Businesses are facing the prospect of having to move or close down to make way for a new superstore in the heart of Northumberland's biggest town.
Between 10 and 15 existing businesses in Blyth town centre are in the way of the multi-million pound development to create a bigger supermarket for retail giant Morrisons.
Hugh Hirst, owner of Phoenix Taxis, and Allen Lewins, who owns nearby Riverside Auto Centre
Some have already agreed to sell up and relocate or close down after offers were made to them using £3.2m in funding from One North East to deliver the regeneration scheme.
Teams that worked together to build a Northumberland school battled each other on the football pitch to celebrate its opening.
Organised by consulting engineers Cundall, all the companies involved in the construction of the newly-opened Bede Academy in Blyth formed teams and took each other on in a series of charity matches for the Cundall Charity Cup.
The competition took place at the academy's new sports fields, and involved teams from every aspect of the academy's construction.
AFC Telford 4, Blyth Spartans 0
Blyth Spartans won national acclaim last season for their FA Cup heroics but they crashed out last night when AFC Telford United romped to a 4-0 victory. Spartans held their own during the first half and were unlucky to go in a goal behind, but then it was all downhill.
Blyth had a let-off in the opening minutes when a centre by Sean Newton was headed straight at goalkeeper Mark Bell by captain Gavin Cowan who should have done much better.
Blyth Spartans 0, AFC Telford 0
Seven goals in the last round but one, and six last week, Blyth Spartans went to the other extreme against AFC Telford. Now they go to Shropshire.
The Croft Park club were held to a goalless draw by their Blue Square North rivals in Saturday's FA Cup fourth qualifying round. They replay at New Bucks Head tomorrow night.
The Spartans enjoyed the better of the going, with Paul Brayson and Chris McCabe denied by Telford keeper Ryan Young in the opening exchanges.
Cancer patient Guy Hedley has vowed to fight on for a potentially life-enhancing drug after health bosses turned down his appeal for the third time.
The father-of-two, who suffers from bowel cancer, was told he did not meet the "exceptional circumstances" needed to get Avastin funded by the NHS.
Guy Hedley with his daughters Amy, left, and Claire
Mr Hedley, of Blyth, believes taking the drug could help prolong his life and buy him precious time with his family.
The death of mum Hayley Kyle remains a mystery, almost two months after her body was found at home.
Police say they still have no idea how the 29-year-old came to die at her home in William Street, Blyth, on September 4 after a post mortem examination and toxicology tests failed to establish a cause of death.
Hayley's husband Jimmy, 31, was arrested in connection with her death. Mr Kyle, who was left disabled after a bottle attack two years ago, has now been told he will not face charges.
Det Chief Insp Ian Bentham, who is leading the inquiry into her death, has now ordered more tests in a bid to find out how Hayley died.
Health care chiefs have given the go ahead for a £200m investment in services in Northumberland, including a new emergency care hospital on the outskirts of Cramlington.
Wansbeck and North Tyneside hospitals will see significant investment while community hospitals in Berwick and Haltwhistle will be rebuilt.
The package of measures was approved yesterday at a meeting of the NHS North of Tyne Trust.
A Blyth-based energy technology team has become the first to install a revolutionary electrical device into a commercial supply network.
Applied Superconductor Ltd, has developed the superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) which has now been fully commissioned for use by distribution network owner Electricity North West.
The technology is set to play a major role in the low carbon era by assisting Utilities to build the necessary infrastructure required to enable the connection of renewable energy sources.
Two of Northumberland County Council's planning committees are set to be merged because of their light workloads and the need to make further efficiency savings.
A report is expected to go to the executive next month on amalgamating the south area committee, which deals with planning applications in Blyth Valley, and the east committee, which covers Wansbeck.
A proposed eco-friendly power station in Northumberland is set to be one of the first projects to go before a new national planning agency set up to deal with major developments across the UK.
The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), which has been described as one of the biggest planning shake-ups for 60 years, has announced the first round of big schemes which it expects to receive as applications from March next year.
They include the plans by green energy company Renewable Energy Systems (RES) to build a 100-megawatt biomass power station which could bring about 300 jobs to Blyth.
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