Families in Northumberland are being invited to have their say on policing in their area at a special meeting.
A Police and Community Together meeting will be held for people living in Ashington, Ellington, Linton, Lynemouth and Newbiggin.
The session is designed to give residents a chance to meet their Neighbourhood Policing Teams and discuss any problems they have in their area.
Pictures from Newbiggin Middle School's beach party yesterday, celebrating the school's 50 year history before it closes next month. Read related story »
A Northumberland beauty spot became the scene of a massive beach party when it was invaded by more than 300 students.
The youngsters were celebrating the 50-year life of their school before it went out of existence.
And the sun helped everything go with a swing yesterday as Newbiggin Middle School was moved to Druridge Bay beach for the day.
More meetings are to be held in Northumberland to allow people to have their say on £200m proposals for new and improved hospitals in the county.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has drawn up plans for a new specialist emergency care centre near Cramlington, plus improvements to Wansbeck General and the rebuilding of community hospitals in Berwick and Haltwhistle.
But the changes would see the closure of emergency departments at Wansbeck and Hexham General, moves which have caused some concern with patients.
Finance chiefs at Northumberland's cash-strapped super council are trying to recover almost £9m in unpaid council tax inherited from the county's former district authorities.
The huge debt has been revealed following the abolition of Berwick, Alnwick, Castle Morpeth, Tynedale, Wansbeck and Blyth Valley councils on April 1 - and their replacement by the all-purpose unitary council.
More than 300 students will take to a Northumberland beach tomorrow to celebrate their school.
Newbiggin Middle School closes in July with the opening of the Hirst Academy.
A beach party with games, sandcastle competitions and sports has been organised at scenic Druridge Bay for the whole of the school - around 350 students.
Older people in Northumberland are threatening a revolt against new charges for day centre care which are being brought in by the county's cash-strapped super council.
Apart from meal and transport costs, attendance at day centres has been free for elderly and disabled people until now. But means-tested fees are being introduced to help County Hall bosses make savings on their adult care budget.
Day centre clients are being assessed and told how much they will have to contribute to their care each week, based on their income and savings.
Anger has erupted after people in Northumberland were sent warning letters and court summonses by their new super council wrongly stating they had not paid their council tax.
The 'intimidating' letters have been sent out to some householders who had already paid their monthly council tax bills because of problems which have been affecting the unitary authority's revenues and benefits section since April 1.
The controversy over MPs' expenses was today reignited when Parliament released details of their claims.
Over a million original documents have been scanned and uploaded to the UK Parliament website during the past year, where they can be viewed for current Members of Parliament.
Below are the details of Wansbeck MP Denis Murphy's claims, covering claims between 2004/05 and 2007/08, with links to the forms filled in for the various kinds of allowances. Some information has been blacked out for reasons of privacy.
Talented writers and artists have pooled their creative talents to produce a fascinating new book showcasing memories of Northumberland's rich social and industrial heritage.
Wansbeck Writers and the Wansbeck Art Group - which both meet weekly at the Parkhead Centre in Ashington - joined forces on the year-long project which combines the written word with work created on canvas.
The 48-page full-colour book, A Picture Paints A Thousand Words, features about 50 paintings by 18 members of the amateur art group. Each is accompanied and complemented by a piece of poetry or prose written by 16 members of the writers' group.
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