A subsiduary of rural specialists George F White has opened for business to advise farmers, landowners and tenants about producing renewable energy on a small scale.
Interest in the subject is expected to increase now that the Government has approved the Feed in Tariff (FIT) rate, which pays small scale power generators for the energy they produce.
The new business, called gfw-Wind, will concentrate on the production of wind energy which is expected to become a major player in the region's green power revolution.
A tiny Northumberland school is fighting for pupils from a nearby establishment which appears doomed to closure.
A request has been lodged with Northumberland County Council to put forward Branton First School as a future option for children currently at Eglingham Church of England First, which is due to close later this year.
At a public meeting over the closure of Eglingham, Branton First School headteacher Alison Lloyd-Harris voiced concerns over the council's proposal to divide the Eglingham catchment area between Ellingham, across the A1, and Whittingham first schools.
Parking fees levied on drivers visiting Northumberland towns has emerged as the hottest topic in the initial stages of a major review aimed at developing a county-wide parking strategy.
A progress report on the review reveals hundreds of people have made their views known on whether parking fees should be imposed across the whole county - rather than just in selected towns.
More than 560 people have signed three separate petitions calling for an equal policy across the board, with charges being made in all principal towns.
A popular guide aimed at helping older people in Northumberland get the most out of life has been published for the fourth time.
Previous issues of the Golden Guide have gone down so well with the over-50s that there was a waiting list for the latest 5,000-copy print run.
The free booklet, which is produced by community information specialists Clever Clogs Publishing in partnership with Age Concern Northumberland, the county council and care trust, has also been given a new design.
We are excited to hold another film evening on March 5th at 7.30 at St James Church Hall in Alnwick to show a new film called "In Transition". This film is an inspiring and welcome departure from the usual doom and gloom that can be conected with the environmental movement. It shows what ordinary people all over the world are doing through the Transition Movement to make changes both big and small in their communities for a more sustainable and satisfying future.
People and businesses across Northumberland are being invited to have their say on the development of a new strategy aimed at safeguarding the county's economy over the next five years.
The plan, which will set out to drive changes and secure growth in the local economy, is being drawn up by the county council and its partners.
The Northumberland Economic Strategy sets out current key economic factors and identifies various trends that will lead to changes in the economy.
A probation officer who was sacked after a woman failed to carry out her community service knew about falsifying of documents and helped cover it up, a tribunal heard yesterday.
Anthony Robinson was one of two employees of Northumbria Probation Service dismissed after fraudster Caroline Kerr, from Shilbottle, failed to do any of the unpaid work she had been ordered to do under their supervision.
Kerr had been spared jail and given a 150-hour community order for swindling her now ex-husband John Temple out of £25,000.
Shilbottle angler Brian Douglas celebrated the opening day of the salmon fishing season on the River Coquet by landing the first fresh salmon of the season - for the seventh time.
Fishing a black and white Devon - affectionately called the "Toon Army" - Brian landed a cock fish at 8.30am on Monday to lift the Coquet Trophy and three years' free permits.
Traditionally the fish would have been presented to the Duke of Northumberland but the Northumbrian Anglers' Federation now operates a catch and release policy until June 16.
Council leaders are being asked to approve a £1.5m transport scheme in Northumberland, which could see improvements made to facilities at Alnmouth Station.
The money from the Department for Transport has been proposed for upgrades at Belford, Cramlington, Alnmouth and Morpeth railway stations.
The scheme would provide Cramlington and Alnmouth Railway Stations with additional car parking spaces and improved pedestrian and cycling provision.
Northumberland arable farmers have been discovering more about growing crops for specific markets including biofuels customers.
A meeting at Alnwick Rugby Club heard about the requirements of the new bioethanol power station on Teesside, which is operated by Ensus .
The £250m plant will need 1.2 million tonnes of wheat feedstocks annually. Stewart Easdon of Ensus said the low-protein varieties suitable for bioethanol production would also leave distillers grain, which will be used in animal feed.
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