POLICE are examining the need for a traffic management plan in the event of accidents on the A1 through a Northumberland borough.
Officers are considering a contingency plan following two serious accidents in Berwick borough recently, both of which involved closing the main road and re-routing traffic.
One resulted in motorists being diverted across the Chain Bridge at Horncliffe, pictured above, which is subject to a weight restriction.
BERWICK'S last chance of glory under the ownership of Peter Waite ended in disappointment on what ended up being a very tricky track thanks to all the poor weather and frost of late. And Waite used the night to again stress he needs to find a buyer for the club as soon as possible.
"Well that's the end of an era, and sadly it didn't go our way, but that's speedway and that's Berwick Bandits to a tee - completely unpredictable," said Waite.
Young people are being targeting in a hard-hitting campaign to reduce the number of bonfire and firework-related injuries across Northumberland.
Fireworks injure almost 1000 children in the North of England every year, often resulting in permanent scarring or disfiguration. Now Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is warning pupils in secondary schools about the dangers in a programme of educational visits.
COUNCILLORS in Berwick are calling for a speed restriction to be imposed along a stretch of road beside the Tweed estuary in the town.
They are suggesting a 20mph limit in Pier Road where several vehicles have ended up in the river in recent years. The proposal has been included in a local transport plan to be lodged with Northumberland County Council.
The hospital in Berwick is now offering patients hernia operations. Theatre staff at Berwick Infirmary have received additional training which will allow them to carry out the procedure under local anaesthetic.
The operation has, until now, always been performed under general anaesthetic at other hospitals run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
The move will save patients from the Berwick area having to travel to hospitals further from home.
With both a league game and a cup game within two days, Berwick ladies hockey side produced two very different results.
Despite the weather, Berwick faced a league game against Norton on Saturday.
It was a tough start even though Berwick had the wind behind them. The game was held level for a long time with both teams having chances. Berwick had some early pressure through a number of penalty corners, but Norton's defence held well.
FREE bus transport for older students is set to leave Northumberland County Council with a £500,000 bill. But councillors last night hailed the scheme to provide passes for A-level and college students as a massive success - and said it was likely to cost much less than feared.
The free pass has seen the number of teenagers using buses more than double, from 800 in July to 1,850 now. The county council took the decision to scrap fares after they rose to £360 a year under the previous Labour administration.
PETER Waite, Berwick Speedway's long-standing promoter, takes the Bandits into his last meeting in charge tonight when he stages the Young Shield at Shielfield Park.
Currently 24 points down after an unexpectedly tough first leg in Cumbria against the Workington Comets, the Bandits know what they need to do if they are to make Waite's finale a celebration.
They must turn on the style from the first heat and not let up on the power until the end of Heat 15 as the target of 59 points is not going to be an easy task.
Berwick will be taking part in a festival to light up the Northumbrian winter.
Landmark locations will be seen in a new light this winter with the return of a hugely popular winter festival. Northumberland Lights - and the award-winning team behind it - are back with more bright ideas for outdoor illuminations.
From November 2 to 30, the winter festival will bathe some of the most beautiful and remote spots from Blyth to the Borders in an array of colour, in celebration of the county's contrasting architectural and natural environment.
A festival celebrating the Golden Age of Northumbria drew to a close at the weekend with an event in a Berwick school.
The project has run since March 2007, celebrating the Anglo-Saxon and early Christian heritage of north Northumberland.
More than 450 people of all ages have been involved, including community groups, schools, history, archaeology and re-enactment societies. The last major event was an Anglo-Saxon encampment on Saturday and Sunday at Longridge Towers School, near Berwick.
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