World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton has been voted the Greatest Living Northumbrian in a poll on the Your Place microsites.
The Ashington-born footballer won 27% of the votes, beating actor Robson Green (17%) and comedian Ross Noble (15%).
Other nominees in the poll were Sir Bobby's brother Jack, musician Kathryn Tickell, cricketer Steve Harmison, the Duchess of Northumberland and darts commentator Sid Waddell.
Pupils are looking forward to an exciting future with a glimpse into the past.
Youngsters at South Beach First School in Blyth are preparing for the opening of the town's multi-million pound Bede Academy.
South Beach First School pupils Charlotte Harrison-Wear and Callum Smith scale the playground climbing frame for a good look at the new academy site.
The academy, sponsored by Sir Peter Vardy's Emmanuel Schools Foundation, opens in September.
Blyth Spartans will attempt to turn the form book upside down at Alfreton Town tomorrow as they continue their bid to pull away from the drop zone.
After their tremendous FA Cup run ended in a narrow defeat against Blackburn Rovers at the start of January, a buoyant Blyth won their next three games.
Harry Dunn's side looked to have turned the corner - but four consecutive defeats have followed and it will take something special to avoid defeat at fifth-top Alfreton.
A painting has been added to a hospital art gallery which brightens patients' lives.
Seascape by local artist and sculptor Ted Taylor has been donated to Blyth Community Hospital by Blyth Valley Borough Council.
The work, produced during last year's Blyth Quayside Festival, joins a gallery of images, from amateurs, professionals and schools.
The Healing Arts Programme at Blyth Community Hospital, which focuses on visual and performing arts, was established in 2007 by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
People in Blyth are being asked for their views so new electoral boundaries can be decided.
The work by the Boundary Committee for England is the second part of electoral arrangements for the new Northumberland authority.
After consultation last year, the committee decided the authority should have 67 elected members. It now needs information from people and groups in Northumberland so it can map out what area each of the 67 will represent.
This part of consultation will last until May 11. Further information on what sort of information the committee is looking for can be found at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk.
To most people outside Northumberland, the name of Blyth is synonymous with its football team Blyth Spartans.
Woman welders returning to work in August 1947 at Blyth Dry Dock
In 1978, the Spartans became the FA Cup heroes of the day when they beat Chesterfield and Stoke City then drew 1-1 with Wrexham to force a replay that saw 42,000 turn up at Newcastle's St James's Park. Spartans came agonising close to winning, eventually going down 2-1.
Police have arrested 22 people in a week as part of an ongoing crackdown on crime in Northumberland.
Officers carried out a series of raids in Blyth and Ashington as part of Operation Conquest.
This is the latest in a series of operations in a six-month campaign to drive down crime in Northumberland.
While Gateshead forge ahead, Blyth Spartans are fighting a relegation battle and defeat at Fleetwood leaves them with a lot to do.
Michael Wilds scored the only goal for mid-table Fleetwood who withstood late pressure from Harry Dunn's side, who still cannot transpose the form which earned them a place in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
A seaside church which dates back more than 100 years has been protected against the worst of the weather conditions which buffet the Northumberland coastline.
St Andrew's Church in Cambois - which was consecrated in 1899 and stands just yards from the North Sea - has been suffering from a long-standing damp problem which caused severe deterioration of internal paint and plasterwork.
Now the threat to the building's long-term structural stability has been removed thanks to more than £10,000 in funding from Banks Development.
New stalls for the revamped Blyth market are set to be mothballed during the winter - because they cannot be used when the weather is too windy or cold.
The modern, lightweight stalls - branded 'four legged tents' by unhappy traders - were brought in at a cost of £47,500 four months ago as part of a £3m makeover for Blyth Market Place.
But it was quickly realised they were not robust enough to be used safely in even moderately strong winds, leading to the market being cancelled on a number of occasions when gusts were forecast.
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