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The Northumberland Federation of Young Farmers held a thanksgiving and harvest festival service in Hexham Abbey, back in 1983. 10 years ago Poor taste: A right royal rumble erupted in Acomb, where a sign at the newly reopened Queen’s Arms pub included a sketch of the monarch with a tattoo, a chain around her neck and a Popeye-sized forearms. Those in opposition to the sign, including local councillors said it was in poor taste. River tragedy: Hartlepool man Andrew Weatherill died in a canoeing tragedy on the River Tyne near Riding Mill. Despite a major rescue operation, involving a helicopter from RAF Boulmer, the 33-year-old was pronounced dead at hospital.