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Ian Smith

Berwick

Chief Reporter at Northumberland Gazette

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  • Queen Camilla opens new Hexham racecourse stand and meets 'local heroes' on visit to Northumberland

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

    She visited Hexham racecourse, touring the facilities and met some of those involved in the horse racing industry, including trainers and vets, before officially opening The ‘Queen Camilla Stand’. She then met ‘local heroes’ and charity representatives at Hexham Abbey, before meeting market stallholders, and members of the public outside. 1. Royal visitQueen Camilla greets members of the public following her visit to Hexham Abbey. (Photo by Owen Humphreys-WPA Pool/Getty Images) Photo: WPA Pool2.

  • Plans for Simonside Estate to be discussed as part of Earth Matters event in Alnwick

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

    Are there ways of farming which can be better for wildlife, better for the soil and in the long run better for us all? What a Wonderful World Festival presents Earth Matters, a discussion on this important subject on Saturday, June 28 in Alnwick Playhouse auditorium at 2pm.

  • Northumberland's Lucy Bronze selected for England's Euro 2025 squad

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

    Northumberland-born footballer Lucy Bronze has been included in the England squad for Euro 2025. The 33-year-old Chelsea full back was named in a 23-player squad by Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman. She was a key part of the England squad that won the Euros in 2022 and lost in the 2023 World Cup final. She has 133 caps for her country. Bronze was born in Berwick and spent her early childhood on Holy Island and Belford.

  • 'Extraordinarily special' achievement for Northumberland venue as it wins gold at national tourism awards

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

    A Northumberland visitor attraction has won a prestigious national award. Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery took gold in the best new tourism business of the year category at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. It takes the Wooler venue’s awards tally to 19 since it opened – and comes hot on the heels of five awards at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awards. Co-owner Eileen Ferguson said: “I am absolutely overwhelmed.

  • Sand art sculpture drawn on Northumberland beach as Alzheimer's Society launches appeal

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

    A huge forget-me-not sand art installation was created on Beadnell beach to mark Dementia Action Week. The striking ‘Memories in the Sand’ image is being used by the Alzheimer’s Society to promote its Forget Me Not Appeal in the North East. Volunteers and people who have benefited from the charity’s support services helped draw the charity’s logo in the sand, alongside the names of loved ones affected by dementia.

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