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David Moore Mugshot. He has a faint stubble moustache and short dark hair

Man who broke friend's skull with punch jailed

David Moore's victim fell to the ground and struck his head on the road, a court hears.

The outside of James Calvert Spence College, which is a brick building with a grassy bank in front of it.

Ofsted rankings 'best ever' for county's schools

One school is rated "good" for the first time in its history.

Christine Nicholls, wearing a blue and white top in front of a laptop looking straight at the camera.

'Proud pensioners could die over payment loss'

Community Action Northumberland says eligible pensioners could miss out on winter fuel allowance.

A picture of a terraces stone built house with a blue plaque high on the wall next to the upstairs window

Blue plaque for pioneering children's doctor

The plaque remembers Sir James Calvert Spence, a leading expert in child health.

A close up picture of puffins, one bird looks directly into the camera lense. They have black feathers on their backs, necks and top of their heads, with white feathers on their breast and the side of their heads. They also have brightly coloured beaks

Puffins increase on Farne Islands despite bird flu

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

Three Arctic terns, one with a sand eel in its mouth,

Island fears for birds added to red list

The reserve, off the coast at Amble, now has five species of seabird on the red list of concern.

A row of 7 bikes some suitable for children

Prison bike repair shop aims to 'change the cycle'

The cycle repair shop at HMP Northumberland aims to give offenders the chance to build a new life.

An arctic tern sitting on a rock

Birdwatchers joy as rare tern and puffin spotted

Both birds were spotted near or on an island off the Northumberland coast.

A man walks past a huge pile of fishing waste consisting of ropes and pots on a wide empty beach

Decades-old waste exposed by coastal storms

Volunteers say big storms uncovered buried discarded fishing waste, tyres and even a fridge.