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The Riverside Country Park in Wooler

New owner of Wooler holiday park interested in further acquisitions

THE new Scottish owner of a Northumberland holiday park last night declared its interest in further acquisitions in the North East after snapping up the 80-acre site for an undisclosed, seven-figure sum.Read

Jackie Maxwell of Doddington Dairy

Jackie Maxwell of Doddington Dairy

FROM lecturing to luxury ice cream: Karen Dent meets Doddington Dairy's Jackie Maxwell and finds out how she made the leap from teaching people about pigs to creating the North East's original farm-made ice cream business.Read

Elaine Woodmass

Glendale Show crowds love Elaine's Aphrodite goats

ELAINE Woodmass and her Aphrodite herd swept the board at the goat section at Glendale Show.Read

Stuart Nelson, Glendale Show director

Glendale Agricultural Society gears up for big show day

A MIX of traditional livestock classes and some more exotic animals will be among the stars of this year’s Glendale Show. The annual event, on the outskirts of Wooler in Northumberland, has introduced a livestock points competition for the first time.Read

Glendale Show

Clydesdale horses return to Glendale Show

CLYDESDALE horses are returning to the ring at Glendale Show for the first time in decades. The heavy horses will appear in the livestock parade at the event, held at Wooler on August Bank Holiday Monday.Read

Sheep Tales heritage project workshops in Wooler

A PROJECT to record Northumberland’s shepherding heritage is looking for people with stories to tell and photographs to share.Read

Ladies lead the way at stockjudging event

WOMEN came out on top at the Glendale Agricultural Society’s annual stockjudging competition, which attracted more than 70 competitors.Read

Kids discover food and farming at countryside day

CHILDREN from 42 schools in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear will be finding out about farming at next week’s annual Countryside Day.Read

Avril Graham of Sparkling Clean

Work Web aids enterprise in rural Northumberland

A RURAL enterprise set up to help more people into work has supported 60 people to start their own businesses or to find work or apprenticeships in north Northumberland.Read

Wooler, March 29

At their fortnightly store sale John Swan Limited had forward and sold 63 cattle. A small show of cattle presented to a large show of buyers keeping rates at late high rates.Read

Doddington Dairy plan to tackle Scottish market

THE owners of Doddington Dairy in Northumberland are highlighting their roots in a plan to tackle the Scottish market.Read

Northumberland firm Innova wins £30,000 for turbines

NORTHUMBERLAND engineering firm Innova has won £30,000 for its concept of a more efficient turbine which could be used in farms and gardens.Read

Holiday park investment to create 10 jobs

TWO North East holiday parks are to benefit from a £1.75m investment which will create 10 jobs and see the construction of 10 holiday homes.Read

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