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Business & Openings Tyne Green
The Hexham and Northern Rural Mart office at Tyne Green will be unmanned from 18 September until 6 October 2026, with emergency contacts available and other messages answered after the return date.
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.
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.
Business & Openings
Unite is supporting workers at Fourstones Paper Mill near Hexham during an ongoing consultation over potential redundancies, although the number of jobs affected has not been confirmed.
Business & Openings
The Hexham property occupied by Superdrug has been sold to a North East-based investor as part of a three-property investment package worth £1.1 million.
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
Traffic & Construction
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.
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.
Business & Openings
Award-winning Ponteland Italian restaurant Fratelli has confirmed that work is under way on a second site in Hexham, with the business moving into the former Hexham Courant newspaper building.
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.
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.
Business & Openings Tyne Green
Denise Welch and Amy Nuttall have praised Hexham after staying in the town while filming Graham Norton’s new Channel 5 drama Forever Home, which also used Tyne Green as a production location.
Culture Bellingham
A Hexham Courant MP column argues that children in the North East should have greater access to national cultural experiences, while celebrating local heritage work in Stamfordham and reflecting on recent scenes in Dover and Portsmouth.
Culture
The 74th Hexham Abbey Festival will run from September 23 to 27, bringing music, storytelling and film to Hexham Abbey and Forum Cinema.
Culture The Sele
Hexham has been ranked third among the North East’s best destinations for a quiet break, with LNER’s study highlighting the town’s historic sites, green spaces, independent businesses and access to Northumberland’s countryside.
Business & Openings
Oh La La at Cattle Market in Hexham is launching two new wine and cheese tasting evenings this autumn, with bookings now open and places limited to 18 covers each night.
Business & Openings
Clean heifers at Hexham Auction Mart achieved up to 393.5p/kg in the 8 September 2026 prime cattle sale, with trade described as firm and slightly sharper for quality animals.
Traffic & Construction Corbridge
Causey House, a three-storey Edwardian residence in Causey Hill, Hexham, has been listed on Rightmove for offers over £949,950.
Business & Openings Tyne Green
TV actor Denise Welch visited Zyka in Hexham with Amy Nuttall and the Forever Home production party while filming the Channel 5 series in Northumberland.
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.
Culture Priestpopple
Hexham is set to appear prominently in Channel 5 drama Forever Home after serving as one of the production’s main filming locations. The town’s scenery, architecture and hospitality businesses feature in the story behind the new series, which stars Kevin Whately, Douglas Henshall, Lewis Cope, Amy Nuttall and Denise Welch.
Business & Openings Priestpopple
Denise Welch and fellow Forever Home cast member Amy Nuttall praised Zyka in Priestpopple, Hexham, after becoming regular visitors while filming the new Channel 5 drama in Northumberland.
Business & Openings
Weird Fish has officially opened a new clothing store on Fore Street in Hexham, with the launch led by Mayor Derek Kennedy and town crier Helen Wearmouth.
Business & Openings
Hexham and Northern Marts reported firm trading at its Friday 4 September 2026 sale, where 171 store cattle, 1,391 cast ewes and tups, and 8,793 store lambs were sold. Buyers competed strongly for cattle and lambs, while the mart said more sheep were wanted for future sales.
Sport Tyne Green
Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club will attempt to row 500km in three hours at Tyne Green as it seeks to raise £16,000 for equipment and wider student access to the sport.
Business & Openings Leazes
Hexham Auction Mart’s opening sale of Mule ewe lambs produced a new sale centre record of £360, while 177 lambs from Shitlington Hall averaged £258.70 and the overall average reached £218.11. The sale also raised money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service in memory of the late John Browell.
Business & Openings
A St Johns Chapel Auction Mart sale saw 1,261 store lambs and ewes sold to strong rates, with a Beltex-cross lamb topping the market at £158. The report also highlights eight first-time vendors and says more lambs are wanted for the next sale on Saturday 19 September.
