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Holy weeds fund raiser

Saturday 18th. May 10am-12noonin the lower church hall at St. Cuthberts Church, Plessey RoadIn addition to coffee/tea and biscuits being available there will be:- A plant stall Tombola Cake stall Bric-a-Brac Raffle and even "entertainment" provide...

Blyth Battery Goes To War 2013

Blyth Battery Goes To War 2013 Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2013 Blyth Battery, The Links, South Beach, Blyth, NE24 3PQ 11:00am - 4:00pm - FREE

Easter Fair

One week to vote for Blyth Town FC to win £100,000!!

One week to vote for Blyth Town FC to win £100,000!! Blyth Town FC is currently leading a national poll to win a £100,000 'Super grant' As of today Blyth Town FC lead nearest rivals Evergreen FC by around 5%. The Budweiser Club Futures p...

Blyth Ridley Park Winter Festival

Blyth Town Team are supporting the joint initiative between Asda, Friends of Ridley Park and County Council for the Blyth Ridley Park Winter Festival.  To read more click on the following link -  Ridley Park Festival

Work starts on Blyth Bus Station regeneration

Work has started in Blyth on the regeneration of the towns Bus Station and Library area, with completion estimated mid-April 2013. The first area for works will be the bus station. Access to Keel Row, travel centre, surrounding shops etc will be m...

New Morrisons store to open Jan 28th

Morrisons new Supermarket in Blyth have announced that the opening date will be Monday 28th January. The new store features a 28,000sq ft sales area, and replaces the smaller current store, which will be demolished for extra parking spaces.&#...

Fireworks display in Blyth for 2013 - YOUR VOTE COUNTS

In collaboration with the Town Council, the new Blyth Town teamis looking in to the possibility of bringing an organised firework displayback to Blyth in 2013.  If you are interested in seeing this happen pleaseshare this link as fundin...

SMALL GRANTS SCHEME for the Arts

South East Northumberland 2012Queen’s Hall Arts is committed to widening access to the arts and supporting local artists and arts organizations across Northumberland. The small grant scheme is one of the mechanisms we use to support our aim...

Blyth Christmas Lights Switch on and Market

Blyth Christmas Lights Switch on 2012 23rd November4:15pm until 5:15pmJoin the lantern parade, Matt and the Christmas CrewMagic John, Paul "The Artist" Slattery, Carnival Rides and lots more....Panto Character Parade 24th November 10:0am in the Ma...

Blyth Spartans 1 - 0 Stafford Rangers

Spartans, hammered 8-1 at Worksop in midweek on the ‘Fright-Night’ of Halloween, really had to respond with a performance at home in-front of dismayed fans. They managed to produce a much-needed spirited display to earn the 3-points,...

Blyth Spartans 4 - 2 Frickley Athletic

It’s almost un-heard of for a Referee to be cheered off Croft Park, with shouts of ‘can we have you every week’ greeting Mr.Liddle for a more than generous Penalty award with 10minutes remaining as the game was locked at 1-1. ...

£10,000 for town team to spend on revitalisation

REGENERATION work in Northumberland’s biggest town has been given a £10,000 boost as part of the national review of high streets by shopping guru Mary Portas.Blyth has been designated as a Town Team Partner following its recent unsucce...

Blyth Spartans 1 - 1 Rushall Olympic

If anyone was to predict an outcome for both of these Team’s final league position, based on this 90mins, then it would be only Mid-table mediocrity at best. A Penalty a piece in a poor showing, although Blyth did have first-team regulars m...

Blyth Town Team Look to Raise the Profile of the town

A Group in Blyth has been setup to look into improving aspects of the town. Blyth Town Team, lead by 9 local business people will aim to promote the town as well a support community groups, residents and young people. Group chairman Steven Bradley...

Local construction site to Open Doors to public

Open Doors Weekend 9th-10th November at the National Renewable Energy Centre, Blyth Residents in Blyth are being offered an exclusive opportunity to have a look behind the scenes at one of the area’s most exciting building sites. Shepherd C...

Blyth Spartans Manager Sacked

A Statement on the Club's Official Website on Tuesday morning read: ''After a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Club on Monday evening it was unanimously decided to terminate the contract of manager Tommy Cassidy. Mr Cassisidy was informed...

