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Crime & Public Safety Hexham East
Campers have left Tyne Green in Hexham after a 34-day stay that residents said brought alleged abuse, dangerous driving, large fires, noise and disruption. Town councillors want Northumberland County Council and Northumbria Police to agree a clear response before next summer, while both organisations say they are reviewing what happened with partner agencies.
Crime & Public Safety
Hundreds are expected at Hexham Abbey for the funeral of 22-year-old Coldstream Guardsman Liam Potts, whose body was recovered from the River Tyne near Wylam Bridge after a four-day search.
Crime & Public Safety
The funeral of 22-year-old Lance Corporal Liam Potts, who was found dead in the River Tyne near Wylam Bridge, will take place at Hexham Abbey at 11am on Friday. Soldiers, comrades and veterans are expected to line the approach to the abbey.
Crime & Public Safety Corbridge
Olly White, 22, admitted possessing 11 cannisters of nitrous oxide for recreational use after police approached a vehicle in a Hexham car park in the early hours of May 29. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court imposed a six-month conditional discharge, £85 costs and a £26 victim surcharge.
Crime & Public Safety
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth has confirmed there are no plans to close Hexham Police Station, while acknowledging concerns about rural policing and the level of service available in isolated communities.
Crime & Public Safety
Gareth Gear, 40, of Linnel Wood, Hexham, has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to dangerously driving a Peugeot 3008 on the northbound A68.
Crime & Public Safety
A 23-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a motorbike and another vehicle collided at the junction of Battle Hill and Eastgate in Hexham at about 5.30pm on Sunday, August 9.
Crime & Public Safety Hexham East
Anvil Homes plans to refurbish and extend 12 former Northumbria Police houses in Hexham after the properties stood vacant for almost a decade. Councillors have welcomed their return to residential use but criticised the absence of social or affordable homes in the scheme.
