10 years ago Pillow plea: A youth hostel leader was looking to donate dozens of quilts and pillows to charitable causes. They had become surplus to requirements after the Once Brewed Youth Hostel, on Hadrian s Wall near Bardon Mill, had received delivery of new linen. Money fears: Huge cuts were set to be imposed by Northumberland County Council in the coming year, but the future of frontline services was not expected to be as bleak as first feared. Roman future: A £6.3m redevelopment scheme a Vindolanda Roman Fort, near Bardon Mill, was aiming to bring an additional 20,000 tourists to the area. The Courant showed an artist s impression of the new military museum at the site, a month before it was due to open.
The French national football team received a warm welcome from pupils at Haydon Bridge high school, which was their training base during the 1996 European championships. 10 years ago Money talks: Headteachers from the district’s four high schools were set to hold meetings with education secretary Michael Gove, calling for more investment in their school buildings. Speedy action: A police swoop at Otterburn snared almost a dozen motorists driving at over twice the legal speed limit. Chicken thieves: Callous thieves left children at Hexham’s Sele First School distraught after stealing their beloved classroom hens from their cages. 25 years ago Doctor rethink: Family doctors in Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge were pulling out of a controversial plan to cancel night calls to patients.