Thousands of trees and shrubs will be planted to create a new woodland for residents and visitors in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
Newbiggin is about to get greener as part of a countywide drive to grow more trees.
The 1.15 hectare site at East Lea Field will be planted with 3,000 native British trees and shrubs to enhance the area and help attract wildlife.
A fundraising link between a Northumberland social club and its local lifeboat station is set to top the ã11,000 mark.
Members of the Hirst Progressive Club in Ashington started raising cash for the RNLI station at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea more than a decade ago.
The efforts began after the lifeboat crew was part of a major operation launched when a relative of one of the club's members was swept out to sea and drowned off Cambois.
Environment Agency bosses have issued a number of flood warnings as the region is set to be deluged with rain.
Chiefs at the agency have warned people living in coastal areas to be on their guard against the possibility of flooding to homes and businesses.
The warning comes as Met Office experts predict that almost a third of the average expected rainfall for March will fall on the region within the next two days.
Newbiggin RNLI Ladies' Lifeboat Guild will hold an Easter Fair on Sunday from 1.30pm at the village boathouse.
There will be souvenir and fancy goods stalls, refreshments on sale and a chance for visitors to look around the many displays in the building.
North East heritage is getting a boost from two major investments.
A number of seaside towns, including Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, are to benefit from a share of ã5m Government money to restore their former glory.
Meanwhile, ã250,000 will be pumped into a Northumberland archiving project designed to preserve local history.
A climate campaigner and a leading figure from the coal industry will battle over Northumberland's energy future when the two stand at the next general election.
Malcolm Reid (pictured left) is standing in the Wansbeck constituency to take on National Union of Mineworkers president Ian Lavery (right), who was selected to defend the seat currently held by Labour's Denis Murphy.
Mr Reid - who has been a leading campaigner against plans by RWE npower for a ã2bn clean coal power station at Cambois - says Mr Lavery, more than any other person in Britain, symbolises a return to coal.
A music festival moves to Newbiggin for a schools competition.
The school choirs competitions of the 2010 Wansbeck Music Festival will be held at Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre on Thursday March 25 from 9.30am until approximately 3pm..
The performances are part of a wider range of events in Northumberland, including band, folk and orchestra classes which will take place on the same day at Chantry Middle School, Mitford Road in Morpeth.
Fun for all the family is promised in South East Northumberland this Easter.
Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure's Make-a-Move Leisure Inclusion Team has put together a programme telling parents and children what's going on over the holidays.
The programme covers the whole of South East Northumberland, including leisure centres, parks and open spaces as well as activities organised by Sure Start, Silx Teen Bar, Sustrans, Northumberland Play team, Ground Works and Northumbria Police.
It is available through schools, leisure centres, council offices and on www.bval.co.uk (opens as pdf)
Peter Troughear uploaded this photo of the ancient Woodhorn Church near Newbiggin to JournalLive.
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Newbiggin reached the semi-finals of the Alan Davison Cup with a home verdict over Synergy Blyth and Wansbeck Sunday League Division Two side Whitley Bay Fat Ox.
Scoring for Newbiggin were Rob Holden (2), Ashley Smith and Tony Messenger.
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