| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1954-06-04 |
Camping Cottages were opened on the closed Hexham-Allendale railway line. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1957-03-02 |
Four men were injured when a piece of explosive went off after being struck accidentally by a pick at the Swinhope lead mine near Allenheads. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1958-02-08 |
The number of people using the Hexham-Allenheads bus service did not justify regular operation. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1958-09-05 |
For the second year running, Allendale was named best kept village in the county, in a competition run by Northumberland Rural Community Council. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1958-10-31 |
The half-yearly report from Allendale Co-operative Society said a dividend of two shillings in the pound would be paid to its 1,297 members. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1959-02-05 |
The Swinhope Mine at Allenheads closed with the loss of several jobs. The mine, owned by New Consolidated Goldfields, was put up for sale in the hope that a buyer could be found. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1959-11-27 |
Closure of Catton County Primary School. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1960-03-12 |
The recently closed Swinhope Mine at Allenheads was due to re-open after being bought by Settlingstones Mines Ltd. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1960-05-14 |
Allendale Parish Council received a framed certificate for winning the ?best kept village? competition for three years. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1960-08-27 |
For the fourth year in a row, Allendale won the title of best kept village in Northumberland. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1961-01-13 |
Swinhope Mine closed at Allenheads on 13th January 1961. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1961-02-25 |
The doors of the ?85,000 Allendale County Secondary School opened for the first time. It was built to accommodate 150 children. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1962-05-11 |
?Quiet dignity of Whitfield? (H. O. Wade) |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1962-08-17 |
Deanraw School closes. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1963-04-19 |
Following the closure of the village hall in Catton, community leaders sent out an appeal for extra voluntary help. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1964-06-12 |
Plans for the new unmanned fire station at Allendale were published. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1965-02-26 |
Will Allendale cease to be a Quaker stronghold? |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1965-05-21 |
Allendale paid tribute to Mrs. W. R. Shortridge, the last surviving member of a well-known Dale family. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1970-02-27 |
The Fairlamb link with Allendale post office was broken after 99 years. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1974-09-13 |
Ashleigh Hall, Allendale, is to reopen on Wednesday 18th September 1974. |
