Northumberland communities - Bedlington

Northumberland Christmas nostalgia

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:18:39 +0000

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

DVD rekindles North World War Two memories

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:29 +0000

A South East Northumberland local history group have compiled footage that brings back to life the horror of what war in the North East was like.

From German aircraft landing on rooftops to the VE Day celebrations across the region, a new DVD has been produced to show how the area both suffered and survived the Second World War.

The rare archive footage showing places was brought together to remember how millions of men, women and children coped during one of the worst conflicts in history.

Soldiers gather at Bedlington church to pay tribute to WWI victims

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:23:54 +0000

Soldiers past and present gathered in Northumberland yesterday to pay tribute to heroes of the First World War. Serving personnel yesterday joined veteran colleagues to remember the Second Tyneside Scottish Battalion, who went into battle in one of the bloodiest conflicts in British military history.

A ceremony and military parade was held at St Cuthbert's church in Bedlington to mark the re-dedication of the First World War unit's colours, which have been displayed in the church for 90 years.

The Second Tyneside Scottish Battalion was one of four Scottish brigades raised up in the North East 1915. Many of the young men were from Bedlington and the surrounding area.

Picture gallery: Items from the Sun Inn murders

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:43:20 +0000

Some gruesome items collected from the scene of the 1913 Sun Inn shootings in Bedlington- in which John 'Jocker' Amos shot down two policemen and a landlady- are to be sold at an auction in June. Pictured with some of the items is Six Townships Community History Group secretary John Dawson. Read related story »

Bedlington murder items go under the hammer

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:30:04 +0000

It remains one of the most notorious murders in North East history.

And now gruesome items collected from the scene of the Sun Inn shootings in Bedlington, which took place almost 100 years ago, will go under the hammer at an auction.

Rare black and white photo postcards of the three victims callously gunned down by crazed innkeeper John Vickers Amos on April 13, 1913, are among the memorabilia going up for sale.

Bedlington nostalgia gallery: Northumberland Miners' Picnic

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:14:40 +0000

The Journal's photographic archives offer a fascinating collection of pictures from some of Northumberland's set-piece annual events.

The Northumberland Miners' Picnic at Bedlington is one such event, with hundreds of pictures in our files.

Many show the bands and mine banners that were the mainstay of an event that at its height - when mining was one of the main industries in south east Northumberland - attracted thousands of spectators.

Bedlington nostalgia gallery

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:48:08 +0000

This week's trip into The Journal's photographic library takes in images of Bedlington captured by our snappers over the last 100 years.

Wansbeck councillor is braced for his second council reorganisation

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:19:13 +0000

Former miner John Devon has been through the two biggest town hall reorganisations in Northumberland's history - but he describes the current shake-up as 'mayhem' compared to the last one.

Coun Devon, now 75, had only been an elected councillor for two years when he took part in the 1974 local government reorganisation, which resulted in the creation of the county's existing six district and borough councils.

As a member of the Ashington Urban District Council, he was part of the process which saw his authority merged with the neighbouring Newbiggin and Bedlingtonshire Urban Councils to create the new Wansbeck District Council.

Book gives glimpse into Bedlingtonshire past

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:35:28 +0000

Memories of bygone days in a cluster of villages around Bedlington have been revived in a new book by a keen amateur historian.

Glimpses of Old Bedlingtonshire - by retired headteacher Evan Martin - contains 120 photographs and illustrations tracing how the people and places of the area changed through the 20th Century.