| Falstone |
1989-04-07 |
The crumbling Falstone First School would be axed as a Field Study Centre. Built 25 years ago, it served as a school for only 15 years and was mothballed in 1980. Since closure, it had been used as a Field Study Centre. |
| Bellingham |
1910-08-27 |
The date for Bellingham Show was switched to a Saturday to test the popularity of the new arrangement. |
| West Woodburn |
1890-06-14 |
The death occurred of Edward Coulson, aged 70, landlord for over 30 years of the Queen?s Head Inn, East Woodburn, who survived his wife by about a week. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1902-03-22 |
The death occurred of well-known antiquary and historian Cadwallader J. Bates at his home at Langley Castle. He was only 49. Cf. 29/03/1902. |
| People |
1902-03-22 |
The death occurred of well-known antiquary and historian Cadwallader J. Bates at his home at Langley Castle. He was only 49. Cf. 29/03/1902. |
| Bellingham |
1959-05-15 |
The death of George Waddell (66) of Otterburn Mill on Monday 11th May. |
| Otterburn and Redesdale |
1932-12-31 |
The death of Lord Northbourne at his Betteshanger home near Dover on Saturday 24th December 1932 will cause widespread regret in Redesdale where he came to his shooting box at Rochester almost every autumn. He was a great sportsman and a remarkably fine and discriminating artist. |
| Schools |
1932-09-10 |
The death of Miss Jane Dinning, aged 80, on Saturday 3rd September 1932. She was schoolmistress of Simonburn school for some 40 years and was at one time a regular contributor to the columns of the Hexham Courant. |
| Bellingham |
1894-06-23 |
The death of Mr. B. Armstrong, owner of Hareshaw Head Colliery, the father of J. and E. Armstrong. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1932-04-16 |
The death of Mrs. C. J. Bates occurred at Langley Castle. Albert Griffiths (only) was among the mourners. Cf. 23/04/1932. |
| Bellingham |
2009-04-24 |
The death of Thomas (Tommy) Anthony Breckons on 15th April 2009 aged 81 years. He had lived at Foundry Farm as his father and grandfather had done, opened the Hareshaw Linn caravan park around 1968 and ran the Bellingham youth hostel after it was abandoned by the YHA. |
| Bellingham |
1959-05-15 |
The death of Tom Robson M.C. of Bridgeford, Bellingham. |
| Chollerford and Chollerton |
1921-05-28 |
The death was reported at the George Hotel, Chollerford, on Saturday, 21st May 1921, of James Simmonds, aged 62, husband of Mirian Simmonds. The death occurred suddenly on Friday night of Mr. James Simmonds, proprietor of the George Hotel, Chollerford. In his younger days, Mr. Simmonds carried on a tailoring business at Humshaugh. He was a member of the Church of England and as a chorister, up to the time of his marriage, he rendered invaluable service to the Church. Mr. Simmonds was a staunch conservative and acted as local agent for the Hexham Unionist Association. He was also a keen angler, being secretary of the Humshaugh Angling Club for many years. He is survived by his wife. The interment took place on Tuesday (24th May) in Humshaugh churchyard. [There follows a long list of those present at the funeral. Mr. H. C. Wood represented Mrs. N. G. Clayton of Chesters and Mr. A. M. Allgood of Walwick Grange.] |
| People |
1875-01-30 |
The death was reported of two pedlars, John McSweeden and James Ray. |
| Bellingham |
1983-01-11 |
The decision to close Brownrigg Boarding School drew protests from Bellingham parish council and opposition politicians. |
| Hexham |
1988-10-09 |
The decision to sell more than a third of the Brough Library collection came in for criticism. Some 3,000 volumes had been sold to Newcastle University for ?6,250. |
| North Tyne Valley and Kielder |
1955-05-13 |
The decision was taken to slaughter most of the 60-strong herd of wild goats at Plashetts in case they destroyed the newly-planted trees. |
| Plashetts |
1955-05-13 |
The decision was taken to slaughter most of the 60-strong herd of wild goats at Plashetts in case they destroyed the newly-planted trees. |
| Bellingham |
1905-01-07 |
The decorations in Bellingham Parish Church were pretty and effective, through the kindness of Mrs. Lovibond of Hesleyside and Mrs. Wilkinson of Riverdale, who sent ample supplies of evergreens and flowers. |
| Haydon Bridge |
1934-10-30 |
The demolition of a disused mortuary solved the problem of the shortage of burial space in the churchyard at Haydon Bridge. |