Blyth Spartans Fixture Change

Would Spartans fans please note that our next two fixtures, home to ILKESTON (Sat 6th) and away to KENDAL (Tues 9th) have both been postponed due to FA Cup/Trophy replays. .....As things stand, the next Spartans match is AWAY to Buxton on Sat.13th...

Ridley Park Hotel closes

The Ridley Park Hotel on Wensleydale Terrace has closed down for good. The Hotel's website states: It is with regret we have to report that this hotel has been taken over by the Blyth Harbour Authority & the business was closed down on Monday ...

Blyth Spartans 1 - 1 Workington (FA Cup 2nd. Qual.Rnd.)

22nd. Sept 2012 Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy’s former Club Workington came to Croft Park hoping to end the dream of Blyth emulating any sort of FA Cup heroics of years gone by. …..Injuries & the fact Neal Hooks is Cup-tied, mea...

Blyth Spartans 1 - 3 Chorley

Tues. 18th Sept Following the late away win at Matlock just 3-days previously, Blyth were hoping to continue their decent start to the season in the EvoStick Premier Division, however Chorley are one of the fancied teams for promotion and it would...

Award winning American singer songwriter to appear at Blyth music venue

Music lovers in Blyth have been afforded the opportunity to see Award Winning American singer songwriter Jess Klein in action when she pays a flying visit to the North East as part of her current European Tour. Jess, whose “City Garden ...

Thieves steal Astroturf from Blyth School

A Blyth School has had thousands of pounds of Astroturf stolen after raiders cut a hole in a fence and removed a section of the pitch. The full-size pitch was put in place at Blyth School Community College when an investment of £731,420 was p...

Matlock 1 - 3 Blyth Spartans

Sat.15th Sept 2012. Blyth travelled to Matlock on Saturday, seeking another good away result & they showed great determination & character once again, coming from 1-0 down away, to score THREE late goals to pick up the all important 3-poin...

Did you know about the Blyth Market Morse Code?

Did you know that from the air, the word BLYTH is spelt out on the town's Market Place, in Morse code? No? We didn't either. -... .-.. -.-- - .... translates into BLYTH. This was put in place during the redevelopment in 2008/2009. Zoom in below. ...

Blyth Town Centre Manager moves in to Blyth Community Enterprise Centre

BlythTown.net can confirm that the new Blyth Town Centre Manager has moved in to an office in the Blyth Community Enterprise Centre as new Blyth Town Team is formed.  For further updates, stay tuned.

Blyth Spartans 1 - 0 Garforth Town - FA Cup

8th Sept 2012 - Croft Park (FA Cup 1st Qual. Round) Blyth Spartans will always have a romantic relationship with The FA Cup, after the epic exploits in 1978 when they valiantly reached the 5th Round Replay & remain to this day the furthest re...

Blyth Bus Station in line for major upgrade

Plans are afoot to invest £650,000 of public and private funding into regenerating Blyth Bus Station and the surrounding area, including the town library. County council-owned development company the Arch Group has unveiled plans to invest &#...

Blyth Spartans 3 -3 Marine

1st Sept 2012 - Croft Park Following a late victory down the coast in Whitby on Bank-Holiday Monday, Blyth fans were well aware that this fixture against the joint-top League promotion favourites would be a tough task. Marine from Liverpool, had w...

Blyth Spartans 1 - 2 Hednesford Town

25th Aug 2012 - Croft Park ......Sometimes in Football you just have to admit that the better-quality side deserved to win and appreciate the skills & effort of the opposition’s outstanding core players. This was one of those days, with...

First Giant Wind turbine installed on Blyth Harbour

The first of the seven massive wind turbines, replacing the existing nine on Blyth Harbour has been completed. At around 120 metres in height from bottom to tip of the blade, they are three times taller than the existing models. Due to huge improv...

Blyth Spartans 5-0 Stocksbridge Park Steels

21st Aug 2012 - Croft Park After a disappointing result only 3-days earlier away to Witton Albion, where a last minute penalty denied Blyth a point, this was a chance to bounce back for the Spartans in-front of their home fans for the first time t...

