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The Latest Breaking News from Hexham

Work starts on Hexham straight road widening

Work on or next to the existing road will happen at night.

Newcastle Herald

Hexham heist: man charged after allegedly empty safe stolen

The 37-year-old was arrested in Nelson Bay.

Newcastle Herald

Amputee war hero skydives into his wedding with friends - and breaks a world record

Army veteran Chris Parkes, who lost a leg while serving in Afghanistan, parachuted into the grounds of a castle in Hexham along with his groomsmen for his wedding

Daily Mirror

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'I took my son out of school after training to be a teacher - now he picks what he learns'

Bethany Bishop, from Hexham, applied to train to be a teacher but decided against joining the profession in order to home-school and spend more time with her sons

Chronicle Live

Calls to upgrade and dual the A69 after almost 200 crashes in four years

Forty-four of the crashes were deemed as serious and six people have been killed

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Hexham pensioner caught with child sex abuse images for second time avoids jail again

Pervert Peter Gill has been given a further suspended sentence, despite also being given one in 2017 for similar offending

Chronicle Live

Former soldier to be finally laid to rest more than a month after he was killed in Ukraine car crash

Groom-to-be Jay Thorn, from Hexham, had been working to support troops in war zone when he died

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North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, contracts and investments

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Max Purpose Psychology, Parker Bioscience Filtration, Ward Investments Group, Newcastle Building Society and Talk Works

Birmingham Post

Cash, tools and vehicles stolen during spate of high-value burglaries in Northumberland

Four incidents took place in the Stocksfield, Hexham and Haltwhistle areas between 10pm on June 20 and 10am on June 21

Chronicle Live

North East finalists revealed for English Curry Awards

Here's which 38 curry restaurants and takeaways across Newcastle, Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland and County Durham are in with a chance of glory at the 2023 awards this August

Chronicle Live

Body of Northumberland former soldier killed in Ukraine car crash is flown home

Groom-to-be Jay Thorn, from Hexham, had been working to support troops in war zone when he died

Chronicle Live

Newcastle Building Society makes significant investment into branch premises

The Society has now acquired a 999-year lease for its branch in Hexham

Birmingham Post

Hexham MP Guy Opperman speaks out against Boris Johnson after privileges report vote

He said misleading parliament was not acceptable

Chronicle Live

DNA marking system to protect agricultural equipment from theft to be rolled out at Hexham event

Farmers can have their equipment marked with an invisible DNA code at Hexham Auction Mart on June 13

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Northumberland woman waiting to fly fiancé's body home from Ukraine as thousands raised for repatriation

Former soldier Jay Thorn, from Hexham, had been working to support troops in war zone when he was killed in a car crash

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New mums welcome £15m Hexham maternity revamp and one says - 'I'm even tempted to have another baby'

Four new mums joined hospital bosses at the formal opening of a new maternity unit in Hexham

Chronicle Live

ITV's Vera back on the case as cast film new series of hit drama in Hexham

After Vera cast and crew were spotted in action in Hexham, the next filming location for the ITV drama has been revealed

Newcastle Herald

Road spikes end police pursuit of teenager in stolen car at Hexham

The vehicle was reported stolen from Wallsend.

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Hexham's 'Toad Girl' mocked for saving thousands of amphibians trying to cross road

Hayley Watson, from Haydon Bridge, visits a rural road in Hexham several times each week to collect toads into a bucket as they try to move past cars to a pond

Daily Mirror

'Toad Girl' cruelly mocked for saving thousands of amphibians trying to cross road

Hayley Watson loves animals, particularly amphibians, and felt compelled to help toads in Hexham, Northumberland, when she learned hundreds die on the road each night

Chronicle Live

North East walking enthusiast shares top five walks from coast to the countryside you can try this bank holiday

David Steel, who runs the Plan Watch Walk project, has managed to select his five favourite walks, although it was a difficult choice

The Independent UK

Errors including associating with paedophile led to bishop resignation – report

An inquiry into events leading up to Bishop Robert Byrne leaving his role as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in December has been carried out.

Newcastle Herald

How big, bold thinking and hard yakka built a legendary Hunter rail line

With Maitland's Steamfest upon us let's revisit an overlooked Hunter Valley rail triumph.

Chronicle Live

Northumberland market town to host first ever Pride with 'events for everyone'

A range of music, theatre, cinema and more celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community will take place across the whole of June in one of the UK's happiest places to live

Chronicle Live

ITV's Vera new series filming to start in Hexham as residents receive letters

Residents of a Northumberland town have been told to expect the imminent arrival of the Vera cast and crew

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