Rothbury-born comedy actor Alexander Armstrong is being tipped to become the new presenter of Countdown.
Armstrong, who also lived in County Durham, would replace current host Des O'Connor on the popular game show.
According to industry insiders, the 38-year-old actor is due to take a screen test in the next few weeks for Channel 4.
THE lucky winners of The Journal's Tokens For Schools competition have been revealed.
More than 50 schools in the region entered the competition, which was run in association with Barclays Bank.
Harbottle Church of England First School took third place in the competition, which was won by Linton First School, also in Northumberland.
A Northumberland food store has come out on top in a regional competition.
The Co-operative food store in Rothbury went head to head with more than 220 of the company's other shops in the North region to win in the small-sized store category of the chain's annual Store of the Year Awards.
The store will now represent the North region in its category in the national awards.
Anger was last night growing in Rothbury as it emerged no new defences are in the pipeline.
People living at the Northumberland village were evacuated from their homes in the floods earlier this month, with some elderly occupants having to be carried out.
They face up to a year in temporary accommodation while damage to their premises is repaired.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland visited Rothbury yesterday to meet victims of last week's floods.
The couple met people who face being out of their homes for up to a year as a result of water damaging their properties.
And they talked to staff at the village hospital where those evacuated from their homes stayed.
People with memories of using Lord Armstrong's iconic Iron Bridge at Cragside near Rothbury are being asked to share them with the National Trust, which is now repairing and restoring the listed structure.
The bridge has not been used for 30 years and trust officials want to hear people's memories of it so they can share them with visitors to the estate.
Contact Val Miller on (01669) 622001 or e-mail val.miller@ nationaltrust.org.uk with your stories and memories.
The region's biggest four wheel drive dealership has ceased trading after falling victim to the credit crunch.
The Northern 4x4 Centre, which had garages at Thropton near Rothbury and at the Vroom Car Retail Park in North Tyneside, has started proceedings for a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation, also known as an insolvent liquidation.
Both garages, which sold new and used cars, have stopped trading with the loss of eight jobs.
A mass clean-up operation was under way yesterday after torrential rain caused flooding misery and sparked huge rescue operations across the region.
More than 100mm of rain fell in only 48 hours on Friday and Saturday, with parts of Northumberland and Durham suffering the worst downpour in more than 60 years.
Flash flooding wreaked havoc in Rothbury as rising waters swept cars away and trapped passengers in their vehicles.
Northumberland County Blind Association's Annual Angling competition was held recently at Fontburn Reservoir, Rothbury, and despite high water levels several 12-fish bags were landed.
In its seventh year, the competition attracted keen anglers from across the North East, raising almost £900 in support of the association's work with blind and vision-impaired people.
Acting director, Lorraine Dryden, said: "Fundraising events play an important part in the funding of NCBA.
"This competition goes from strength to strength with many anglers returning to support our cause year after year. It is a great day out for anglers and families alike in a wonderful spot."
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