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Traffic & Construction Haydon Bridge
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
Traffic & Construction Acomb
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
