TOURISTS are increasingly keen to sample locally produced food when holidaying in the UK.
Now the Made in Northumberland project has organised a special one-day workshop at Doxford Hall, near Ellingham, on November 4, aimed at putting the county firmly on the food tourism map.
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ALNWICK'S Lion Bridge has been closed to cars for the foreseeable future following suspected flood damage.
The historic bridge, which carries the B6341 and is the former route of the A1 and Great North Road, was closed on Monday following an inspection by divers on behalf of highways authority Northumberland County Council.
They discovered that the foundations under the central support of the bridge have been washed out.
The Duchess of Northumberland's Alnwick Garden is launching www.alnwickgarden.com tomorrow.
It will offer users the chance to grow their own virtual mandrake plant, in return for two-for-one entry to the garden. The person who grows the biggest will be treated to a night tour of the Poison Garden.
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.
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.
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.
A MUSEUM in Alnwick is having a Creepy Crafts event this afternoon.
Bailiffgate Museum is running activities from 1.30-3.30pm. They are free but standard museum entry charges apply.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Phone (01665) 605847 for further details.
The Bishop of Newcastle is helping The Duchess's Community High School in Alnwick to celebrate a double century.
Established by the Duchess Julia in 1808, the school is 200 years old this year. Starting with just 20 students, the school has expanded over the years to almost 1200 young people attending -- aged 13 to 18.
To mark this important milestone, the school is holding a very special evening at St Michael's Church on Tuesday November 18 at 7pm. A Thanksgiving Service will include music and drama presentations by the students, a talk by Roy Todd (headteacher of the school from 1983 to 1997 who is in the process of updating and publishing a book on the school's history) and a speech by the Bishop of Newcastle about the value of continuity.
A woman was rescued from a serious house fire in Alnwick last night.
Fire crews were called to the mid-terraced property on Cedar Grove just after 10pm last night. It was reported that there was someone trapped inside.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the house and rescued a woman from the ground floor living room of the property.
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