About Northumberland
Northumberland is a county in North East England that borders the counties of Tyne And Wear, Cumbria, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire. A popular county with tourists, its main settlements include Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Prudhoe, Seahouses, Wooler, Alnwick, Ashington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth, Cramlington, Haltwhistle, Hexham and Morpeth.
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Police seize cannabis worth £4m
A total of 13 people are charged after raids on North East cannabis farms in which police found drugs valued at £4m.
Eco homes plan for derelict site
A derelict filling station on one of the main road routes into Tyneside is to be transformed into a street of eco homes.
Police raid second house in error
Police in Newcastle mistakenly raid a second home while looking for cannabis farms in the city.
Festival hopes to attract 200,000
Organisers of one of Tyneside's biggest festivals hope up to 200,000 people will attend.
Metro bosses tackle 'nasty niffs'
Transport bosses in Tyne and Wear begin a major programme to rid the light railway network of "unspeakable" odours.
Anger over student housing plans
Landlords say plans to build thousands of places for students to live in Newcastle will mean empty houses.
Middlemiss wins Masterchef title
Bedlington-born TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss is named the winner of this year's Celebrity Masterchef.
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