Large Wind Turbine in Blyth On it's Way Up!

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Onlookers old and young watched the first of 7 large wind turbines go up on the port of Blyth in Northumberland today. The weather was calm and very bright during the process as the huge cranes lifted the tower sections very slowly over the c...

Blyth Market Will Now Take Place on a Monday

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Blyth's early week market will move from Tuesdays to Mondays for a trial run starting next week (13th August).Northumberland County Council has decided to make the move as there are no other local markets on a Monday, with the aim to attract more ...

Blyth Wind Turbine Grounded

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The first of the current 9 wind turbines situated at Blyth Harbour has been brought down to make way for 7 giant replacements.6 will be situated on the East Pier where the current turbines stand, and a 7th will be constructed at Battleship Wharf. ...

Family Fun Day Event at Charlton's, Cambois- 11th August 2012

From 12-4pm this weekend, head down to Cambois for lots of fun, FREE rides and activities including:- Bouncy castleAnimal escapadesShetland pony and cartMedieval tile makingFacepaintingSand Castle Competitionbbq and much more.. Proceeds will go to...

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND

Northumberland County Council have raised an order prohibiting the use of vehicular traffic on the length of Post Office Street U9503 to the side of 39 Bridge Street. The order is in effect of the 9th August 2012 until the 18th October 2012 and wi...

Neil Buchanan brings Art to Blyth!

I reminisce back to the days in the 90's, getting in from school and switching on the TV to  watch my favorite shows that included ITV's Art Attack. I can also remember playing  sports games in the neighbourhood and rounder’s on t...

This Weekends Event- Blyth Town Fair

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Blyth Market Place from 11:00 am until 4:00pm both days Saturday 21st July Fun and Games live on stage with Matt Lee-Alliston (Beetlejuice from the Halloween Fright Night 2011)• Street Magic and Balloon Modelling from Magic J...

Blyth Lifeboat Station Open Day - Re-Arranged

The Blyth RNLI Lifeboat Open day will take place on 21st July 2012 at 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm at the RNLI Lifeboat Station, North Gate, South Harbour Blyth. The event has been Re-Arranged from 16th of June, when it was posponed due to bad weather. This...

Two men arrested for illegal fuel in Blyth

Police have seized a quantity of illegal 'red diesel' in Blyth. Officers arrested two men on Thursday 21st June, when they stopped a van on Cowpen Road. The van was checked by staff of HMRC and was found to be using red diesel, the vehicle was sei...

Olympic Torch arrives in Blyth today!

The Olympic Torch is due to arrive in Blyth at 11:42am today(Friday 15th June).The 40 vehicle convoy will enter Cowpen Road first, travel through to Renwick Road, then on to the Sports Centre where it will stop at 12:39pm.It will depart from the S...

Body found after reported flat fire in Blyth

15/05/2012 Shortly after 9.30am, police were notified of a fire at The Gables, Stephen Street, Blyth. A man was found dead inside the flat. No further details have been released.Enquiries are underway into the cause of both the fire and death.

Michael Sweeney Charity football day

Croft park will host a Charity football day on Saturday May 12, in memory of Guardsman Michael Sweeney, 19, from Blyth, and Sergeant John Amer, 30, from Sunderland. The event will take place between 10:00 and 17:00, with a £2 donation going t...

Council agree £18.7m cost cuts

Northumberland County Council has agreed over £18m of budget savings. The savings include £4.7m in 2012, £6.6m in 2013 and £5.3m during 2014/15. One area of extra income is to be generated from Car Parking to a total of £5...

Biomass power station plans move forward

The planned biomass-fuelled power station in North Blyth has moved a step forward this week, as it was announced by the Planning Inspectorate that the application has been accepted on behalf of the Secretary of State to proceed to examination.Rene...

Teenager assaulted in unprovoked attack in Blyth

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A 15-year old boy was left with facial injuries after an unprovoked attack on Friday.The assault took place at Links Road, March 30, at around 7:30pm.The victim suffered bruising and small cuts to his eye and mouth.The offender is described as whi...

