Scrap metal thieves have stolen the remains of a disposed bomb.
The bizarre theft happened sometime between 5pm on Thursday, July 16, and 8am the following morning, in Berwick, Northumberland.
The thieves drove a large van onto the bomb disposal site, Goswick Beach, and dumped a pile of wood at the site before loading their vehicle with scrap metal. Their haul included a large anchor and the casing from a disposed bomb.
Energy giant E.ON was rapped by watchdogs over misleading adverts for a windfarm planned for the region.
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld two complaints against E.ON Climate and Renewables UK relating to promotional material for its West Ancroft scheme near Berwick.
Colin Wakeling, who lives near the site, made the complaints - the first being E.ON used images of turbines in its press adverts that were around half the height of the eight proposed.
Berwick Rangers staged a second-half fightback to lift the new Northumberland County Council Unification Plate at Shielfield Park.
Berwick got off to a disastrous start going a goal behind after only four minutes. The unlucky Graham Guy could only guide the ball into his own net under pressure from Chris McCabe, who was sent-off on the stroke of half-time as tempers flared during a string of fierce challenges.
An unnamed trialist equalised in 64 minutes after Spartans keeper Mark Bell had blocked from Ian Little who was introduced as a sub after the break.
And then with only l2 minutes to go new signing Paul Currie clinched victory.
Vandals damaged two cars in a late night attack.
Yobs slashed all four wheels on a Ford Galaxy and scratched a Vauxhall Zafira in the early hours of Monday morning. Both cars were parked in Sea View, Berwick. The incident happened between 1.30am and 6.30am. Anyone with information should call police on 03456 043 043 ext 61226.
Market towns in the region are being hit harder by the recession than anywhere else, new research suggests.
A study carried out by the Government's Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) suggests that unemployment has risen by a third more in market towns than in other areas.
A report by the rural watchdog, which draws on research by Action for Market Towns, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies and the Rural Evidence Research Unit at Birkbeck, University of London, suggests that the number of vacant shop units in market towns is also increasing.
Residents, businesses and organisations across Northumberland are being asked to have their say on a major review which will shape future car parking policy in the county.
County council bosses are undertaking the review in a bid to devise suitable management arrangements for all of the car parks that it owns or manages.
The exercise will also help county councillors decide whether to leave car parking free in Blyth Valley and Wansbeck, or introduce charges similar to those currently facing motorists in towns such as Berwick, Alnwick, Hexham and Morpeth.
Redcar Bears 53, Berwick Bandits 40
The match got off to a hairy start at the South Tees Motor Park - heat one lasting less than 70 metres before Michal Makovsky, Tero Aarnio of Berwick and the Bears' Robbie Kessler ended up in a severe-looking pile-up - but thankfully no one was injured.
In the early re-run the home side took the advantage with Ty Proctor, the only one not involved in the melee, taking the win in a 5-1.
A Northumberland teenager who suffers from a muscle-wasting condition has seen his rusty old car given a sporty makeover by a charity.
Motor-mad 14-year-old Harry Thompson, who has muscular dystrophy, was told he may never drive because of his condition.
But recently he had an old Mini fitted with hand controls for the accelerator and brake so that he could drive around the farm just outside Cornhill-on-Tweed, near Berwick, where he lives.
Hospitals in Northumberland have been given top marks by a national body set up to improve patient care.
All 10 hospitals run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust were rated as "excellent" by the National Patient Safety Agency.
Pictured from top left: Alnwick Infirmary, Berwick Infirmary, Hexham General Hospital, Morpeth Cottage Hospital, Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital
It is one of only 32 trusts in England to achieve the highest rating in all categories for each of its hospital sites in the agency's annual Patient Environment Action Team assessments.
Plans have been drawn up for temporary fire stations in two Northumberland towns which are to receive new facilities.
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to build new community stations at Alnwick and Berwick, lodging outline planning applications for both last month.
Now the service has applied for planning permission for temporary fire stations in both towns while the current facilities are demolished and replaced on the same sites.
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