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A swathe of brightly coloured bluebells is truly a thing of beauty and here are some of the best places to enjoy them in the North East.
Do let us know if there is anywhere we’ve missed and we will add it to the list - just email community@ncjmedia.co.uk with all the details. The bluebells are usually in flower from mid April until late May.
The Woodland Trust said: “This early flowering makes the most of the sunlight that reaches the woodland floor before the full woodland canopy casts its shade. Millions of bulbs may grow closely together in one wood, creating one of nature’s most stunning displays. Half of the world’s population of bluebells are here in the UK. You’ll find them in broadleaved woodland, along hedgerows and in fields.”
The Woodland Trust say the hybrid or Spanish bluebell is overtaking the traditional, sweet-scented native plants. Here is how to tell the difference:
Native plants are deep violet-blue though a genetic mutation occasionally causes white flowers, the flower stem droops or nods distinctly to one side, almost all flowers are on one side of the stem, hanging down to one side. The flowers are a narrow, straight-sided bell with parallel sides, petal tips curl back and the flowers have a strong, sweet scent.
The Spanish bluebells are pale to mid-blue, and often also white or pink. The flower stem is stiff and upright, with flowers sticking out all the way round the stem. Flowers are a wide open, almost cone-shaped bell and the petal tips flare slightly outwards. They have little or no scent at all.
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Easter bin collections

By Bot, in News,

Northumberland residents are reminded that all bin collections across the county will be one day late during the week of the Easter Monday bank holiday.
Monday collections will take place on the Tuesday, Tuesday on the Wednesday, Wednesday on the Thursday and Thursday on Friday.

All collections this week, beginning 26 March, are as normal.

The day changes affect all collections, including recycling, general rubbish and garden waste.

For more information about waste and recycling in Northumberland, including checking your collection days, visit www.northumberland.gov.uk/waste
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A state-of-the-art cancer treatment centre is set to create 50 jobs when it opens in Northumberland this summer.
The Rutherford Cancer Centre, in Bedlington, is due to open later this year, creating a large number of jobs in clinical and administrative roles.
The centre is one of five being developed by Proton Partners International across the UK, after the company raised £200m to develop the facilities.
Part of the funding came from The Journal’s Let’s Grow programme.
Chris Land, centre manager at the Rurtherford Cancer Centre, said: “This centre is the result of substantial research and investment into the best way to treat specific types of cancer. We are going to provide proton therapy which has a number of advantages over more traditional treatments like radiotherapy as it targets the cancer specifically without damaging healthy tissue near it.
“As well as the healthcare benefits, our £38m North East centre will create up to 50 jobs with both clinical and administrative posts, and the construction project also created jobs for local workers.
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Newcastle has been named and shamed as one of the North East’s most popular areas for having an affair.
The city has 19,254 people who are cheating on their partners, claims the website Illicit Encounters.
It has compiled the Infidelity Index 2018, which lists the UK’s most adulterous towns and cities.
It says 6.52 percent of Newcastle’s population is carrying on behind their partner’s backs.
And it’s even worse in Durham where just 5,152 people are having an affair - but it’s more than 8 per-cent of the population.
The statistics place Newcastle as the 10th most cheating city in the whole country on the site’s infidelity index.
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Bedlington darts ace Chris Dobey admits he is full of confidence at the moment after reaching his second ever PDC Pro Tour final at the weekend.
The 27-year-old battled through a field of 128 players to reach the Players Championship 5 final, only to run into world No 1 Michael van Gerwen.
The two-time world champion was in imperious form, running out a 6-2 victor in Milton Keynes - despite Dobey posting a staggering 109.6 average.
‘Mighty Mike’ raced into a 4-0 lead, firing in a 12-darter and capitalising on six missed darts from Dobey to break twice.
Dobey hit bag with a stunning 10-dart leg before breaking throw to reduce the arrears to 4-2.
But Van Gerwen produced a moment of brilliance in the seventh leg, landing a 160 checkout with Dobey sitting on tops to move to within a leg of victory before closing out the win in leg eight.


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