Blyth all-weather lifeboat Easter Event

The Blyth all-weather lifeboat station will open its doors to the public on Sunday, April 8 and Monday 9 from 10am to 4pm. People are invited to take a look around the station, as well as to meet the crew. If you’re feeling lucky why not bu...

Route confirmed for Olympic Flame visit to Blyth in June

The Olympic Torch Relay will pass through Blyth on Friday June 15. The route will go through Cowpen Road, past Broadway and onto Rotary Way, before heading to North Tyneside. Earlier in the day the flame will travel through Ashington, Newbiggin, C...

Morrisons redevelopment forces vet practice closure

St Clair Pet Practice in Blyth has been forced to close this week after Northumberland County Council enforced a compulsory purchase order on their property on Regent Street, in relation to the Morrisons supermarket redevelopment. The practice has...

PC David Rathband found dead at his home in Blyth

The PC blinded by Raoul Moat during his manhunt in 2010 has been found dead at his home in Blyth last night. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. Police were called to an address in Blyth on Wednesday night follo...

‘The Gang’s all here!’ Blyth Valley Scout Gang Show 2012

The curtain is ready to rise for the Scouts performing in the Blyth Valley Gang Show, which is taking place between Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th February at The Phoenix Theatre in Blyth. The family variety show features sixty four talented Cubs, ...

UK’s biggest Wind Turbine coming to Blyth

Blyth's onshore wind farm is set for a major repower, with the nine current turbines being replaced by seven more powerful machines. The first stage of the repower will be to install the UK's biggest onshore wind turbine, which will most likely pr...

Empty Blyth School to be used as housing

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An unused School in Blyth is to be used as temporary housing in a bid to keep vandals away. Following recent fires at the unused Wensleydale Middle and Newsham First Schools last month, a scheme will be setup to offer 10 tenants the chance to move...

Blyth homes and businesses to receive super-fast broadband

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BT has announced plans to include Blyth and Ashington in its new exchange areas in the North East, as part of the company’s £2.5b super-fast fibre broadband programme. The upgrades are expected to be completed this year and could see s...

Bridge Street property regeneration nears completion

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Buildings on Blyth's Bridge Street which are currently undergoing regeneration through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s townscape heritage initiative are soon to be unveiled, when work is scheduled to end in February. The properties at 35-39 Bri...

New Year's Honour for Blyth man

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OBEArthur John Row, from Blyth, who is Deputy Pension Centre Manager, during a International Pension Centre, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions.

Arrests made after Wensleydale Middle School fire

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Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson following Tuesday nights fire at the former Wensleydale Middle School, the second in a matter of months at the same site.The building has suffered major damage, part of which collapsed.Fire ...

Blyth Spartans appoint Tommy Cassidy as manager

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The vacant manager’s job at Croft Park has been quickly filled by former Gateshead and Newcastle Blue Star boss Tommy Cassidy. Belfast born Cassidy, who played for Newcastle United and Burnley during his career, takes over from Steve Cuggy ...

Enterprise Zone could be expanded to include Port of Blyth

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George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement that the North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Enterprise Zone could be extended to include the Port of Blyth. The move is designed to attract businesses ...

60 jobs created as new care home opens

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A £4m care home has been officially opened in Blyth, creating more than 60 new jobs. Ridley Park Care Home has been built on the site of the former Plessey Road First School. The 59-bed home was officially opened in the presence of Town mayor...

Alcan confirm the loss of 515 jobs at plant

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Richard Sharp - blythtown.net – 14/11/2011 Rio Tinto Alcan have dealt a massive blow to the area by announcing plans to close it's aluminium smelter in Lynemouth, Northumberland at a cost of over 500 jobs, and could lead to even more in the...

Northumberland MPs join forces in broadband campaign

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Richard Sharp - blythtown.net – 17/11/2011 The four Northumberland MPs have all backed a campaign to improve broadband in the area. Sir Alan Beith, the Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick, Labour’s Ian Lavery (Wansbeck), Ronnie Campbell ...

WARNING: Skimming devices found on Blyth cash machines

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Richard Sharp - blythtown.net – 14/11/2011 People are being warned to be vigilant when using cash machines in the Blyth area, after a skimming device was found in the area. The device was found on a Lloyds TSB machine, near Asda on Cowpen R...
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