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Hundreds of mourners gathered in Hexham on Friday, 11 September 2026, for the funeral of 22-year-old Coldstream Guard Lance Corporal Liam Potts, whose body was found in the River Tyne after a night out in Wylam.
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Hundreds gathered in Hexham as Lance Corporal Liam Potts, the 22-year-old Coldstream Guard found dead near Wylam Bridge, was remembered at a funeral service in Hexham Abbey.
Traffic & Construction Corbridge
Causey House, a three-storey Edwardian residence in Causey Hill, Hexham, has been listed on Rightmove for offers over £949,950.
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Loughbrow House, a seven-bedroom Victorian property on Dipton Mill Road near Hexham, is being marketed for £2.1 million by Galbraith. The elevated estate includes three additional cottages, landscaped gardens, fruit trees and a heated greenhouse.
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Causey House, a gated Edwardian property on Causey Hill in Hexham, is being marketed by Brunton Residential for £949,950. The three-storey home extends to almost 3,000 sq ft and includes five double bedrooms, period features, a modern open-plan living space, private gardens, parking and an integral garage.
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The Green in Hexham has been ranked fifth among the North East’s ten most expensive streets, with an average house price of £1.283m over the past three years.
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Hexham MP Joe Morris has welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s willingness to re-examine funding for dualling the A1 in Northumberland, following decades of campaigning and recent fatal crashes.
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National Highways has completed repairs to the eastbound joint on Constantius Bridge over the River Tyne near Hexham, removing the lane closure and 50mph restriction in that direction. A westbound lane closure remains while options and timescales for replacing another bridge joint are reviewed.
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The A69 near Hexham has reopened after a four-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway left three people with minor injuries and closed the road for several hours.
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Emergency services attended a four-vehicle collision on the westbound A69 west of Hexham after police received a report shortly after 12.15pm on Tuesday, August 11. The road was closed and drivers were advised to use alternative routes where possible.
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NE First Credit Union is discussing a physical service point in Hexham, potentially at No. 28 Community House on Derwent Road, after Lloyds and Halifax branches closed and residents lost local banking options.
Traffic & Construction Allendale
The importance of protecting the planet has emerged repeatedly in conversations held by a local MP across Hexham and surrounding communities.
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Emergency bridge repairs have reduced the A69 to one lane in each direction near Hexham, between the A686 and A6079 at Bridge End Roundabout.
Traffic & Construction Allendale
A four-bedroom detached home in Allendale, in the Hexham area, has gone up for auction with a starting bid of £495,000. The property includes extensive gardens, a former tennis-court site, a conservatory and an attached garage.
Traffic & Construction Acomb
A new daily bus service linking Hexham and Alston has been introduced as Northumberland County Council and Go North East roll out wider changes across the Tyne Valley.
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Northumberland County Council says a series of timetable and route changes will improve public transport links across the western Tyne Valley, including a new daily service between Hexham and Alston.
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Hexham MP Joe Morris has begun a constituency-wide summer tour, starting with street surgeries in Whitfield, Carrs Mill, Ayle, Slaggyford and Halton Lea Gate. Residents raised concerns about rural potholes, west Northumberland bin collections and blind junctions, with Morris saying he will take issues forward after Parliament’s summer recess.
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Hadrian Healthcare has submitted plans for a three-storey, 75-bed care home on the former Matthew Charlton builder’s merchant site off Station Road in Hexham.
