help but notice a smoker standing outside, shivering cold, in the wind and rain, smoking a cigarette. Before Sunday, he, along with many other smokers, would have been able to have a puff ...
Family pet shot with air weapon.
Jul 05, 2007 ... A DENWICK family has been left heartbroken after its beloved cat had to be put down after being shot. Margaret Mark found her daughter Lauren's wounded pet Graham on Saturday morning. He had been shot in his chest and the pellet had expanded inside his body. ...
Sheer stupidity.
Jul 05, 2007 ... THIS was the scene on Holy Island causeway on Friday afternoon - two women laughing as they ploughed through water to reach the mainland. Alnwick Camera Club member John Thompson sent in these pictures which he took around 2pm, 45 minutes after the safe crossing time. ...
Clearly art.
Jul 05, 2007 ... SIXTH formers at Coquet High School, Amble, are working with glass artist Sarah Blood on an art installation for the town. ...
Town pushing for promotion.
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALNWICK Town will begin their Northern Alliance Premiership campaign with an away trip to Peterlee Town. Town, who will try to push for promotion to the Arngrove Northern League, will play the Durham outfit on Saturday, August 11. And with the first two months' ...
Rain has the last word again.
Jul 05, 2007 ... Alnwick II v Consett II THE rain had the last word, but Alnwick seconds gave a performance that showed they are not that far from becoming a highly effective unit. Only 26 overs of play was possible but in that 90 minutes the home side had their visitors reeling. ...
Greenkeepers beat the rain for Open Fours.
Jul 05, 2007 ... LESBURY Bowling Club hosted their annual Open Fours competition last Saturday on a green that bore testimony to the hard work of the greenkeepers after so much rain. There was some excellent bowling on display and one or two surprises in the results of this round robin ...
Challengers take top spot.
Jul 05, 2007 ... North Northumberland League Golf MATCH of the night in round ten of the North Northumberland Golf League matchplay championship was that between long-time leaders Linden Hall and challengers Berwick A over the Goswick course. The teams were level on points at the ...
Bowled out by the weather.
Jul 05, 2007 ... LOCAL and regional cricket was bowled out by the weather for the third weekend in a row in what is fast becoming a hugely disappointing season. A start was made in four of the seven scheduled matches in the Johnnie Johnson Alnwick and District League but, with rain forecast, the ...
Penny from heaven makes breakthrough.
Jul 05, 2007 ... Eglingham v Nuthurst SUSSEX side Nuthurst elected to bat on their first ever visit to Eglingham. Openers Merry and Samways put on 50 very impressive runs before the introduction of 12-year-old Thomas Penny made the breakthrough, thanks to a smart stumping by Green. ...
Mitford plodge on over the border.
Jul 05, 2007 ... Mitford v Tillside MITFORD dusted off their passports as they headed north to the Scottish borders for a game against Tillside. With a forecast of heavy rain it was only the promise of a couple of good chocolate cakes for the cricket tea that made the three hour ...
Dynamic duo notch up a hat-trick of national finals.
Jul 05, 2007 ... FOR the third year running two women bowlers will represent Alnwick in the Ladies national finals at Lemington later in the year. And with more county competitions reaching their final stages, there could be more to come. Carol Hume and Ann Daley (s) won the ...
Junior golf finalists decided.
Jul 05, 2007 ... League Open Days BURGHAM Park beat the weather to host the latest in the series of North Northumberland Golf League Open Days on Saturday but the course proved the real winner. Days of steady rain resulted in it playing very long - as competitors found to their cost ....
Around the clubs.
Jul 05, 2007 ... Alnmouth (Foxton) HAVING escaped the worst of the weather during the week, the Foxton Hall course was in tip-top condition for Saturday's Summer Meeting with three trophies up for grabs. Principal event was the Browne Cup and Club Championship Qualifier (36 holes ...
Pigeons.
Jul 05, 2007 ... BOURGES Craster HS: 1, 2 & 3 A Durham & Son 1071.60, 991.93, 879.91. MAIDSTONE Alnmouth HS: 1, 2 & 4 T Shell 1855.90, 1838.50, 1787.38; 3 & 6 Hedley/Elliott 1809.79, 1781.83; 5 J W McCaig 1785.23. Alnwick Championship Club: 1 J Brown 1858.70; 2 ...
Trophy night puts players in the spotlight.
