Northumberland communities - Alnwick

Your Photos: Cheviot Hills from Edlingham

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:10:57 +0000

Dan added this photo to our Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr, taken from just outside Edlingham and looking towards the Cheviots, on what he reports was a day with a freezing and bitter wind.

Add your photos to the group to share them on this site, or send them to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Your Photos: Sunset at Dunstanburgh Castle

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:53:36 +0000

Andrew Gibson of Morpeth took this shot of Dunstanburgh Castle at sunset from the beach at Newton by the Sea.

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Your Photos: Frozen River Aln

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:50:12 +0000

Andrew Gibson from Morpeth sent in this photo of the frozen River Aln near Alnwick Castle.

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Your Photos: Snow near Shilbottle

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:56:40 +0000

Linda Brown took these shots of the snow around the Shilbottle and Brizlee Woods area over the Christmas and New Year period.

Your Photos: Snow landscape around Powburn

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:01:39 +0000

Hugh Tindle has sent us some beautiful snow photos taken near Powburn.

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Your Photos: Shilbottle church in the snow

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:46:08 +0000

Brian McManus of Shilbottle sent us this beautiful winter photo of the village's St James' Church in bright sunshine.

Send in your snow photos to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Your Photos: Newton beach

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:03:24 +0000

William St Clair sent in this snap of a clear winter's day at Low Newton-by-the-Sea, taken on the Monday before Christmas.

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Your Photos: Snowy fields at Alnmouth

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Sophie Gibson uploaded this wintery photo to JournalLive, taken on December 20th in the fields behind Alnmouth railway station.

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Video: Tracing Northumberland family history

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:43:40 +0000

Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

Northumberland Christmas nostalgia

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:09:06 +0000

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

Your Photos: Mist at Corby's Crags

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:58:06 +0000

R Stanley took this shot of a blanket of mist at Corby's Crags near Edlingham on a frosty December morning.

Photos for publication on this site can be sent to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Your Photos: Alnmouth bay at sunset

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:55:52 +0000

Boats are lit up in the evening sunshine at Alnmouth Bay in this photo sent in by Ron Dobson of Blyth.

Send your photos for this site or the Your View page in Journal Extra to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Rennington, Embleton & Ellingham nostalgia gallery

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:09:27 +0000

This week's Journal Extra nostalgia feature looks at a few photos from the recent history of three villages north of Alnwick- Rennington, Embleton and Ellingham.

Rennington is the first to be featured, with another story about school closures, which remain controversial to this day.

When it opened in 1871, Rennington school had 117 pupils. The school closed on July 23 and the remaining children were taken by taxi to other schools.

Video: Recycling in Northumberland

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:55 +0000

A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

Longhoughton nostalgia gallery

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:53 +0000

Some photos from the Journal's archive showing the recent past of Longhoughton, near Alnwick, where in the 1980s banking in the village made the news.

The new Barclays Bank was set up in Longhoughton in February 1980 and the signs went up on the 200-year-old building that had previously been a hay barn, stables, cow shed, hen house and scout hut.