08 November 2009
While Haltwhistle chef Daniel Graham may have been beaten to the title of Master Chef after reaching the final, he has been offered a position by Michel Roux at his three Michelin star London restaurant Le Gavroche. It seems as though the seasoned chef from Haltwhistle did is enough in the final to at least [...]
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21 October 2009
While Kilfrost may have moved its base to the Newcastle region, the company still has a significant exposure to Haltwhistle where all of the company’s deicing products are produced and then forwarded to one of three overseas factories to be mixed into the finished product. This is a company which has massive exposure to the [...]
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21 October 2009
After the Northumberland county council finally admitted that the Haltwhistle elderly people’s home at Greenholme is to close it has been revealed that £3.7 million is to be injected into another scheme to build 35 one and two bedroomed “extra care homes” in the centre of the town. The controversial decision to close Greenholme has [...]
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21 October 2009
Daniel Graham, 27, from Haltwhistle is down to the final three on the BBC programme Masterchef : The Professionals. The show is set to hit the BBC again this week when the final three will be reduced to the winner under the watchful eye of expert judges Michel Rous and Gregg Wallace with the best [...]
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24 September 2009
The VisitNorthumberland.com website is a one-stop website for those interested in visiting and touring the Northumberland region. It offers specific sections for regions of Northumberland, towns and villages, major attractions, activities and an array of events available in the region. This particular website is part of the official Northumberland tourist board and has access to [...]
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22 September 2009
Like so many other towns and villages around the Northumberland region the make-up of Haltwhistle businesses has changed dramatically over the years although the old Main Street has managed to maintain its original character and look. Haltwhistle businesses include newsagents, supermarkets, banks, pubs and clubs, hairdressers, general retail outlets, insurance companies and petrol stations to [...]
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22 September 2009
This year’s Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival took place between 25 April and 7 May and as ever, was a roaring success with many visitors from all around the UK. The event has taken on a life of its own with a large number of local residents heavily involved in showing visitors to the region around [...]
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21 September 2009
While there are many facilities in and around Haltwhistle which attract visitors to the region, the town has a blossoming fishing sector with the River South Tyne very popular amongst anglers. There are also smaller fishing facilities in the region such as the Haltwhistle Burn but by far and away the River South Tyne is [...]
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21 September 2009
As the number of tourists visiting the Northumberland town of Haltwhistle continues to grow many people are now asking exactly what the town has to offer and why so many people appear to be attracted to the area. So what does Haltwhistle have to offer? Haltwhistle is situated in the north of England and recently hit [...]
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13 September 2009
Haltwhistle care home Greenholme would appear to be under threat as more and more of the elderly residents are moved elsewhere. Despite the fact that the there are still a small number of residents in the care home it seems that unofficially Greenholme is on the verge of closure. Indeed, one resident, Maude Thompson, who [...]
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