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Robert Simm from Newbiggin took this photo of St Bartholomew's Church after the snow hit the town on New Year's Day.

St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin, on New Year's Day 2010- photo by Robert Simm

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Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell at WestminsterA row has blown up after a council used money intended to help jobs blackspots to fund a horse show.

Blyth Valley Labour MP Ronnie Campbell (pictured) branded the summer event 'a weekend out for toffs'.

He strongly criticised Northumberland County Council - which is in the midst of making budget cuts totalling £40m over two years - for earmarking £80,000 to stage the high-profile equestrian event.

Newbiggin cafe aiming for world record

Posted by The Journal on Feb 5, 10 12:10 PM in News

Bakerswho pride themselves on the massive variety of different scones which they produce are bidding to set a new world record.

Jackie and Colin Nevin of Nibbles cafe in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Jackie and Colin Nevin - who run a bakery and cafe in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland - make more than 100 different kinds of sweet and savoury scones, many of them from recipes suggested by customers.

Paying to park in AlnwickParking fees levied on drivers visiting Northumberland towns has emerged as the hottest topic in the initial stages of a major review aimed at developing a county-wide parking strategy.

A progress report on the review reveals hundreds of people have made their views known on whether parking fees should be imposed across the whole county - rather than just in selected towns.

More than 560 people have signed three separate petitions calling for an equal policy across the board, with charges being made in all principal towns.

A popular guide aimed at helping older people in Northumberland get the most out of life has been published for the fourth time.

Previous issues of the Golden Guide have gone down so well with the over-50s that there was a waiting list for the latest 5,000-copy print run.

The free booklet, which is produced by community information specialists Clever Clogs Publishing in partnership with Age Concern Northumberland, the county council and care trust, has also been given a new design.

Northumberland County Council leader Jeff Reid, left, and chair of Seaton Valley Parish Council Bob WatsonA political row is brewing over alleged 'empire building' amid moves to set up a formal federation of new grass roots councils in south east Northumberland.

The eight parish and town councils were established last summer to boost local democracy following the abolition of Blyth Valley and Wansbeck district councils, and the creation of a single unitary authority for Northumberland.

Now it is being suggested that the councils - covering Blyth, Ashington, Newbiggin, Cramlington, Seaton Valley and Bedlington North, East and West - should form an official federation with a joint managing board.

Newbiggin sea rescue sparks warning

Posted by The Journal on Feb 3, 10 10:48 AM in News

A lifeboat rescue has sparked fresh warnings about the potential dangers facing anglers who go fishing in bad winter weather.

The Newbiggin-by-the-Sea inshore lifeboat was launched to pluck two anglers to safety after the incoming tide left them stranded 50 metres from shore on the town's old northern breakwater.

The incident came just a few weeks after a fisherman was killed at Newbiggin when a cliff collapsed below him.

A dance club is putting on a performance to raise money for the Laura Dodds Foundation.

Showtime 2010 will begin on February 24 for two nights, at Newbiggin Sports Centre, Northumberland and will include performances from Just Dance, a local dance group. For information contact Emma Walker on 07805 185973.

A winter barbecue held at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea lifeboat station in Northumberland raised more than £400 for the RNLI's national SOS Day appeal.

Last week's Sizzling of the Sausages event at the boathouse, organised by crew member Gary Oliver, included fundraising stalls run by the local Ladies' Lifeboat Guild.

Blyth Valley MP Ronnie CampbellA veteran Labour MP has accused council bosses in Northumberland of seeking the easy way out by targeting elderly and disabled people when making tough budget cuts.

Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell is writing to Liberal Democrat leaders at County Hall and asking them to "stop hitting" the elderly population of the county.

He says the recent announcement the council is axing a scheme which provides cut-price taxi travel for hundreds of pensioners who are unable to use buses is the latest in a damaging series of cost-cutting measures affecting older people.

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