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Did you see tonight’s episode of Great British Railway Journeys hosted by Michael Portillo? It was the second episode to feature the beautiful countryside of Northumberland. Michael continued his journey south-west along the Newcastle to Carlisle line. Featured on the programme was Hadrian’s Wall, which was once patrolled by soldiers from all corners of the [...]
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If you’re planning on visiting Northumberland near the beginning of a month this summer, be sure to pop over to the new Amble local food and craft market. Fresh produce will be on sale along with hand-made arts and crafts from over 20 local suppliers and retailers. The new monthly market – located in the [...]
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The annual Seahouses Festival is just a few days away and offers a rare opportunity to see internationally-renowned North-East musician Alistair Anderson. Alistair, concertina maestro and composer, will open the festival proceedings Friday, June 18, 7.30pm, performing his composition ‘Steel Skies’ with a six- piece ensemble, alongside a programme of traditional Northumbrian music. The [...]
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Our new image gallery is live – www.northumberlandimagegallery.co.uk. The purpose of the image gallery is to share royalty-free photographs and graphics (such as logos and boilerplates) with the media, our partners and Northumberland businesses. This is just the first stage of the image gallery. The second stage will see its categories expand to include [...]
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I was thrilled to read a piece in today’s Sunday Times by A.A. Gill. He’s reviewed Milan in Wooler, Northumberland, and loved it. He is a hard-to-please critic, so the review is extra special for that reason. He also is impressed with the landscape and enthuses about what he sees. He writes that Northumberland [...]
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