A WIND farm developer refused permission to erect turbines in Northumberland has lodged an appeal. Catamount Energy has challenged the decision of Berwick Borough Council's planning committee in March to reject its proposal to put up six turbines at Barmoor, between Ford and Lowick.
The application had been amended from an original nine turbines and recommended for approval.
But councillors felt the wind farm would have an unacceptable impact on the Northumberland landscape which could not be mitigated and voted 8-1 against.
A BID to establish a new university in a Northumberland town is being stepped up with attempts to gain support across the region.
The Government published a consultation document in March this year - A New 'University Challenge' - outlining proposals to create 20 new universities over the next six years.
A number of individuals and organisations in Berwick have raised the idea of the town preparing a bid to host one of the new universities.
THREE of the North East's most influential figures have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Leading the honours list was long-serving Berwick MP Alan Beith, pictured, in recognition of his 35 years in Parliament.
A DEBATE about whether a border town should be in England or Scotland is to be recreated in a new TV series.
Earlier this year, a vote for an ITV documentary over the future of Berwick in Northumberland saw hundreds of people say they would like to be part of Scotland because of the health and education services available over the border.
Now the issue is to form the basis of a BBC drama television series, which will also be set in Berwick.
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