A second person may be charged in relation to the killing of a dad at a New Year's Eve party.
Barry Self, 38, suffered serious head injuries after attending a party in Gateshead.
Yesterday, Paul Robinson appeared before Newcastle Crown Court charged with murder.
A provisional trial date was set for July although no pleas were entered.
Police found cannabis worth around £500,000 in homes at a Northumberland town over the weekend.
Following tip-offs from members of the public officers from Northumbria Police searched in two houses at Eskdale Avenue and Seventh Avenue, Blyth, and discovered more than 1,000 plants.
Anyone with information on the cannabis farms is asked to contact Blyth CID on 0345 604 3043 ext 61974 or ring the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
A row has blown up after a council used money intended to help jobs blackspots to fund a horse show.
Blyth Valley Labour MP Ronnie Campbell (pictured) branded the summer event 'a weekend out for toffs'.
He strongly criticised Northumberland County Council - which is in the midst of making budget cuts totalling £40m over two years - for earmarking £80,000 to stage the high-profile equestrian event.
Mick Tait is hopeful simmering anger will keep complacency at bay when Blyth Spartans entertain struggling Harrogate Town tonight.
The Spartans boss and his players are still fuming after three key decisions cost them at least two Blue Square North points at title-chasing Southport on Saturday.
Channelling that sense of injustice into positive action against Harrogate - second-bottom of the table - should earn Blyth a third straight home victory.
A new bridge will be built over the River Blyth as part of an ambitious £5m "active travel" project in Northumberland's most heavily-populated area.
The bridge will carry walkers and cyclists across the river under plans to create a major new network of green travel routes, cut car use and promote healthier lifestyles.
It will be built near Humford Mill as part of a £2.3m scheme to improve walking and cycling links between the towns of Bedlington and Cramlington. The new bridge is a key element of a revised package of sustainable travel initiatives, building on £1.35m of Big Lottery funding which was allocated to Northumberland in 2007.
Southport 3, Blyth Spartans 2
On the day the Six Nations kicked off, Blyth Spartans might as well have been playing rugby as well. Apoplectic at Southport's 'handling' of the game, Mick Tait was also agitated by officialdom.
The Croft Park side succumbed to the second-placed Merseysiders having bettered their lofty Blue Square North opponents.
They led through Ian Graham then, after falling 2-1 behind, equalised thanks to Paul Brayson's eighth goal in six games.
The Northumberland Knightflyers now deliver a unique training programme for all young people in Northumberland which increases morale and participation whilst simultaneously focusing on fun.
Last summer the Northumberland Knightflyers coaches, Alan Hoyle and Isobelle Gibson, travelled to London on a very special journey, to not only watch the Chicago Bulls take on the Utah Jazz, but to actually learn first hand how the Chicago Bulls train, by the Chicago Bulls coaching staff. Alan and Isobelle were two of only fifty coaches from around the world to attend a special NBA coaches clinic with the Six Time World Champion Chicago Bulls.
The Northumberland Knightflyers Basketball Club is open to people of all ages and abilities, our junior team has an age range of 5 - 15 years old, while our senior team has no upper age limit. We also welcome casual players who just wish to improve their game.
Currently both the senior and junior clubs train each Friday, 7pm till 9pm at Coquet High School in Amble (Acklington Road, Amble, NE65 0NG), each session costs £5.
Starting Saturday 6th March, the Northumberland Knightflyers will be starting basketball sessions at Blyth Sportscentre (Bolam Park, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5BT) at 11am till 12pm, each session will cost £3.
A government minister came under fire from one of her own MPs yesterday for strongly defending the radical shake-up of town halls in Northumberland.
Rosie Winterton says she is confident that local government in Northumberland is "much better placed" under unitary status than it would have been if the old two-tier system of a county and six district councils had remained.
Her comments come in the wake of the newly-established unitary council having to make £26m in budget cuts last year and planning £20m worth of savings this year, with more pain forecast to come in 2011/12.
It's not often that people welcome the sight of graffiti in their neighbourhoods. But that was exactly the case in one community - until well-meaning officials wiped out a much-loved piece of urban art.
A 6ft mural of the 1970s comic book character Cerebus the Aardvark had brightened up a bridge near Blyth for nearly three decades until its disappearance last weekend.
Despite its popularity, Northumberland County Council blitzed the colourful design as part of a crackdown on graffiti.
Parking fees levied on drivers visiting Northumberland towns has emerged as the hottest topic in the initial stages of a major review aimed at developing a county-wide parking strategy.
A progress report on the review reveals hundreds of people have made their views known on whether parking fees should be imposed across the whole county - rather than just in selected towns.
More than 560 people have signed three separate petitions calling for an equal policy across the board, with charges being made in all principal towns.
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