World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton has been voted the Greatest Living Northumbrian in a poll on the Your Place microsites.
The Ashington-born footballer won 27% of the votes, beating actor Robson Green (17%) and comedian Ross Noble (15%).
Other nominees in the poll were Sir Bobby's brother Jack, musician Kathryn Tickell, cricketer Steve Harmison, the Duchess of Northumberland and darts commentator Sid Waddell.
Two rod fishermen were rescued by the RNLI lifeboat crew from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea after their 12ft cabin boat suffered engine failure and began to drift.
Because they did not have a VHF radio, they had to use a mobile phone to alert the coastguard when a freshening offshore wind and prevailing currents began taking them further out to sea on Sunday.
The lifeboat towed their vessel to shore after locating it three miles south-east of Newbiggin Bay.
A shop in Newbiggin which was devastated by fire is back in business.
Star Video, on Front Street, was in danger of going out of business when it was hit by a fire in March.
But sisters Sharon Bell and Lynn Blandford are celebrating after re-opening the shop and say their business is better than ever.
Angry sports fans in a North football hotbed have shown council bosses the red card for pulling the plug on live TV matches.
Town hall chiefs in Wansbeck have incurred the wrath of Newcastle United and Sunderland supporters by axing Sky Sports screenings at leisure centres in Ashington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in order to make savings as the credit crunch bites.
Now more than 200 die-hard fans who enjoy watching the Premier League action while enjoying a pint or two in the bars at the sports centres have signed petitions demanding the council overturns the decision.
Ambitious plans to build a £3.4m visitor attraction showcasing the history of Newbiggin have received another major funding boost.
Volunteers in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea hope the flagship maritime heritage centre will help boost the local economy by adding to the village's growing appeal to tourists and day-trippers.
Artists' impression of the how the new heritage centre could look
Now the project has been given a £750,000 donation by Wansbeck District Council, three months after it was promised £250,000 from the heritage lottery fund.
A pensioner who was not admitted to hospital for 11 days despite fracturing a spinal bone in a fall at home has paid tribute to the support he received from friends and neighbours during his ordeal.
The Journal revealed last week how widower Peter McLaren, 77, was left to suffer in agony at home from December 28 until January 9 after sustaining the injury when he fell out of bed in the early hours in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
He is angry that he was not admitted to hospital for treatment despite being examined by an ambulance paramedic on the day the accident happened and later visited twice at his home by GPs from his local surgery in Ashington.
A proud amateur boxing club is continuing its revival by hosting a prestigious, high-profile clash between the best fighters from two rival UK regions.
Newbiggin Boxing Club has climbed off the canvas after being floored by the double blow of a serious fire at its training HQ and then a shock eviction from its base of 21 years.
A teenage rower and a thriving judo club have been honoured as sporting heroes in an awards scheme run by Wansbeck council.
Left to right: councillor Brian Richmond, Wayne Broderick, the Ashington Judo Club Senior Coach, Chris Weitz, Stephen Miller and Jamie Kirkwood
Rower Jamie Kirkwood, 19, and the Ashington Judo Club have been chosen as this year's top performers in the sporting hotbed of Wansbeck.
After last week's fun poll to find Northumberland's favourite castle, this week we turn our attention to the important matter of finding the Greatest Living Northumbrian.
After much discussion in the Your Place office, we have come up with eight people who we think sum up all that is great about Northumberland.
From the world of sport, you can choose between World Cup winners Bobby and Jack Charlton, and the Ashington Express Steve Harmison. There's also comedian Ross Noble, folk musician Kathryn Tickell, actor Robson Green and darts commentator Sid Waddell. Finally, we've added the Duchess of Northumberland into the mix for her work in developing the Alnwick Garden.
You can vote below for your choice and the results will be revealed next Friday.
Northumberland's new unitary council has received a national award for its planning service.
The authority was given a commendation by the Royal Town Planning Institute for the innovative way it is merging the existing planning services in Northumberland.
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