Ian Smith

3 days ago | northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA Hadston drug driver has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Paul Hardy pleaded guilty to a drug driving charge when he appeared at Berwick Magistrates’ Court. Magistrates heard the 43-year-old, of Whitefield Crescent, was stopped by police near his home on January 27. He was drug tested and found to have a quantity of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his system which put him over the limit.

1 week ago | northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Smith

It’s hard to believe it was 38 years ago! It was the year Margaret Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in office, Coventry City won the FA Cup and Rick Astley's ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ was the biggest hit record. 1. Radio 1 RoadshowAmongst the crowd at Magdalene Fields watching the Radio 1 Roadshow, Berwick High pupils unfurl a banner at for DJ Mike Read about skipping class to attend Photo: no2. Tweedmouth MiddleTweedmouth Middle under 13 girls win County Hockey Shield Photo: no3.

1 week ago | northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBrethren from the Farne with Glendale Lodge No.5228 Seahouses presented a cheque for £500 to the Belford Medical Centre towards the purchase of vital equipment to be used in the surrounding area. A Paediatric Pulse Oximeter will allow medical staff to monitor reliable, quick and easy measurement of blood oxygen levels in children.

1 week ago | northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowChildren from primary schools in areas of social and economic disadvantage will be offered a taste of life on a working farm and access to the countryside as part of a new partnership. The Crown Estate will work with The Country Trust to offer more than 40 farm visits this year to working farms across the country, including Ellington in Northumberland.

1 week ago | northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowDrink drivers from Alnwick, Amble and Hadston have been banned from getting behind the wheel. Ryan Stott, 36, of Blakelaw Road, Alnwick admitted drink driving in the Swansfield Park Road area of the town on March 10. Magistrates heard that police were called to a report of a road collision around 11.30pm after the defendant crashed into a parked car. He provided a positive breath test of 80mg alc/breath.