Last week's poll on the Your Place Northumberland sites asked people to vote for their favourite natural beauty spot in the county. We celebrate the winner, the Farne Islands, with a gallery of photos showing some of the islands' inhabitants:
You've picked Northumberland's top castle and its top beauty spot, but now we're asking you for your views on the county's best building.
Our choice of 12 impressive structures ranges from the Royal Border Bridge in the north to Seaton Delaval Hall in the south, from the 12th century Hexham Abbey to modern buildings like Woodhorn and Alnwick Treehouse.
You can also pick from Morpeth Chantry, Howick Hall, Belsay Hall, Wallington, Brinkburn Priory, Cragside or Biddlestone Chapel - or add your own choice if we've missed it.
You can vote by clicking your choice on the Local Poll section at the bottom of this home page. The voting will be open for the next two weeks, with the winner announced on April 10.
A Northumberland teenager was in a critical condition in hospital yesterday after being knocked off his bike.
The 18-year-old, from Newbiggin, sustained serious head injuries after being thrown from his bike when it was in collision with a car in Ashington on Saturday night.
Former miner John Devon has been through the two biggest town hall reorganisations in Northumberland's history - but he describes the current shake-up as 'mayhem' compared to the last one.
Coun Devon, now 75, had only been an elected councillor for two years when he took part in the 1974 local government reorganisation, which resulted in the creation of the county's existing six district and borough councils.
As a member of the Ashington Urban District Council, he was part of the process which saw his authority merged with the neighbouring Newbiggin and Bedlingtonshire Urban Councils to create the new Wansbeck District Council.
A tree planting ceremony will take place next week to celebrate the inauguration of the new Northumberland County Council.
Council leader Jeff Reid and chief executive Steve Stewart will be planting an oak tree in the grounds of County Hall, Morpeth, on Wednesday at 1pm.
They will also be officially raising the new county council flag.
Meanwhile, residents across the county can still give their opinions on how they would like the new-look authority to tackle problems in their community.
The Farne Islands have been voted Northumberland's top beauty spot.
In the latest poll on the Your Place community websites, the Farnes got 27% of the votes, ahead of Lindisfarne (22%) and the Cheviots (17%).
Votes also went to Bolam Lakes, Crag Lough, Allen Banks, Druridge Bay and Kielder Water.
A fundraising campaign sparked by a maritime tragedy on the Northumberland coastline a decade ago has topped the £10,000 mark.
Over the last 10 years members of the Hirst Progressive Social Club in Ashington have dedicated themselves to raising vital funds for the RNLI lifeboat station and its volunteer crew at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
Richard Martin of Newbiggin Lifeboat Station aboard the Mary Joicey lifeboat
The campaign was launched after one of the club members lost a relative who was swept out to sea and drowned while angling near a large outfall pipe in Cambois Bay in 1998.
Police in Newbiggin are taking action to help improve the area.
Officers will join firefighters, Wansbeck Council and Wansbeck Homes tenancy enforcement team at Nevin's Nibbles on the promenade to speak to residents at an action week.
Activities involve a beach clean-up, community safety, high visibility patrols and children's activities.
An ambitious project aimed at regenerating Newbiggin-by-the-Sea has clinched £2m from a national programme to support the English seaside.
Plans to build a £3.4m maritime heritage centre at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland have been awarded £1m from the Government's Sea Change programme - meaning the scheme is now more than two-thirds of the way towards hitting its fundraising target.
Newbiggin Sports Centre are in hot pursuit of the title in the MC Socca Leagues First Division, and they pipped North Seaton Elephant in a game which was a great advertisement for the leagues at Hirst Welfare Centre last Thursday.
It was a real ding-dong of an affair with Newbiggin eventually winning 4-3.
Northern Social Club continue to set the pace in the league. They swept aside Stakeford 4-1 to maintain a five-point lead at the top with seven games to go.
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