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Blue Sky and Fields of Gold, Ashington Northumberland, by John Millard

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Ashington teacher was 'lifeline' to family when son struggled at school

Heather Walker (right) from Bothal Primary School in Ashington, who has been nominated for a Chronicle Champion award by Bev Hamilton and son Bruce (11)

Heather Walker supported 11-year-old Bruce and gave him the confidence to complete his SATs after suffering two bereavements

Plans unveiled for multi-million pound Morpeth First School on County Hall site

£5.7m new Morpeth First School on County Hall site
Northumberland County Council is planning to leave its current Morpeth base in 2018 when staff will move to a new Ashington HQ

Ashington man jailed in India appeals to UK Government to secure his release

Nick Dunn, from Ashington, Northumberland
The former soldier, serving a five-year sentence in Chennai, has described his ordeal in prison as "mental torture"

Missing Ashington woman Julie Cordon sparks Northumbria Police search

Missing Ashington woman Julie Cordon
The 53-year-old from North Seaton has been reported missing by her family - she was last seen at 10.30pm on Tuesday, September 13

A state-of-the-art £1million MRI scanner has arrived in Wansbeck General Hospital by crane

The new £1m MRI scanner being lifted into Wansbeck General Hospital
The £1million scanner was so large it needed a crane to lower it into place at the North East hospital
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The South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade gansey on show in the porch of Old St Stephen's Church, overloking Robin Hood's Bay

The great North East gansey: What are they and where did they come from?

Special ganseys were knitted to mark the 150th anniversary of the South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade

Ashington teacher was 'lifeline' to family when son struggled at school

Heather Walker (right) from Bothal Primary School in Ashington, who has been nominated for a Chronicle Champion award by Bev Hamilton and son Bruce (11)
Heather Walker supported 11-year-old Bruce and gave him the confidence to complete his SATs after suffering two bereavements

Plans unveiled for multi-million pound Morpeth First School on County Hall site

£5.7m new Morpeth First School on County Hall site
Northumberland County Council is planning to leave its current Morpeth base in 2018 when staff will move to a new Ashington HQ

Ashington Sport

Bedlington Terriers' Mason Stephenson

Bedlington Terriers boss Andy Ferrell confident of light at the end of the tunnel

Resurgent Bedlington Terriers are hoping to continue their recent good form with a Boxing Day win over Ashington

FA Vase draw: Reigning champions North Shields host Ashington, Whitley Bay could face Dunston

North Shields lift the FA Vase 2015 beating Glossop North End 2-1 after extra time
The FA Vase's Second Round Proper Draw took place and pits North Shields against Ashington while former winners Whitley Bay and Dunston could meet

Stephen Harmison plans to put Ashington, the home of Ashes heroes, back on the football map

The new stand at Ashington Football Club
Days after Ashington added another Ashes hero to its ranks, Stuart Rayner hears how producing another top footballer is Stephen Harmison's priority

About Ashington

Ashington is a town in south east Northumberland and was once considered the world's largest coal-mining village. It has a rich coal mining history which dates back to the 1840s and is told at Woodhorn Museum, a former pit. Many inhabitants have a distinctive dialect known as Pitmatic. The town was home to Newcastle United legend Jack "Wor Jackie" Milburn.

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