Rothbury landslip: Full Report
People in Rothbury hope visitors will use alternative routes into the town after a landslip looks like closing a road for more than a year.
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Rothbury road continues to slip away
A road that was closed at Rothbury at the end of December after a landslip is continuing to slide away.
The closure is also causing problems for residents and traders who say that the closure is costing them thousands of pounds.
The road has been deemed "unsafe" to measure as it continues to fall away.
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Landslip 'still unsafe to even measure'
Residents cut off by a landslip on a road near Rothbury in Northumberland say the ground is still too unstable to assess the damage. Sean and Lou Renwick live at Cragend Farm near the B6344 which has been slipping since December. Sean said,
– Sean Renwick, resident at Cragend Farm near Rothbury"The landslip continues to move. It's still unsafe to even measure the ground at the moment, estimates are that the road will now be closed for 2 years. It means that Cragend Farm is now cut off from its Plantation which supplies wood fuel to the farm. "
Farm cut off from Rothbury after landslip
Residents in Northumberland could be cut off from Rothbury for at least the rest of the year following a landslip in December. Cragend Farm is one property near the town affected by the damaged B6344.
Local councillor Steven Bridgett says the diversion is costly to local people and businesses. The council has applied for a central government grant to help pay for repairs.
Landslip costing residents 'thousands'
A Northumberland road closed in December following a landslip is still slipping. The B6344 at Rothbury could remain un-passable for at least the rest of the year. MP Steven Bridgett says the diversion is costing residents thousands.
Wind turbine row
A new wind turbine planned for Callaly in Northumberland would open the floodgates for more, say opponents of the scheme.
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Wind turbine: How big it will be
Opponents of the proposed Follions Farm wind turbine have shown its size in comparison with the Angel of the North and Berwick Town Hall.
Residents meet over wind turbine plans
Residents in Callaly north of Rothbury in Northumberland are meeting this evening to discuss plans for a new wind turbine at Follions Farm. Parish councillor Richard Bateson has organised a local referendum so people in the area can say how they want their councillors to vote.
Government plan for superfast broadband in Northumberland
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander MP is discussing developing superfast broadband in rural areas of Northumberland. He's visiting a design company in Rothbury and attending a broadband forum with local businesses in the town's Jubilee Hall.
Rothbury road could remain closed for a year
Engineers have told Northumberland County Council that a road that has been closed due to a landslip could take more than a year to fix.
Experts say the ground under the B6344 near Rothbury is still moving and that more slippage is likely.
They say that the road will remain closed until it is reconstructed - which could cost more than one million pounds.
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