A county councillor has called on residents to get in touch with police after a group of activists were assaulted in broad daylight.
Members of the Northumberland Hunt Watch had been conducting outreach work in Prudhoe to raise awareness of the importance of reporting illegal fox hunting to the police.
However, some of the women in the group were targeted by youths, who pelted them with eggs and flour before fleeing the scene. The group have said the assault was reported to the police.
