| Simonburn |
1965-04-23 |
Simonburn School closed without ceremony at the end of the Easter Term 1965 and the remaining children began the Summer Term on 27th April (Tuesday) at the new Wark Church of England School. |
| Simonburn |
1997-03-16 |
Plans to turn Simonburn Post Office into a restaurant, caf? and guest house ran into opposition from some villagers. |
| Simonburn |
1997-11-09 |
An era came to a close with the retirement of Eric Liddle, master farrier and blacksmith, after more than 50 years as blacksmith in Simonburn. Eric Liddle died on 23rd January 2010 aged 82 years. See obituary in HC 05/02/2010. |
| Slaggyford |
1878-08-24 |
There was a religious meeting (camp) on Slaggyford village green, recently drained by Mr. G. Bell. |
| Slaggyford |
1895-06-22 |
(HH) An advertisement for the dismantlement sale of Coanwood Colliery. |
| Slaggyford |
1901-06-29 |
Mr. Blackburn, solicitor, Haltwhistle, applied for the confirmation of the temporary transfer of the licence of the Malt Shovel Inn, Slaggyford, granted to Joseph Tomlinson from the late tenant Thomas Howe, granted 27/06/1901. |
| Slaggyford |
1922-05-13 |
Sale of Wansbeck House, Slaggyford, recently owned by Thomas Bell. |
| Slaggyford |
1925-07-25 |
Petrol pump refused for William Edgar & Son of Slaggyford. |
| Slaggyford |
1926-01-09 |
Harry Bell, evangelist, gives a talk at Slaggyford. |
| Slaggyford |
1953-01-09 |
Electricity was to come to Slaggyford before the end of the year. Compare 16/01/1953 for water scheme and 04/09/1953 for refusals. |
| Slaggyford |
1953-11-06 |
Dedication of newly-installed electric light at Knarsdale Parish Church. |
| Slaggyford |
1976-09-21 |
The future was looking bleak for Knarsdale Church of England Primary School at Slaggyford where Matthew Horseman (8) and Wendy Ogle (5) were the only pupils to occupy two teachers, a care-taker, a clerk and a six-strong board of governors. |
| Slaggyford |
1985-03-12 |
Residents in Slaggyford claimed that their peaceful village would be thrown into chaos if plans went ahead to make it the terminus of the South Tynedale Railway. |
| Slaggyford |
1985-05-21 |
At a public meeting in Slaggyford, local residents agreed to proposals to make the village a terminus for an extension to the South Tynedale Railway operating from Alston. |
| Slaggyford |
1988-02-15 |
No objections were raised to plans to re-open the Barhaugh Colliery drift mine, near Slaggyford, which closed 20 years ago. |
| Slaggyford |
1988-05-03 |
A parish meeting at Alston unanimously supported efforts to re-open the Barhaugh Colliery drift mine near Slaggyford. |
| Topography |
1883-01-04 |
A paper was presented on the feasibility of creating a series of locks to create a canal between the Solway and Tyne. |
| Topography |
1899-06-11 |
A monster adder, almost a yard in length, was caught near Bywell Bridge by two youngsters from Stocksfield. |
| Topography |
1901-03-23 |
Date of 1901 census, 25th-30th March 1901. |
| Topography |
1914-10-31 |
Successful sale of the Biddlestone Estate of Walter Arthur Selby in Newcastle on Tuesday 27th October. |
