| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1934-06-12 |
A public meeting held at Allendale Town Hall agreed to install electric lighting in Allendale and Catton. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1934-07-21 |
Mr. George Bell (died 9th July 1934) was a kindly and painstaking magistrate and his demise was deeply regretted. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1934-07-28 |
Allendale was to have electric street lighting in that part of Allendale known as the burial area. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1935-04-20 |
Proposal to use the old Hearse House as a bus shelter but the Rural Council was unlikely to treat such a precedent favourably. Compare 22/06/1935. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1935-04-27 |
Thomas Douglas succeeded Robert H. Wiseman as stationmaster at Allendale. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1935-05-11 |
Death of J. R. Stephenson of Curtain Hill, Allendale, proprietor of the Allen House boarding establishment as well as assisting his father as a grocer and draper. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1935-07-16 |
Changes imposed by the United Bus Company between Hexham and Allendale were described as ?highly irritating, inconvenient and detrimental to Allendale.? |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1936-06-20 |
Allendale Co-op opened its new premises on Saturday 13th June 1936. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1936-06-27 |
Mr. John Ridley, Allendale Stores pioneer, celebrated his 86th birthday. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1938-01-20 |
Allendale councillors decided to go ahead with a proposal to convert the old hearse house in the Market Place into a public shelter. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1940-02-06 |
A dispute over the ?inadequate? bus service between Hexham and Allendale was taken to the Traffic Commissioners by a deputation from Hexham Rural Council. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1949-11-18 |
The doors of Allendale Forge, the oldest smithy in Allendale, closed after two centuries, leaving the village without a blacksmith, but Thornley Gate forge remained open. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1950-02-11 |
Mr. T. A. Henderson, vice-chairman of Allendale Parish Council, condemned the proposed closure of the Allendale railway line by British Railways as a deadly blow to the ?Dale. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1950-03-17 |
Allendale Parish Council called for the demolition of the Thackey, a once thatched building in the village, which was once Northumberland?s only communal bakery, but which had fallen into disrepair and was dangerous for children using it as a playground. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1950-11-17 |
The first turf was cut on the new playing field to launch a project awaited by the village for more than four years. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1950-11-17 |
Minister of Transport Alfred Barnes signed the death warrant of the 81-year-old Hexham to Allendale railway line. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1950-01-01 |
(1950 date unspecified) Allendale railway closed to goods traffic on 18th November 1950, 83 years after the first stretch of the line was opened. The saga of the closure dragged on for much of the year with Hexham Rural Council calling for an inquiry into the British Railway plans. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1951-11-23 |
Allendale Parish Council felt that the Dale was being treated by Government as a rural backwater and demanded that action be taken to supply the valley with more telephone kiosks and electricity. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1953-04-17 |
Allendale Parish Council would allow Allenheads its first-ever street lights but only if the cost was reasonable. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1954-03-26 |
Article on the Fairlamb family and Post Office services, especially Maurice Fairlamb. |
