| Bellingham |
1978-10-24 |
Hareshaw Linn was decaying so rapidly that it was in danger of becoming a wilderness of low quality scrubland. |
| Bellingham |
1978-11-28 |
Tyne Valley Coaches were planning to withdraw its Sunday bus services on the Newbrough and North Tyne Valley routes due to insufficient revenue and dwindling passenger numbers. |
| Bellingham |
0000-00-00 |
(1980 Date unspecified) The 800th anniversary of St. Cuthbert?s Church was celebrated. |
| Bellingham |
1979-04-02 |
Bellingham Parish Council produced a new guide to the village and the surrounding area. The eight-page guide cost 15p. |
| Bellingham |
1980-05-23 |
Brownrigg School was evacuated in a fire. |
| Bellingham |
1981-02-27 |
Dangerous condition of the old dam on the Hareshaw Burn. |
| Bellingham |
1983-01-11 |
The decision to close Brownrigg Boarding School drew protests from Bellingham parish council and opposition politicians. |
| Bellingham |
1983-05-20 |
The future of Brownrigg School is in doubt. Cf. 09/12/1983, 30/12/1983, 20/01/1984, 30/01/1984, 03/02/1984, 23/03/1984, 11/05/1984, 20/07/1984. |
| Bellingham |
1984-02-24 |
After half a century, Brownrigg School was fighting for its future. |
| Bellingham |
1984-03-13 |
A mass turnout of past and present employees from Brownrigg boarding school heard Bellingham Parish Council pledge support for the campaign to keep the school open. |
| Bellingham |
1984-04-10 |
The estimated cost of carrying out essential repairs on Bellingham Bridge was ?400,000. During the work it was planned to put in place a temporary bridge. |
| Bellingham |
1985-01-22 |
Education Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph, extinguished lingering hopes of saving Brownrigg Boarding School by confirming that it would close at the end of the summer term. |
| Bellingham |
1985-03-29 |
Brownrigg School due to close at the end of the summer term 1985. |
| Bellingham |
1985-03-26 |
Northumberland County Council pressed ahead with the sale of Brownrigg Boarding School, which was due to close in the summer. The premises were advertised for future recreational, holiday or educational use. |
| Bellingham |
1985-09-17 |
Work began on the ?210,000 project to restore the Tyne Bridge in Bellingham. |
| Bellingham |
1986-02-25 |
Plans were under consideration to turn the disused Brownrigg Boarding School at Bellingham into a residential outdoor pursuits centre, creating up to 60 jobs. |
| Bellingham |
1986-09-23 |
The former Brownrigg School at Bellingham was sold to Falstone holiday centre operator Donald MacLeod, who said that he planned to turn it into a series of light industrial workshops, with a market garden, deer park and craft centre. |
| Bellingham |
1988-05-17 |
A public meeting was held in Bellingham to discuss the future of the Town Hall which required urgent repairs costing ?18,000. |
| Bellingham |
1990-10-06 |
Bellingham courthouse was to be closed five years after losing its own independent bench of magistrates. |
| Bellingham |
1990-11-17 |
It looked almost certain that Bellingham would lose its monthly magistrates court sitting. |
