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Business & Openings
Farmers from across the agricultural sector will gather at Hexham Auction Mart on Wednesday, November 4, for the Northern Farming Conference, where global uncertainty, changing government policy and environmental pressures will be debated.
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A Hexham Abbey volunteer has described the flexible shifts, international visitors and behind-the-scenes knowledge that make stewarding and shop volunteering rewarding at the historic church.
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Lords Lot Farmhouse, a traditional four-bedroom property with extensive agricultural buildings and around 220 acres of land, is being offered for sale approximately six miles south of Hexham.
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Brocksbushes Pumpkin Experience near Hexham will close at 4pm on Saturday 24 October and remain shut on Sunday 25 October because of forecast high winds from Storm Boelo.
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GB Personals owner George Brady has launched a Salvation Army Be a Star fundraiser after raising about £800 in less than four days, with a new target of £5,000 by December 10.
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The Fox pub and live music venue on West End Terrace in Hexham has reopened under new tenants Michael and Laura, following the departure of Robbie and Peggy Newton.
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Hexham Auction Mart’s seasonal closing sale of specialist female breeding sheep saw 2,326 animals presented on 15 October 2026, according to Hexham and Northern Marts Livestock Sales Reports.
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The Barrasford Arms has closed permanently, leaving the Northumberland village without a local pub and prompting discussion about its future.
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Hexham and Northern Marts held its Annual Prize Show and Sale of 246 Blackface Rams at Hexham Auction Mart on 12 October 2026.
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Hexham Courant readers welcomed the opening of El Bakes on Battle Hill, debated the proposed Rosebank oil field and shared memories after news that Kielder Castle is expected to reopen.
Business & Openings Bellingham
Independent Hexham business Hanji has moved into the former Bureau of Dreams gallery after owner Yvette Ja outgrew her first shop less than two years after opening.
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El Bakes, Eleanor Waugh’s new bakery and coffee shop at 4a Battle Hill, Hexham, attracted queues along the high street and repeatedly sold out of baked goods during its opening week.
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Clean cattle recorded a stronger trade at Hexham Auction Mart on 6 October 2026, with a Charolais cross from Flotterton selling for 391.5p/kg.
Business & Openings Corbridge
Anne Ebdy, manager of The Boatside Inn at Warden near Hexham, is introducing Finnish dishes including Karelian pies, gravadlax and cured salmon alongside the pub’s regular menu.
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The average Hexham home sold for £323,765 after prices fell 3.3% over the latest 12-month period, according to analysed HM Land Registry figures covering 277 sales.
Business & Openings Haydon Bridge
A Hexham Courant archive review looks back at major local stories, from a 2016 jobs fair and tourism changes to foot-and-mouth restrictions, historic accidents, notorious crime cases and Roman discoveries.
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The latest St John’s Chapel Mart sale recorded an average of £107.49 for 2,518 store lambs and feeding ewes, while a charity lamb raised £3,380 for Cancer Research UK.
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Hexham Auction Mart reported a strong opening show and sale for the 2026 back-end season, with 492 store cattle and suckled calves sold alongside 2,184 cast ewes, 7,337 store lambs and a strong trade for cast tups.
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Northumbrian Water has restored supplies to homes in west-end Hexham after several bursts affected the network in Mount Pleasant. Final repairs are continuing.
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Property Solvers data found sellers in the NE46, NE47 and NE48 postcode areas accepted an average of £11,804 below their original asking price over the past year. But a Hexham estate agent says the figures reflect pricing strategies rather than falling property values, with buyers still actively searching across the town and the wider Tyne Valley.
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Hexham Auction Mart held its first breeding sheep sale of October, incorporating the annual sale of Cheviot drafts and gimmers.
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Readers have responded to recent Hexham Courant stories about Ferguson Fitness HQ, Hexham General Hospital and the Kirkstyle Inn and Sportsman’s Rest.
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A small entry of clean prime cattle at Hexham sold to a similar trade, with a Charolais cross heifer from Mr FT… reaching 393.5p/kg.
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A Limousin Cross Heifer from High Plaskett achieved the top price per head at the Hexham Primestock sale, while the highest price per kilogram was 410.0p/kg.
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Ibrow Junkie Studio owner Kay Dobson is celebrating more than a year in business in Hexham, where the brow specialist has expanded the salon to include aesthetics and nail services from other independent professionals.
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A packed ringside at St John’s Chapel Auction Mart saw strong demand for Swaledale ewes, shearlings and lambs, with the sale’s top price reaching £420 and the overall average for 185 Swale lambs and broken-mouthed ewes standing at £255.11.
Business & Openings Corbridge
A five-bedroom detached house on Leazes Lane in Hexham is on the market for £900,000, with three reception rooms, an extended kitchen-diner, wrap-around gardens, a large koi pond and 15 solar panels.
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Hexham Auction Mart reported improved store cattle returns, a sharper cast-ewe trade and strong demand for 7,080 store lambs at its sale on Friday 25 September 2026.
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A champion pen from Lands Farm sold for a record £820 at the annual Tow Law Mule Gimmer Lamb Sale at Hexham Auction Mart, where 6,100 lambs were catalogued and the average reached £201.60.
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Hexham and Northern Marts held its Annual Show and Sale of 820 tups at Hexham Auction Mart on 23 September 2026, including 473 Texel shearlings and tup lambs.
