The Latest Breaking News from Northumberland

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

Companies featuring this week include Peacock Group, Northumberland Estates and Verdant Leisure

Birmingham Post · Mar 2, 2023

Another 'phallic symbol' found near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland by archaeologists

Buried through the ages under land near Hadrian's Wall, archaeologists believe rock art they have uncovered may be a "phallic symbol" created by native Britons

Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023

Commsworld wins £22 million Northumberland council contract

The deal represents the Edinburgh firm's first major contract of this kind in England

Insider UK · Mar 2, 2023

First pictures of plan to build affordable flats at Prudhoe's Ebenezer Methodist Chapel

Plans to bring new life to a historic Methodist chapel have taken a step forward

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

Then and Now: The Newcastle street where TV Likely Lad Terry Collier took his driving test

Fifty years after Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? first appeared on television, we've been revisiting some of the Tyneside and Northumberland outdoor locations that appeared in the show

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

Northumberland garden named one of the best in UK for spring flowers

The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is known for its Japanese Tai Haku orchard, which bursts into life every spring

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

Rare pine marten numbers on the increase in Northumberland, study finds

Pine martens were first spotted in Kielder Forest on a wildlife camera five years ago

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

Teachers striking in Northumberland say budget pressures are having impacts on children

There were hundreds of picket lines across the North East with teachers striking in the long-running dispute over pay

Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023

The Broad Chare in Newcastle is named third best gastropub in the UK

A new list of The 50 Best Gastropubs in the UK awards The Broad Chare third place while The Rat Inn in Northumberland also makes the list, ranked at number 23

Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023

Northumberland county councillor expelled from Labour joins independent group

The Bywell councillor was kicked out of Labour after liking posts on social media

Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023