Beechy is bringing a band and backing singers to the Berwick upon Tweed Drill Hall for an evening of soul, rhythm and blues, supported by local musicians Stephen Cockburn and Gary Holland.

The singer-songwriter has returned to writing and touring after a period of 27 years and has recently completed his debut album.

Tickets are available from the Berwick and District Cancer Support Group at 5 Tweed Street, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1NG, priced at £10 and £8 concessions. People are asked to mark the envelope "The Beechy Concert" and make cheques payable to "The Berwick and District Cancer Support Group". Tickets can also bought be bought from various local businesses in the town- see local posters for details.

The Blacks team included some of the younger players in the squad with Dan Law making his debut at open side flanker for the game. All of this meant that there was freshness to the occasion. The game kicked off like a true Border derby with both sides fully committed to the tackle and ruck situation. With experienced Border referee Normal Steel in charge things didn't get out of hand though and there was some excellent attacking play from both sides.

As reported in yesterday's Journal, developer Catamount Energy has been given the go-ahead to put up six turbines 110 metres high at Barmoor near Berwick, although proposals at nearby Moorsyde and Toft Hill have been thrown out.

Anne Daniels, Amanda Worlock and John Daniels of Save Our Unspoilt Landscape

The Barmoor scheme had been opposed by hundreds of local people, led by action group Save our Unspoilt Landscape (SOUL), fearful at its impact on countryside views and the area's archaeological and cultural heritage, in particular Ford Moss Colliery and other scheduled ancient monuments.

Save our Squirrels, Northern Red Squirrels and local volunteer squirrel groups have been successful in their partnership bids to the Grey Squirrel Control Fund, launched in October 2009 by the Forestry Commission, Natural England and Red Squirrel Survival Trust.

The funding provides support for grey control in seven key areas around Northumberland for up to six months.

Berwick's Slow Food group held a three- course meal consisting of food almost entirely grown, raised, gathered, churned or baked within 10 miles of the Fenton Centre.

Among the dishes was a new one just for Holy Island, providing a new take on the celebrated seafood found in the region.

However, County Hall bosses have reassured the sector that a funding package of £1.3m will still be available next year. Budget proposals recommend more money for charities directly supporting those people worst affected by the recession.

These will include services such as credit unions and the Citizens' Advice Bureau.

Robin Crawford spent 40 years fishing in the North Sea.

But the physically demanding work left him in agony with arthritis, and he is now confined to a wheelchair. Now the pensioner from Berwick has found a new lease of life through a community befriending scheme run by St John Ambulance.

The team of volunteers from Northumberland Wildlife Trust travelled to Ford Moss at Ford, near Berwick, to collect bags full of birch seeds for planting next February.

They are now hoping their example will encourage others in the county to grow native species from seed for themselves, improving wildlife habitats and saving themselves a lot of money in the process.

The seed-gathering project was led by Geoff Dobbins, Northumberland Wildlife Trust Estates Officer.

There were smiles all round from this newly qualified group of archers when they completed their beginners' course at Berwick Archery Club.

The course provided 12 hours of tuition over two weekends to bring the newcomers to the level of proficiency required for entrants to the sport by the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS), the governing body for archery in the UK.

Leading the course was GNAS coach Gwyn Thomas (left) assisted by the Berwick club's GNAS archery leader John Gill (right).

Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith opened the Celebration of Age exhibition, where there were 25 stalls and 15 leisure activities.

"This event is a showcase of activities and proves that Berwick Upon Tweed is a marvellous place to live", said Sir Alan.

Think Make Grow Ltd of Tweedmouth will back the campaign through a range of art forms over the next 12 months.

The Northumberland Coast and Lowlands Leader Programme is looking for small businesses or projects in the county to which it can allocate a million pounds of funding.

The programme is a community-led approach to rural development that builds on local knowledge and skills, innovation, and synergy with other partners.

They gave us the package holiday, rail transport, standardised time, better hygiene, X-rays, the telephone and the largest empire the world had ever seen.

Alan and Val Knowles enjoy a victorian banquet within the walls of Berwick Barracks, pictured with Derek Sharman of Berwick's Slow Food Group

The Victorians also taught us how to eat, drink and be merry.

The week-long programme of activities on the Prior Park estate in Tweedmouth, Berwick, is bringing together local residents and organisations in a bid to secure improvements to its environment and community safety.

Pride in Prior week is launched by Sir Alan Beith MP, alongside Berwick Borough Housing's managing director Neil Brown and county councillor Isobel Hunter

Free activities are available throughout the week for all residents on the estate, organised by Berwick Borough Housing, in partnership with Improving Croft and Cowpen Quay, a neighbourhood management initiative.

Members of the King's Own Scottish Borderers Association are preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Minden at Berwick's Barracks on August 1.

Minden was the second battle honour awarded to the 25th Edinburgh Regiment, as the King's Own Scottish Borderers were then called, and the battle is celebrated on August 1 every year because of this.