A man has been arrested after another man was assaulted on the Main Street area of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It happened just before 10pm on 13th April. Police are asking anyone with any information to contact them on 101.
An 11-year-old-boy remians in a critical condition this evening after the car he was in crashed onto the Carlisle to Newcastle railway next to the A69.
It happened on Wednesday evening, December 5, between Greenhead and Haltwhistle in Northumberland.
The car was then hit by a freight train.
The boy was airlifted to hospital in Newcastle. A woman and a teenage boy who were also in the car suffered minor injuries.
Police are appealing for information about a crash that happened on the A69 in Northumberland yesterday (December 5th).
The incident happened between Greenhead and Haltwhistle when for reasons yet to be established, a black Range Rover left the road and crashed onto the railway line where it collided with a train.
An 11-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by air ambulance and his condition is described as critical.
Police are appealing for anyone who was on the A69 at the time of the crash to contact them on 101.
– Chief Inspector Peter Reeve"We are appealing for anyone who was on the A69 in the Greenhead area at about 4.30pm yesterday to contact us.
Even if they didn't witness the collision, they may have useful information that could help with the investigation."
An 11 year old boy has been airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries following a collision on the A69 between Greenhead and Haltwhistle. A Range Rover left the road and crashed onto the railway line. It received a glancing blow from a passing freight train.
The train stopped further down the line and there are no reported injuries from those on board the train. Police believe there was a second car involved and they are treating it as a crime scene.
Northumbria Police have just confirmed a collision on the A69 between Greenhead and Haltwhistle.
A car has crashed onto the railway line and police say it may have received a glancing blow from a passing train.
The train stopped further down the line and does not appear to have suffered significant damage. No one on board appears to have been injured.
Police and the ambulance service are dealing with one casualty from the car.
Eastbound traffic is being diverted off the A69 at Greenhead onto B6318 (known as Military Road).
Community health workers will visit more than 150 nursing and residential homes to educate people about preventing winter bugs.
Read the full storyThe London Olympics saw Team GB achieve its best medals haul in over a century. Much of that success has been put down to athletes getting started from a very early age.
So after two sisters from Haltwhistle in Northumberland achieved some remarkable success, they are raising high hopes for future Olympics Games. Richard Wilson reports.
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Read the full storyThe finalists for the Cat of the Year Award have been announced, and two of the brave felines come from our region.
Alfie, from Hartlepool, has been nominated for the Best Friend Award for his constant companionship to owner Bethany Groom. Bethany has been forced to spend long periods at home as she lives with an autoimmune disease.
The second nominee is Charley, from Haltwhistle, who is in the running for a Hero Award after being put forward by her diabetic owner Susan Marsh-Armstrong. Charley ran for help when Susan collapsed in a hypoglycaemic attack that could have been fatal.
