OVER 1,000 people have signed a petition opposing the removal of an ambulance from a border town. As previously reported by The Journal, the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is reviewing cover across the region. As part of that review, it is proposing

GROWING concerns over the number of wind farms being approved in Northumberland have been expressed to a local MP – amid claims that the county is in danger of becoming a “turbine landscape”. Campaigners fighting plans to build giant turbines near Morpet

Temperatures recorded at these Weather Stations triggers Cold Weatheer Payments for people in need. Local MP Sir Alan Beith has called on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, to take urgent action and make sure people in need

The Freedom of Information Act has failed to increase understanding of government, may have reduced trust and has done little to improve decision-making in Westminster, according to the Ministry of Justice, presaging a parliamentary debate on whether to

In today's meeting with the Chairman of North East Ambulance Service, Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has argued strongly that Berwick's needs for emergency care cannot be met with only one emergency ambulance. Sir Alan also handed over the

A local Euro MP is using Saturday's date (11/2) to raise awareness of the 112 emergency number that works across Europe. Despite being in use for 20 years, most travellers are unaware of the number. This weekend marks European 112 Day, dedicated to the p