24 January 2012
As we move into 2012 there is no doubt that the economy struggling, finances are tight but the Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival will soon be with us. The event is currently being finalised and will run from 28 April to 7 May taking in 28 different walking routes of different difficulty and interest. The Walking [...]
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22 January 2012
The Haltwhistle Partnership, in tandem with the Northumberland County Council, has introduced a scheme which has seen 11 business properties in Haltwhistle benefit from a return to more traditional shopfronts. The £225,000 scheme has been introduced to encourage retailers and businesses in the town to take more they pride in their shopfront appearances. The £225,000 scheme, [...]
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22 January 2012
Haltwhistle has been hit by a string of burglaries over the last few months with thieves sneaking into homes through unlocked doors many of them brazen enough to take what they can when the owners are still in their homes. We have seen cash and mobile phones taken from Westview, a laptop, console games and [...]
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22 January 2012
We will very soon be doing a number of articles on the history of Haltwhistle and would appreciate any old photographs which you have of Haltwhistle, the surrounding area or even those who have lived in Haltwhistle. The town has a history which goes back many years and the very fact it is just a [...]
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22 January 2012
We have all heard about Hadrian’s Wall but what do we know about the history of Hadrian’s Wall and what it actually stands for. The building of the wall began way back in A.D. 122 when the Roman Emperor Hadrian set about building two walls across England known as Hadrian’s Wall and the lesser-known Antonine [...]
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04 January 2012
British Telecom has recently announced plans to roll out its 20 Mb broadband service across Northumberland with Haltwhistle, Alnwick, Amble, Bedlington and Berwick all set to see broadband speeds double over the next few months. This is part of a £2.5 billion investment programme by British Telecom broadband which will certainly bring villages and towns [...]
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14 June 2010
The Haltwhistle Swimming and Leisure Centre is one of the focal points of the local community offering a main pool which is 25 m x 10 m, a learner pool which is 10 m x 8 m and a paddling pool which is 3 m x 3 m. The leisure centre also has a sports [...]
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13 June 2010
The Haltwhistle Walking Festival 2010 will be taking place between 9 October and 17 October and is certain to attract the attention of many people from around the UK. Walking around Haltwhistle and around Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most breathtaking walking trails you can imagine in the UK and the number of people [...]
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13 June 2010
One interesting website to look at in relation to Haltwhistle is the Haltwhistle Centre of Britain website which offers the latest news, views and opinions from around the area as well as local events and history about Haltwhistle. There are also some very interesting Haltwhistle photographs covering many years and giving a feel for how [...]
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13 June 2010
The Haltwhistle First School website is proving very popular amongst children and parents offering a chance to see exactly what the school has to offer, future events and a means of communication between the school and parents. This is a school which has been very prominent in the Haltwhistle community for many years and is [...]
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