Wark look capable of maintaining their Northern Alliance Premier Division status and won 3-2 at home to Alnwick Town.
Three days after their eight-goal defeat by Walker Central, the Wark lads proved their resiliency with goals by Marc Nixon (2) and Mark Elliott. Richard Brown and Ben Keenan replied for Alnwick.
Meanwhile in the league's pole position, Walker Central are four points clear of Gillford Park with a game in hand.
Bosses at Northumberland's new super council have been accused of failing to comply with an independent regulator's guidance by providing an 0845 number for people who need to contact the authority.
Bob Watson is unhappy that Northumberland County Council's new number is premium rate
Members of the public who telephone the all-purpose council - which came into being on April 1 following the switch to unitary local government - now have to use a single number, 0845 600 6400, to speak to call handlers.
Alnwick Comedy Club has established a regular stand-up night at Blackmore's of Alnwick, the new boutique hotel and restaurant formerly known as The Plough.
Dave Johns, Tom Stade, Lewis Shaffer, John Smith and Viz founder Simon Donald have already performed for an appreciative audience.
Next up, on May 7, is Gavin Webster (pictured), the Geordie comedian who is establishing himself on the London circuit.
He will be supported by up-and-coming comedians KaiBosh and Al Kee while David MacBeth will add to the laughter quotient as compere.
The gig starts at 8pm. Tickets are £10 and available from Blackmore's or by calling 07733172625.
Springhill have won this year's Robson Cup after beating Alnwick Town Reserves 2-0.
The match played at Shielfield Park in Berwick had a goalless first half, but Springhill went ahead following a penalty scored by Kristian Neil.
Alnwick keeper Gordon Sanders kept his team in the game with a string of good saves but could do nothing as Adam Roberts scored with a well-struck effort to give Springhill a second goal.
With trees in blossom, now is the time to see a real master at work.
The Japanese Taihaku tree - 350 of them in fact - are expected to be in full bloom at The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland from now for a fortnight.
And to celebrate beautiful white blossom in the Cherry Orchard, and spring itself, the Garden is holding a Cherry Blossom Festival next Saturday, May 2.
Community groups and children will join in the music and dancing and there'll be performances, installations and workshops, kite-flying and twinkling lanterns before a parade finale.
In the SG Wealth Management Northumberland League, Clara Vale and champions Alnmouth slugged each other to a standstill to share the spoils in a high-scoring encounter, Omar Ahmed (75) for the Vale and Ian Pearson (3-35 and 37) for Alnmouth being the top performers.
Corbridge put a severe dent in Berwick's excellent start to their top-flight career as they put their visitors to the sword.
Morpeth's Mark Brown gained his third victory in the fifth Transped Blyth Valley 10km yesterday.
A group of four runners had broken away from the record field of 416 at the halfway point. Brown was joined in that group by club-mate Michael Dawson, 2008 winner Peter Newton of Claremont, and Alnwick's David Kirkland.
Dawson was the first to lose contact before Kirkland was dropped with 600m of the race remaining. Brown's superior speed told in the final 80m as he sprinted away from Newton.
Angela Hibbs, of Claremont, easily won the women's race, finishing in 21st position overall.
Millions of pounds have been wiped from the bank balances of the region's super rich in the past 12 months.
The credit crunch and global economic downturn have seen a major decline in the fortunes of the North East's wealthiest, the Sunday Times rich list will show tomorrow.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley - once a billionaire but now a mere multi-millionaire - has seen the biggest decline in worth.
Four people were arrested and drugs with a street value of £1,000 seized after suspected criminals in two Northumberland towns were targeted as part of a major police crackdown.
Large numbers of Northumbria Police officers in riot-style vans descended on Alnwick over two successive nights.
Operation Fossick - the latest phase of the force-wide Operation Payback campaign - saw officers carry out raids on pubs and domestic premises in the town centre on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
A hole in the road which brought chaos to a market town is expected to be fixed today.
Water board workers and maintenance engineers poured in to Alnwick at around 5pm on Tuesday night after the hole was discovered on the roundabout beside The Oaks Hotel.
An underground sewer had collapsed and an emergency closure order was immediately enforced at the junction of the A1068 and B6346 on South Road, Alnwick.
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