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A nurse formerly employed at Cygnet Hospital Hexham has kept her registration but must follow 12 months of practice conditions after an NMC tribunal found four medication-related allegations proven.
Community
A proposal has been submitted to replace a former agricultural shed on Yarridge Road, south of Hexham, with two detached houses, despite planning documents acknowledging the scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Community
Lorraine Jackson is marking five decades in nursing after beginning her career at Hexham General Hospital.
Community
Hexham MP Joe Morris has welcomed a new Government loan scheme designed to help households pay for solar panels, batteries and heat pumps without covering the full upfront cost.
Community
A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel imposed a 12-month Conditions of Practice Order on Violet Innocent Iyoki after finding four medication-related charges proved, including errors involving chlordiazepoxide, clozapine and antibiotics at Cygnet Hospital Hexham.
Community
Yang Bell, the 19-year-old mascot cat known for visiting Hexham General Hospital almost every day, has been reunited with his owner after being taken to Cockermouth.
Community
West Northumberland Food Bank says its services, finances and operations remain separate from ADAPT (North East), whose Burn Lane premises are subject to a statutory inquiry. The food bank is planning for any future premises changes while continuing its normal service.
Community
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Adapt (North East), citing serious concerns about governance, financial arrangements and an internal dispute affecting the disability charity’s ability to operate.
Community
ADAPT (North East), based on Burn Lane in Hexham, is being investigated by the Charity Commission after concerns about trustee decisions, financial controls and an internal dispute that regulators fear could affect services.
Community Hexham East
Landowners and developers have identified sites capable of delivering 2,615 homes in Hexham, but council leaders stress the proposals are not planning approvals and only a fraction are likely to proceed.
Community Hexham West
Projects in Hexhamshire, Slaley and Healey, and Hexham West have missed a Government funding deadline, while the Humshaugh Rural and Warden scheme needs 100 customers and completed wayleaves by mid-November to remain viable.
Community The Sele
Hexham’s annual fireworks display will return to The Sele on November 7, with residents and visitors asked to donate £5 towards the 2027 event. The evening will include a fire display, music from Hexham Samba and support from local organisations, while the Hexham Wombles will lead a litter pick the following morning.
Community
A Northumberland assessment identifies theoretical capacity for 2,615 homes across 36 potential sites in Hexham, but the county council says the figures do not mean all the sites will be built.
Community
Paul Watson will complete the fifth and final race of his year-long GB Ultras 50 Mile Slam on Saturday, raising money for Little Troopers while reflecting on his late brother and his own experiences of military life.
Community
Farmers in England are being invited to tell Parliament about their experiences of applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive through an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee survey.
Community
An evening at The Beaumont Hotel will give women and their supporters the chance to hear from Dr Samantha English, ask questions and learn more about perimenopause and menopause in an informal setting.
Community
Lacey Dobson, 16, from Hexham, has used her Miss Teen Newcastle platform to collect 20 bags of unwanted clothing for the Great North Air Ambulance Service after seeing how the charity helped someone known to her family.
Community Tyne Green
Residents at Tyne Green say a group of caravans occupied the football pitch outside their homes for more than a month, prompting Hexham MP Joe Morris to pledge to raise their concerns.
Community
A new monthly Hexham Courant column will examine Marion Dickson’s NHS journey, the transformation of Hexham General Hospital and Northumbria Healthcare’s ambition to provide high-quality care closer to home.
Community Tyne Green
Northumbria Police and Northumberland County Council have admitted their powers to deal with unauthorised encampments are insufficient after caravans remained on Hexham’s Tyne Green for more than a month this summer. A 10-point plan has been drawn up ahead of next summer.
Community
Hexham-based polar explorer, conservationist and photographer Conrad Dickinson has won the Conservation Award at the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year competition for a six-image portfolio documenting Hen Harriers and the work to protect them.
Community
Muriel Turnbull is accused of causing a three-vehicle collision on the A68 at Colwell that killed quad-bike rider John Browell, who was from the Hexham area. Her attendance at court was excused on medical grounds, and the case has been sent to Newcastle Crown Court.
Community
Sixty-four children and adults aged six to 74 took part in the largest Reason To Disability Triathlon in its 12-year history at Wentworth Leisure Centre, supported by CBBC performer Danny Adams and Paralympian Lyndon Longhorne.
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.
