The Latest Breaking News from Northumberland

Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood

The Guardian - UK · May 23

Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares

Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I’m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from alone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

Masseur appears in court charged with 55 sexual offences

Terence McBrien, 72, from Alnwick, Northumberland, appeared before Berwick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a brief hearing

The Independent UK · Mar 19

Country diary: A walk on the wild side of Whin Sill

Cullernose Point, Northumberland: These cliffs are always thrilling, but today is a riot of sound and damp air as we take the coastal path

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Army officer killed in training sought to serve ‘common good’, funeral told

Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, 25, died following an incident at Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland.

Evening Standard · Feb 7

Boy planning terrorist acts wanted ‘white supremacist utopia’, Leeds court told

Northumberland teenager, who denies terrorism charges, amassed weapons and researched local synagogues, alleges prosecutor

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13

Man who blew up cash machine jailed for eight years

CCTV images showed Kristopher Follos, 45, trying to blast his way into the cashpoint at Hedgeley Service Station in Northumberland.

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Northumberland nature recovery project takes shape with biggest land sale in 30 years

Wildlife trust is raising funds to buy largest piece of land in single ownership to come up for sale in England for a generation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

The Dead Don’t Bleed by Neil Rollinson review – a gripping tale of family and forbidden love

Two brothers attempt to escape their father’s gangland past in a tense, tender debut that moves between Thatcher-era Northumberland and southern Spain

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Visitors turned away from record-breaking Christmas tree after ‘unprecedented’ numbers showed up

Visitors were forced to leave after the car park became full at a Northumberland National Trust property

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025