Blyth Spartans are facing a possible third round FA Cup tie with Premier League giants Blackburn Rovers.
If the North East non-league outfit overcome League Two's Bournemouth in a second round replay, they will be up against Paul Ince's men in Blyth on the weekend of January 3-4.
Memories of past glories came flooding back to Blyth Spartans' hardy band of 400 travelling supporters at Bournemouth last night.
Now the big question is, can Harry Dunn's side emulate the heroes of 1972 and 1978 and reach the Third Round of the FA Cup?
It's three decades since Spartans took Wrexham to a memorable Fifth Round replay at St James's Park, six seasons after going out to Reading in the Third Round.
Residents in a street devastated by a huge gas blast 18 months ago are looking forward to their neighbourhood returning to normal after work finally started on two new homes.
Householders in Twentieth Avenue, Blyth, were left in shock after one semi was blown to bits and another suffered severe structural damage in the explosion in April last year.
Father-of-one Sean Cavens, 27, was dragged from the burning shell of his house by neighbours.
Blyth Town Ladies are looking for more players aged 16 and upwards to strengthen their first team and build a reserve squad for next season.
The club also require coaches at level two or above. Training is on Wednesday evenings (7-8pm) at South Newsham. Go along or contact Graeme Vacher on 07944 572 789.
A Northumberland author has become an internet sensation after his YouTube video notched up more than 4,685 viewers in only five months.
Gary Hogg, from Blyth, has whipped up an internet frenzy with his renditions of comedy monologues with a North East twist.
In a video that is attracting thousands of hits on the video-sharing website, the 55-year-old is seen reading prose in a strong Newcastle dialect while his illustrations appear on screen.
The FA Cup has always been noted for its ability to turn everyday players into household names.
But while it gave Shaun Reay his 15 minutes of fame this month, the Blyth Spartans striker is more grateful for the opportunity to rediscover his love for the game.
The 19-year-old will be part of the Conference North side which takes on Bournemouth in front of the live TV cameras tomorrow evening. Victory on the south coast will earn £30,000 for the winners and a starring performance by anyone in green will have scouts, media and the public taking note. But even more priceless for Reay is the enjoyment his time at Croft Park has brought.
A squad of young footballers from Blyth tasted success in a national tournament.
The seven team members, all 16-years-old, have played together for three years in the Game On Midnight Soccer League, which runs on Saturday evenings at Blyth Sports Centre.
For the past two years they have won the national finals.
An aco-friendly construction company has been commissioned to build two social housing developments in Blyth as it looks to more than triple its turnover in four years time.
South Close Developments in Riding Mill, Northumberland, has been awarded the contract by Blyth Valley Council, and will involve the redevelopment of two family homes and the construction of three town houses.
It is the first time that a local authority in the North East has developed social housing in accordance with the Government's new Code for Sustainable Homes, and will see South Close incorporate polystyrene-based brickwork, solar panelling and a rainwater harvesting system.
Long-awaited plans to turn a rare collection of wartime relics into a visitor and education complex have been given the final green light thanks to a £525,000 package of funding.
Blyth Battery - which was built on the town's seaside links to defend the port during two world wars - has been described as the best surviving example of an anti-aircraft battery on the east coast of Britain.
For more than a decade, Blyth Valley Council and local heritage enthusiasts have been working to bring the collection of buildings back into use as a visitor attraction and educational resource.
People in Northumberland are getting good adult social care, according to a new national inspection.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has given Northumberland's adult services department a two-star rating, and says it has "excellent capacity" for improvement.
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