Newbiggin police are targeting motorbike and quad bike owners who are riding illegally in the town.
Police are warning riders after they received reports of the bikes being driven illegally on dunes and the areas surrounding Newbiggin Golf Club.
Local officers are carrying out an operation to identify riders and if caught they face prosecution and having their bikes confiscated.
A taxi passenger threatened the driver and stole cash in an early morning robbery.
A taxi driver in a black Skoda Octavia picked up a man in St Johns Road, Bedlington Station at around 7.15am. He then drove him to Latimer Way just off Woodhorn Road in Newbiggin.
When he stopped the taxi the passenger threatened the taxi driver, stole an amount of cash and fled.
Lifeboat Helm Geoff Leslie had just returned home from hospital with partner Sharon and their newborn daughter - when he was called out to an emergency rescue.
The couple had just got back with new arrival Erin Jean when Geoff received a call that a yacht had run aground on sea defences at Cambois Bay, south of Newbiggin.
The call for assistance was made just before 8pm on Saturday following a distress call to Humber coastguard. The stricken vessel was a 16ft yacht with two people on board which had come ashore on the beach at Sandy Bay Caravan Park.
Schools across Northumberland are benefiting from a unique opportunity to meet the stars.
Northumberland's new mobile planetarium has already travelled the length of the county bringing the night skies to life for children, and has been booked up until May with visits to many more schools planned.
The planetarium has been to middle schools in Corbridge and Berwick as well as St Wilfrids Middle School in Blyth.
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"As a responsble dog owner and a person who visits the area three times a year a ban would ruin my ho..."
"The beach is for all including dogs. They should be allowed, especially during winter months. The lo..."
"I agree that owners and their dogs should be allowed to use the beach, however, whilst holidaying at..."
"If dogs are going to be banned then so should horse riders, they should also carry POO BAGS, as hors..."
"better than the original choice at least..."
"we all need to exercise our dogs and it is hard lines on the ones who do pick up after their animals..."
"This sounds crazy!. I mean after a £10 million revamp of Newbiggin Bay, the dogs ban on the beach, t..."
"Its a very welcome idea as I live next to this area. I would hope they could also incorporate a moun..."
"well done lads it gave me great pleasure to watch you all achieve your 84miles under 24hours were pr..."
"lets hope that for once money is used for the good of the community instead of some harebrain scheme..."