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Brilliant news. https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/business/new-high-tech-factory-bring-8000-jobs-northumberland-biggest-regional-investment-nissan-3064302

From today's Journal Live, copyright of NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-car-parking-charges-set-5105918 Free Northumberland car parking plan proposed By David Black - 16th July 2013 Morpeth chamber of trade members John Beynon and Charles...

From today's Journal Live, copyright NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/brims-construction-appointed-luxury-burgham-7410541 Brims Construction appointed for luxury Northumberland holiday development Jul 11, 2014 16:55 By Robert Gibson The proposed Northumbrian...

. The Port of Berwick is the second largest Northumberland Port, handling in excess of 150,000 tonnes of cargo (with capacity to handle significant additional tonnage) and around 250 shipping movements annually. Berwick is situated on the eastern border between Scotland and the North East...

This nutty scheme keeps coming back from the dead every couple of years or so... More... BBC... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-20323212 If the ski part happens ..... I d like to invite you all to my combined enthronement as Pope and appointment as Chief Rabbi... trebles all round...

I visited Durham a couple of days ago and it was quite interesting to compare a few things. As a place, it was like a cross between a large Beverley and a small York. Some good picturesque views, but the demographic of people seemed to be almost split into thirds of: eldery tourists, students...

Kielder Dark Sky Bid People in Northumberland could soon have better views of the night sky. A consultation is due to get under way on securing dark sky status for nearly 400 square miles of countryside in the Kielder Forest area, in a move aimed at boosting tourism. If successful, controls...

Thought I'd start a thread for non-urban photos of the North of England Here's a couple to get things going; Ennerdale valley, from Caw Fell: Caw Fell:

Causeway group's views on Holy Island causeway changes by Brian Daniel, The Journal, December 10th 2011 A GROUP set up to find ways of stopping cars getting stuck on the Holy Island causeway has ruled out any major changes to the road after opposition from local people. Calls for barriers...

A ‘Village’ to be built in Northumberland for veterans by Tom Mullen, The Journal, October 4th 2011 A PIONEERING £27m care “village” for injured soldiers is to be created in the North East of England. The Veteran’s Retreat Village, which will be home to some 300 wounded or...

Amble Tesco store plans go on show by Brian Daniel, The Journal, January 28th 2011 Members of the public look at the plans for a new supermarket in Amble PLANS for a new supermarket at a Northumberland seaside town have gone on show to the public. The partners already have outline permission...

A QUESTION . . . Are there any geographical parts of North East England that are not really covered by our various internal "City-led" sub-forums? There does appear to be those more-rural areas in between the main urban areas covered by our internal sub-forums, that often seem to 'fall...

A new day dawns as Ponteland market shifts tack August 19th 2010, The Journal CHANGES are being made to a second Northumberland market, to attract traders and protect its future. A specialist farmers’ market has been held in Ponteland since 2000 to allow local producers to sell food and...

As part of our remit to cover issues and projects in South Northumberland, I notice that we do not have a thread for Tyne Valley Developments. So, I thought I should start one, as it is about the only part of our patch that we have not got covered now, and it starts with some disappointing...

Electronics company Opsol UK's £350,000 expansion Mar 19 2010 by Iain Laing, The Journal AN electronics company is about to move to a larger headquarters in Cramlington, Northumberland, as part of a £350,000 expansion. Opsol UK will also create 15 jobs when it moves to the new 14,000sq ft...

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Hadrian's Wall through the Centre of Newcastle. This might be one for you Historian. While browsing wikipedia at work, ahem, I mean...on lunch.... I came across a reference to a replica roman milecastle behind the Newcastle Arts Centre at the location where it would have been on Hadrians...

I'm sure it's been mentioned before in relation to the Metro but I wish they'd re-open the goods line to Alcan to passengers - it's plumbed into the Metro network near Northumberland park and there's even a disused station in the centre of Ashington. You don't even need to electrify it - just...