Local Headlines
Berwick used in car scam
A complicated car sales scam used a fake address in Berwick in an attempt to sell an Audi.
Earth shelter faces major opposition
Plans to build a home in a former air raid shelter are facing massive opposition from Beadnell residents.
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Quartet receive freedom of town
Two men and two women will be the latest to be granted the freedom of Berwick next month.
Bell View seeks volunteer drivers to transport older people
Due to an increased demand for their service, Bell View are looking for drivers who can spare one to two hours per week transporting older people.
Plans underway for Berwick 900 celebrations
Provisional ideas have been discussed for events during Berwick 900, a special year that will commemorate the history of Berwick.
Farming
Landlines: cheating at shows is now surprise
Given some of the present serious problems for farming, ranging from weather and cash flow to cash flow and weather, it’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry over the recent furore about “showring cheats.”
SWT calls for immediate halt to the new badger cull
Scotland’s leading wildlife conservation charity is calling for an immediate stop to the planned slaughter of badgers in England which started on Saturday, June 1.
Ten pairs of Highland Show tickets up for grabs
The Lottery funded project Farming 4 All is organising a trip to the Royal Highland Show for deserving young people in the Scottish Borders.
National Park adds value to the economy
English National Parks contribute between £4.1-£6.3bn to the economy – equivalent to the UK aerospace industry, according to a new report.
Alan’s sheep enjoy show success
Alan MacKinnon from Little Swinton near Coldstream enjoyed a successful day at the Northumberland County Show.
Columnists
Keith Allan: why chicken in a bag tastes so good
A chicken cooked in a bag doesn’t sound all that much to write home about. But poach it in a bladder for four hours under the guiding hand of Eric Frechon, three star Michelin chef de cuisine at the Bristol Hotel in Paris, and it’s an entirely different matter.
Jackie Kaines: vote count well worth waiting for
Candidates and their supporters gather at the counting tables to ensure their votes are correctly recorded.
Editor: 90p still good value for the Advertiser
From today, your Berwick Advertiser goes up in price by 10p to 90p. It is a substantial rise that some readers will think is too much. It is important, therefore, that I explain why it is necessary.
Sir Alan Beith: A1 more urgent than high-speed rail
What will the high-speed train do for Berwick? Not a lot, I fear. We would get more benefit in our area from dualling the A1 and boosting capacity on the existing East Coast main line, both of which need to go ahead before there is any sign of a high speed train rolling into Birmingham.
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Weather for Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Tuesday 18 June 2013
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Temperature: 10 C to 20 C
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