An environmental charity has reached 20% of the £30m needed to buy and preserve a huge area of countryside. The Wildlife Trusts has raised £6m towards the purchase cost of Rothbury Estate in ...

The Percy family’s 700-year-old Northumberland estate is up for sale, and the struggle to protect its landscape and ...

Northumberland County Council is set to add to its social housing offer in one of the county's most remote towns. The local authority's cabinet has agreed to purchase two three-bedroom homes on the ...

Water levels have fallen after homes had to be evacuated when a river burst its banks during Storm Babet. Heavy rain caused flooding by the River Coquet in Rothbury, Northumberland, and some residents ...

An emergency services response has been sparked after a suspected "unexploded device" was found in a Northumberland garden. Police are currently on scene at Cragside Court in the Rothbury area after ...

Sir David Attenborough is championing a bid by conservationists to raise £30 million to secure a vast upland estate in Northumberland for nature and the nation. The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland ...

The charities will consult the local community on plans to buy and care for the largest piece of contiguous land to be on the market anywhere in England for the last 30 years and create a showcase for ...

The market town of Rothbury was thrust into the spotlight in 2010 during Britain's biggest manhunt, sparked by gunman and fugitive Raoul Moat. The Newcastle bouncer, 37, had been jailed for assaulting ...