Continuing last week's coastal theme, Environment Editor Tony Henderson talks to an artist who knows every nook and cranny along the region's shoreline.
When artist Ron Thornton read last Saturday's report in The Journal about a pioneering management plan to protect the Northumbrian coast, he could not have been more pleased.
For Ron has devoted a lot of time and energy over the past two and a half years on the North East coastline.
A multi-million-pound visitor centre that will be a major part of a Northumberland town's regeneration is a step nearer reality after the final design was submitted for approval.
Designers have drawn up the final plans for the Newbiggin Maritime Centre and have put them before planning chiefs for consideration.
An artist's impression of how the Newbiggin Maritime Centre could look
The centre is heralded as a major part of the seaside town's waterfront regeneration and will provide an important, lasting memory of its long and proud seafaring traditions.
Health care chiefs have given the go ahead for a £200m investment in services in Northumberland, including a new emergency care hospital on the outskirts of Cramlington.
Wansbeck and North Tyneside hospitals will see significant investment while community hospitals in Berwick and Haltwhistle will be rebuilt.
The package of measures was approved yesterday at a meeting of the NHS North of Tyne Trust.
Companies in Northumberland have been hitting television screens to show off the attractions of setting up shop in Wansbeck.
The advert in prime-time ITV features companies who have received advice and assistance from Go Wansbeck, the district's local enterprise growth initiative.
Karen Turner, owner of dog walking company Walkies, in the limelight on location in Newbiggin
It is designed to encourage even more people to take advantage of the support on offer and to showcase Wansbeck as a vibrant destination.
Two of Northumberland County Council's planning committees are set to be merged because of their light workloads and the need to make further efficiency savings.
A report is expected to go to the executive next month on amalgamating the south area committee, which deals with planning applications in Blyth Valley, and the east committee, which covers Wansbeck.
A popular Tyneside choir will bring the curtain down on a series of summer concerts at a Northumberland seaside church.
The Lemington Male Voice Choir will be singing at St Bartholomew's Church in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on Sunday at 3pm.
The choir will be conducted by its assistant musical director Michael Scott, and accompanied on keyboard by Jenny Martins.
The evening will include favourites such as Nessun Dorma and Softly As I Leave You.
Tickets, costing £5 and including refreshments, are available from the Rev Judith Grieve or on the door.
Campaigners are calling for urgent action to repair the oldest church on the Northumberland coastline.
A group of artists who rent Woodhorn Church, near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, from Northumberland County Council, say the property has fallen into serious disrepair and needs immediate attention.
The Grade-I listed building, which dates back to the 11th Century, was previously a museum before the group took over the lease two years ago to use as a studio.
By Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure
The first ever NSPCC North's Aerobathon takes place on Monday 9th November 2009 from 6pm-8pm.
The two-hour sponsored aerobic workouts will be led by qualified instructors across 70 leisure centres in the North East and Yorkshire.
Ashington Leisure Centre, Blyth Sports Centre, Concordia Leisure Centre and Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre are all taking part in this great fundraising event.
The Aerobathon event aims to raise over £90,000 for the Child's Voice Appeal - a helpline for adults concerned about a child.
Unemployed people in Northumberland are being urged to find out more about a training programme which could see them involved in the 2012 Olympic Games.
An open day will be held at the Northumberland College in Ashington next week to give jobseekers more information about the Personal Best pre-employment scheme.
The event runs from 10am to 3pm on Wednesday, October 28 and is aimed at unemployed people 19 and over.
Plans for the town's annual Christmas lights display will be one of the items on the agenda at a meeting of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council in the Woodhorn Villa Arts Centre on Woodhorn Lane at 7pm tomorrow.
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