City man stabbed.A man was stabbed yesterday morning in Binswood Avenue, Blakelaw, Newcastle. Two men wearing dark clothes were believed to have been responsible and left towards Blakelaw Shopping Centre ( one on foot and one on a BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. , at about 8.45am. The man's injuries were not life threatening. Call 08456 043043, ext 62946 with information. Better food BERWICK Borough Council has given Leisure Connections, the firm which manages its multi- million pound Swan Centre for Leisure at Tweedmouth, permission to improve catering arrangements. The firm is now to enter into a partnership with the catering specialists Leisure Xtra. Green funds A NEW scheme launched in Northumberland will provide grants for community buildings and businesses looking to go green. The Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. Capital Grants Scheme, funded by Northumberland Strategic Partnership, will provide grants for up to half of the cost of purchasing and installing renewable energy equipment, to a maximum of pounds 30,000. Anyone who wants more information or who is interested in applying for help to get their green idea off the ground should contact Clive Fagg on (01670) 533408 or email CFagg@northumberland.gov.uk. Grave concern CONCERNS have been raised about the state of the cemeteries at Tweedmouth and Berwick. Residents and visitors have highlighted the fact there is an increasing amount of litter litter /lit·ter/ (lit´er) stretcher. lit·ter n. 1. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a including alcohol cans and bottles on the pathways and some of the graves. A spokesman for Berwick Borough Council who are responsible for both cemeteries said environmental maintenance is an ongoing process and the matter will be addressed. Charity cash TWO brothers from north Northumberland have handed over a cheque for pounds 24,000 to Cancer Research UK following their latest long-distance fundraising
Graeme Reavley, a vet vet common idiomatic version of veterinarian. from Berwick and his brother Doug who owns a building firm at Ancroft near Berwick were joined by over 30 others on the 70-mile trek from St Mary's Loch near Selkirk to Grants House. The walk was the fifth organised by the brothers who have now raised almost pounds 100,000 for the charity. |
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