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Community Tyne Green
Residents are demanding answers after an unauthorised camp remained at Tyne Green for a month, with reported disturbance, safety concerns and anti-social behaviour during the summer.
Community
Lorraine Whitfield has launched the Ryan Castle Foundation in memory of her son, who died aged 22 after an aggressive brain tumour. The new Hexham-based charity aims to provide counselling for people aged 18 to 40 with terminal illnesses and their loved ones.
Community Gilesgate
Hexham Community Centre on Gilesgate is expanding its support for local people after improvements to its facilities and a positive Ofsted report for its playgroup.
Community
A funeral service for 22-year-old Lance Corporal Liam Potts was held at Hexham Abbey, with tributes from his father and members of the Coldstream Guards before a private burial.
Community
Family, friends, soldiers and members of the wider community gathered at Hexham Abbey for the funeral of 22-year-old Coldstream Guardsman Liam Potts from Prudhoe.
Community Tyne Green
Tyne Green has faced a summer-long problem with caravans, campervans and tents camping against regulations, prompting calls for a crackdown.
Community Tyne Green
Hexham’s Tyne Green has seen caravans, campervans, tents, fires and horses on the public open space this summer, prompting calls for a multi-agency response from town mayor Coun Derek Kennedy.
Community
Archaeologists will present new findings from sites along Hadrian’s Wall at the Sixteenth Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum at Queen’s Hall in Hexham on Saturday, October 17. Tickets cost £17 and are available through Queen’s Hall.
Community
A sold-out fundraising evening at Saathi in Hexham raised £7,000 for Daft As A Brush Cancer Patient Care, with a signed Dan Burn Newcastle United shirt, 44 raffle prizes and a live auction helping drive donations.
Community
Readers have reacted to plans to demolish Hexham’s former fire station at Tyne Mills Industrial Estate and replace it with a vehicle workshop, while other local comments welcomed The Wallace Arms’ reopening and celebrated Stocksfield resident Ella Coulson’s 103rd birthday.
Community
Photographs shared by the Hexham Courant recall a hot week in Hexham and the varied character of summer in Tynedale, from community occasions to unexpected drama.
Community Tyne Green
A visitor has criticised the condition of the ladies’ public toilets at Tyne Green, Hexham, after reporting broken cubicles, toilet paper, unpleasant smells, flies and apparent contamination. Northumberland County Council says its public conveniences are cleaned at least once a day and that improvements are under way across its estate.
Community
Hexham Abbey’s online calendar shows 12 Holy Communion services scheduled on Tuesdays between August and October 2026, each running from noon until 1pm.
Community
Hexham Abbey has listed 12 Christian Meditation events, running on Monday evenings from August through October 2026.
Community
Hexham Abbey’s Lunchtime Live series is scheduled to return for eight Thursday afternoon events between August and November 2026.
Community
Hexham Abbey’s calendar lists 12 Evening Prayer services in August 2026, with most beginning at 6.30pm and two scheduled for 5pm.
Community
Hexham Abbey’s calendar lists 12 Tots’ Praise events on Wednesday mornings from 5 August to 21 October 2026.
Community
Hexham Abbey’s online calendar lists 12 Morning Prayer events in August 2026, with the first scheduled for Wednesday, 5 August, and the final entry on Thursday, 20 August.
Community Hexhamshire
Slaley Show is preparing for its 164th event, continuing a Northumberland tradition that began as a small horticultural gathering and has survived major challenges, site changes and several name changes.
Community The Sele
Players in Hexham were named among North East Postcode Lottery winners after the winning areas were selected between 18 and 24 July 2026.
