UK job vacancies tumbled by 44,000 over the three months to July to 718,000 – the lowest number of job openings since April 2021.

The breakthrough was hailed as ‘wonderful’ and a ‘perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s’ by scientists who worked on it.

A PLAN for the first phase of an eight-year refurbishment programme at Center Parcs in Cumbria has been lodged.

A university student has unearthed a rare medieval gold artefact during her first-ever archaeological dig. The find was made by Newcastle University student Yara Souza in Northumberland during an ...

A village hall has been saved two years after closing down. Horsley Village Hall has reopened thanks to a dedicated group of ten residents who formed a committee to save it. Horsley Women's Institute ...

Cheese lovers are in for a treat this bank holiday weekend. Restaurant Pine and Grate, a Jesmond cheese shop, are teaming up to host a special event in Newcastle celebrating British cheese. The ‘grate ...

A road in Hexham remains closed to traffic following a chimney collapse two weeks ago. The chimney of Hexham Ex-Servicemen's Club on Hallstile Bank collapsed on July 30, damaging the buildings of ...

That is thanks to the efforts of the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), which has released its latest annual figures highlighting what it calls "outstanding" progress in tackling ...

To celebrate International Cat Day on August 8, we asked Hexham Courant readers to share the latest picture of their cat. Danielle Birchall-Elliott's picture of Miss Fleetwood. Danielle ...

Langley Castle is on the lookout for its first-ever Young Battlements Tour Guide of the Year. The medieval venue, near Hexham, is calling on children under 11 who love history - and who perhaps need a ...

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked as the best in the country for cancer patient care.

Visitors to Northumberland have once again been warned not to take risks with the Holy Island Causeway after more drivers were trapped by ...