Northumberland

Objectors say the plans threaten the town’s economic and social stability.

New 59-home housing development a ‘risk’ to town

Adorable sleepy raccoons lounge around at Northumberland Zoo

Watch these super-cute sleepy raccoons lounge around at the zoo

Melrose overcoming Alnwick in friendly (Pic by Douglas Hardie)

Borders rugby clubs in pre-season friendly action

Art in the Castle returns to Ayton Castle

A private Scottish castle opens its doors to the public for a weekend of packed ...

Borderer Thomas MacAskill with coach Henry Gray, left, after winning 2024's Berwick Curfew Run on Wednesday

Hawick athlete Thomas MacAskill sets new record at Berwick Curfew Run

Fraser Neil won the 200m open at 2024’s Kelso Border Games on Sunday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

In pics: Fraser Neil a winner at double at Kelso Border Games

Denholm racehorse trainer Paul Robson and wife Steph with Just Don't Know in 2022 (Photo: Bill McBurnie)

Borders racehorse trainer Paul Robson on move to Northumberland

Swinton Parish Church.

Scarred human remains found at village church

Lauderdale Limper Marc Wilkinson, right, on the run in the Borders Cross-Country Series at Paxton in January (Pic: Steve Cox)

Paxton to host first Borders Cross-Country Series meeting of 2024

Lauderdale Limper Marc Wilkinson en route for Borders Cross-Country Series victory at Peebles in March in a time of 24:28 (Pic: Steve Cox)

Peebles to host second meeting of new Borders Cross-Country Series this weekend

Cops discovered a massive stash of cannabis hidden in a derelict building in Alnwick, Northumberland, with about 600 plants being grown in several rooms.
Two Albanian men found in the three-storey property have been jailed for six months each - Klajdi Shehu, 23, left, and Klajdi Miraka, 33

Secret entrance behind fridge leads police to 600-plant cannabis farm
Police stumbled across a cannabis farm - with a secret entrance behind a fridge
Tom Morton

Peebles Rovers losing 5-1 at home to Dalkeith Thistle the Saturday before last (Pic: Pete Birrell)

Fifth loss on bounce for Peebles Rovers not good enough, says manager Ger Rossi

Martin Fairbairn And Susan Shirreff, Brother And Sister Directors Of Fairbairns Of Berwick

End of a retail era as shop closes after almost 80 years

James Anderson (SBC)

Bus services set to be restored after axe fell

Ester Clyne was enjoying a friend's birthday party at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland when she was hit - Credit: SWNS

Near miss: Woman cheats death after castle wall falls 30ft on head

UK’s prettiest locations including Isle of Skye and St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall - top 20 list

These are the UK’s prettiest locations

Cockburnspath golfer David Drysdale playing a practice round on Tuesday ahead of the International Series England at Wylam's Close House this week (Picture by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour)

Borders golfer David Drysdale hoping home advantage works in his favour at Asian...

Kelso beating Gala 26-21 in a pre-season friendly at Netherdale on Saturday (Pic: Brian Sutherland)

Borders’ top-flight rugby sides in warm-up action

Billy Anderson and his Clydesdales will be pulling tatties at the show.

Border Union Show just round the corner

Ian Aitchison, Anne-Marie Trevelyan and James Boulton at Berwick station.

Bid for restoration of rail service

The body was discovered in Berwick.

Man found dead in Berwick

Georgian manor house, owned by founder of the world’s first department store, listed for nearly £5 million

Emerson Bainbridge’s Georgian manor house listed for nearly £5m

Big cheers from the crowd and competitors at the awards ceremony.

Everyone was a winner in sports day

Children run through the sand dunes as the sun sets behind Bamburgh Castle

Survey reveals best seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

The Hunt for Raoul Moat: Paul Gascoigne absence explained

Saughtree Station, complete with train and track, is on the market for £500,000.

Railway station with train, platform and track on sale for £500,000

The world’s biggest children’s play park Lilidorei is due to open in the UK in 2023

See inside world’s biggest play park opening in UK

7,000 jobs will be on offer

Haven Holidays announces more than 7,000 jobs available across UK
UK holiday company, Haven has announced more than 7,000 job opportunities throughout England,Scotland and Wales as the company prepares to re-open its holiday parks for 2023.
Sam Johnson

Family left devastated after girl, 15, stabbed to death

New pictures of Lilidorei in Northumberland have been released

See new pics of the world’s biggest play park set to open in UK