Jul 05, 2007 ... TRIDENT Soccer hosted a presentation evening for its three development teams at The Granary in Amble. Amble FC, Amble Reserves and Swarland FC all gathered alongside friends and family to collect their hard-earned rewards, including individual Morpeth Sunday League Third ...
Netball.
Jul 05, 2007 ... NORTHUMBERLAND County Netball Summer League results. June 4 High 5: Astley A 3 v Stocksfield A 8; Astley B 5 v Prudhoe 0; Hexham A 16 v Stocksfield B 0; Wansbeck A 14 v Wansbeck B 1. U14s (U12s): Astley A 13 v Bedlington 7; Hexham A 14 v Wansbeck 7; Astley ...
Storm clouds lift in Paris.
Jul 05, 2007 ... GRAEME Storm finally came of age and followed in the footsteps of Northumberland's Kenneth Ferrie when he opened his account on the European Tour with a superb one shot victory in the French Open Championship at Le Golf National in Paris. The 29-year-old former Walker Cup player ...
Affordable housing gets the go-ahead.
Jul 06, 2007 ... A LONG-AWAITED scheme which will boost affordable housing in Alnwick could be welcoming residents in less than two years. Proposals to build 42 flats on the former AMC Ford depot and Carpet Warehouse site on Stonewell Lane have been given the go-ahead by members of Alnwick ...
'Milestone' for public health.
Jul 06, 2007 ... THE new smoke-free law will bring great health benefits, according to campaigners. Mick Henry, chairman of the Association of North East Councils, has been fighting for smoke-free workplaces for more than two decades. He was one of the panel of experts at an event on ...
Colourfulcharacter.
Jul 06, 2007 ... A MUCH-loved and respected GP who lived and worked in Alnwick for 34 years has died. Dr James Cochrane, who was widely known as "Cocky", died in Kendal, Cumbria, on Thursday, aged 74, after a short illness. He was born and brought up in Edinburgh, where he studied ...
Inspiring others.
Jul 06, 2007 ... A TEACHER who inspired children to take to the stage has passed away, following a long illness. Victoria, or Vicki, Taylor founded Alnwick Creative Theatre School (ACTS) in 1999, after growing up in the world of film and theatre. ACTS closed in 2005 due to her ill ...
Customers cause bread shortage.
Jul 06, 2007 ... HUNGRY shoppers in Alnwick brought a new town centre sandwich store grinding to a halt after they scoffed all the shop's bread. Customers at Subway were forced to wait 15 minutes on Monday for their grub, after supplies of freshly-baked bread ran out. Owner David ...
Floods at Belford.
Jul 06, 2007 ... FIREFIGHTERS were called to pump water from homes in Belford this week. Crews attended properties in the village after heavy rain on Monday. Coun Geoff O'Connell captured this picture (left) of a firefighter wading through the water. He said 20 homes on ...
Drunken woman's torrent of foul abuse.
Jul 07, 2007 ... AN Alnwick woman has admitted a series of drink-fuelled offences. Sharon Wilson, 39, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to being drunk and disorderly in an Alnwick pub, assault, and driving while almost four times the legal limit. Magistrates heard police were called to the ...
Children talk rubbish at Westminster.
Jul 07, 2007 ... CHILDREN have been talking rubbish at the House of Commons. Sixteen pupils from Thomas Percy Middle School, Alnwick, went to London to debate whether householders should be charged for the disposal of non-recyclable household waste, after the idea was floated by the government. ...
Ancient church needs modern help.
Jul 07, 2007 ... DONATIONS are needed to stop an ancient church being deluged by damp. St Michael's and All Angels church at Ingram needs a [pounds sterling]20,000 cash injection to save fabrics and drapings from rotting away. A complete re-wire of the building is also needed, say ...
Tournament goes back to the past.
Jul 07, 2007 ... THIS year's Alnwick Castle Tournament returns to a medieval theme. Organisers Alnwick and District Round Table has booked Gerard Naprous and the Devil's Horsemen to entertain the crowds at the event on Sunday, July 29. Tabler Nick Lewis said: "Traditionally, the ...
Date set for drinks decision.
Jul 07, 2007 ... A BID by a caravan park near Bamburgh to have a round-the-clock drinks licence will be heard later this month. Berwick Borough Council's licensing sub-committee will discuss the application on Thursday, July 19 by the Budle Bay Camping and Caravan Site to sell alcohol and ...