Return To The Forbidden Planet is back at the Phoenix Theatre in Blyth with a revitalised cast and set to take everyone on a breathtaking journey towards the millennium.
Loosely based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, it is bursting at the seams with red hot hits.
They include Good Vibrations, Monster Mash, Great Balls Of Fire, It's A Man's World and Hey Mister Spaceman.
Blyth Spartans are in FA Cup limbo after they were drawn away to either Hyde United or rock-bottom UniBond First Division North outfit Salford City in the third qualifying round.
Mick Tait's side put seven goals past Ossett Albion on Saturday in the second qualifier, but are unlikely to know which side they will be playing until the end of the week.
Fellow Conference North side Hyde were officially wound up last Wednesday in the High Court - but immediately appealed, thus ensuring a stay of execution.
A baby who could have been left disfigured for life is now receiving vital treatment, thanks to the efforts of her local community.
Eight-month-old, blue-eyed Cassidy McConaghy, of Blyth, Northumberland, developed a rare condition called plagiocephaly.
This caused her skull to become deformed with one ear lower than the other and two big bulges on her face and skull.
Two fishermen were rescued when their boat started to sink off the Northumberland coast.
The men were rescued after a leak flooded the trawler's engine five miles east out to sea, near Blyth.
Tynemouth RNLI's all-weather lifeboat and Blyth's inshore lifeboat were launched after a mayday call was made from the skipper at 2.36pm yesterday.
Northumbria Healthcare is celebrating the first birthday of modern matrons continuing to drive up standards in all its hospitals across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Over the past twelve months the 31 highly skilled matrons have been ensuring patients receive first-class nursing care.
Community matrons, from left, Deborah Blackburn, Aileen Beatty, Annaluisa Wood and Julie Button
They are present in the Trust's three general and seven community hospitals seven-days-a week, supporting ward staff, relatives and carers, making sure they receive the advice, assistance and support they need.
Blyth Spartans 7, Ossett Albion 1
Blyth Spartans boss Mick Tait was pleased with the team's progress into the FA Cup Third qualifying round - but was unimpressed with some of his side's defending against Ossett Albion.
Although Spartans were convincing winners in the end against an Ossett side reduced to 10 men in the second half, Tait is trying to hammer home the message to his players that they cannot expect to have any success this season if they continue to defend as badly as they did against the minnows from Yorkshire.
Killingworth Sporting made it four home wins out of five in the Northern Alliance Premier Division by beating Blyth Town 2-1. Danny Beresford gave Blyth the lead, but Michael Bell put Killy back on terms before Kevin Westphal's winner.
Victories for Wark and Walker Central left them level on points, sharing an impressive six-point lead at the top of the Premier Division table.
People in Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley will have an opportunity to hear from local organisations and have their voice heard at a set of community forum meetings, organised by the Northumberland Strategic Partnership in conjunction with CVA Blyth Valley.
The dates and venues are as follows:
Blyth Community Forum
Wednesday 30 September 2009, 6:30 pm at Blyth Community Enterprise Centre
Blyth Spartans hit the FA Cup trail tomorrow looking for more glory after last season's exploits saw them reach the third round and a televised clash with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.
Shrewsbury Town and AFC Bournemouth were beaten on the way in a run that boosted the Croft Park coffers to the tune of £400,000.
Despite that, manager Harry Dunn was shown the door for another poor Conference North campaign, and new boss Mick Tait will now attempt to rekindle the cup flame.
In a time when many pubs are struggling, an inn in Northumberland is enjoying a surge of success after getting official recognition for its quality.
Now tourism bosses are urging more businesses to come forward to get the recognition they deserve.
From left: Terri Harper, Business Relationship Manager, Northumberland Tourism; Ronnie Campbell, MP for Blyth Valley (Lab); Louise Shiels, owner of the Kitty Brewster; Jeff Reid, Leader, Northumberland County Council and Martin Kitching, Chair, South East Northumberland Tourism Association
The Kitty Brewster in Blyth was awarded two-star inn status by VisitEngland's assessment body, Quality In Tourism.
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