| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-03-23 |
Ridley Hall was to become a hostel for boarders at Haydon Bridge High School from September 1976. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-07-23 |
Reclamation plan for Bardon Mill Colliery. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-07-30 |
Bypass requested by Mrs. Mary Smith for Bardon Mill. Cf. 15/0/1976. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-10-12 |
Residents in Bardon Mill were being asked to help in choosing the best route for the new by-pass of the village, which was to begin in 1980. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-11-09 |
The government was urged to bypass Haltwhistle, Bardon Mill and Greenhead as one of its top priorities by Haltwhistle Parish Council, which pressed for the A69 to be built as soon as possible. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1976-11-19 |
George and Catherine (Kitty) Dodd leave the Carts Bog or Green Tree after 46 years, retiring to a new home at Bardon Mill. Compare 08/01/2010 for sale to John Davison for estimated ?300,000 after being closed for bankruptcy since summer 2009. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1978-07-28 |
Miss Helen Walton of Henshaw School retires. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1978-10-10 |
Plans were going ahead to resume coal mining in Bardon Mill, five years after the closure of the colliery. Northumberland County Council approved an application to construct a drift mine at Crow Hall. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-01-28 |
The Department of Transport revealed the long-awaited plan to build a bypass for Bardon Mill. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-02-01 |
A start was proposed the following year on the Bardon Mill bypass. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-02-04 |
A start on the long-awaited Bardon Mill bypass, which had been mooted since the 1930s, was expected to be made in the next year. The Department of Transport announced that at ?1 million plus, it had chosen the most expensive route, stretching one mile north of the village, slicing through the playing field. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-03-14 |
There was a warning that the Bardon Mill bypass could be delayed. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-08-26 |
Fourstones, Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Hexham had their electricity supply disrupted when a diseased tree fell on power lines causing ?800 worth of damage. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1980-07-04 |
Firms may create 40 new jobs at Bardon Mill ? Little Chef and Espagna International. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1981-03-24 |
After almost 50 years of campaigning by local people, the Government announced that it was giving the go-ahead for the construction of the Bardon Mill bypass. The ?1.25 million scheme was to start within the year. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1981-09-01 |
Northumberland County Council was contemplating a delay and extra costs because of revised plans for the Bardon Mill bypass. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1981-12-08 |
The annual meeting of the West Tyne Cricket League decided to relegate Matfen from the 1st Division and replace them with Bardon Mill, champions of the 2nd Division for the past three seasons. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1982-09-10 |
Melkridge chapel closes after 94 years. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1982-09-14 |
Contractors were about to start work on the ?1.48 million Bardon Mill bypass. Work on the 1.25 mile stretch of road was expected to take 22 months. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1982-11-23 |
Up to 10 coal mining jobs would be created under plans to re-open the Robin Rock drift mine near Henshaw. |
