There were some high-scoring games in the North Northumberland League, with some closer than others.
In Division One, Acklington Athletic lost 4-3 to Rothbury. Goalless at half time, the game came to life as Chris McGuilvery and Paul Christianson gave Acklington a two goal lead.
Adam Hall and Neil Johnson then netted for Rothbury to level the game but a second Christianson goal restored Acklington's lead. Rothbury hit back with two late goals from Craig Sutton to take the points.
The Northumberland Lights Festival closes today and tomorrow in typically spectacular fashion with a film, light and sound display at Berwick.
The State of Berwick, from 4.30pm today, will highlight the architectural highlights of the town centre, ramparts, Bank Hill Ice House and Berwick Barracks. There'll also be a collaboration with Berwick's Film and Media Arts Festival to show a gala performance of silent classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
Northumberland Lights Festival director Zoe Bottrell said: "It's exciting to see how film, for example, can be complemented by light and a live music score - which is what we are doing at the Ice House on the 29th and 30th, when a local film archive is being presented in conjunction with a live performance."
Berwick Bandits' new bosses have acted fast in making plans to meet their supporters face to face.
John Anderson, Lynda Waite and Dave Peet will take to the stage to answer fans' questions and hear suggestions at the Magdalene Fields Golf Clubhouse in Berwick on December 7 at 6.30pm.
Club official Dennis McCleary said: "This will be a perfect chance for the fans to meet everyone behind the scene at the the club who have come together to take Bandits into 2009 and beyond.
Berwick's planning chief has been suspended for six months after criticising his own department in The Journal.
Coun Brian Douglas, chairman of Berwick Borough Council's planning committee, was on Wednesday suspended from the authority for the maximum period allowed after being found to have breached the council's code of conduct.
Last night, the councillor said he was considering an appeal. He denied the breach and said the matter had been handled without justice or fairness. He also warned that the judgement could put councillors off speaking openly to the Press in future.
Berwick Borough council's much maligned planning department has improved, according to an audit.
The council's planners have come under fire in the past for failing to determine applications within timescales and for hiring consultants to consider proposals due to lack of staff.
In April, the department was determining only 19% of householders' applications within the eight week deadline and just 7% of commercial proposals.
People in Northumberland are getting good adult social care, according to a new national inspection.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has given Northumberland's adult services department a two-star rating, and says it has "excellent capacity" for improvement.
MP Sir Alan Beith travelled to Buckingham Palace yesterday to received his knighthood from the Queen.
The Berwick representative and longest-serving Liberal Democrat MP said he was still surprised when people refer to him with the prestigious title.
Sir Alan, who has been MP for 35 years and former deputy leader of the party, said: "It's good for democracy for Parliament to be recognised as something that is good for the community."
Opponents of a possible wind farm in north Northumberland are holding a public meeting tonight.
People living near West Ancroft have organised the meeting to discuss E.ON Climate and Renewables' plans for eight 125m turbines in the community.
Residents are concerned that the turbines would ruin their views and be too close to their homes.
Northumbria Healthcare has recruited 13 new modern matrons to work in Berwick Infirmary and some of its other hospitals.
Rosemary Stephenson, the trust's director of nursing, said: "These matrons will oversee a group of wards and departments providing leadership and giving support. This means there is a dedicated person responsible for directing nurses in every ward and department across the trust.
"These matrons will make sure we care for patients in the way they want to be cared for. They will drive up standards by considering existing practice and looking for ways to improve this."
Drivers without valid documents had to find their own way home after police seized 25 cars across Northumberland including one in Berwick.
Over a five-day roadside crime crackdown called Operation Magnitude, officers in Northumberland used a hi-tech Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system to target cars and match number plates against a computer database.
Suspect vehicles were intercepted and in 25 cases were seized.
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