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Below is a list of this week's school news from Newcastle and the North East - written by you. To get your school event or story included, simply fill out the form below, which is also at www.chroniclelive.co.uk/schoolnews
Pupils, parents and teachers are celebrating Newcastle’s Atkinson Road Primary Academy officially being rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted inspectors, who praised it as a “wonderfully supportive school.”
The 500-pupil school in Benwell was ranked good in all areas of school life and leadership. Atkinson Road Primary expanded last month to incorporate Atkinson Road Nursery, now educating children aged from two until 11-years-old, with new head-teacher Lisa Macaulay taking over leadership praised for her ‘vision, enthusiasm and dedication’.
The latest Ofsted rating maintains the primary school’s good status gained during its last inspection in 2013.
Ofsted praised:
• A committed leadership team with a determination to provide the very best education for pupils
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The man who died after being found unconscious on a Bedlington garage forecourt may have been robbed before his death, police have said.
Police and paramedics were called to the Spar garage on Station Road in the Northumberland town at 5.40am on Tuesday where they found the unconscious man.
He was taken to hospital but passed away from his injuries.
Although police don’t believe anyone else was involved in his death, police suspect that he had been robbed sometime before he was found unconscious.
Officers have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of robbery, and he is currently in police custody.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Police investigating the death of a man found unconscious in Bedlington this morning can now confirm that they do not believe there to be any third party involvement.
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Police investigating the death of a man found unconscious in Bedlington this morning can now confirm that they do not believe there to be any third party involvement.
Officers were called to the Spar on Station Road, Bedlington at 5.40am, today (March 6), after the body of a man was found.
Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital where he sadly died.
Police believe that the man may have been a victim of robbery prior to his death however, that his death is not linked to the incident.
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and is currently in police custody.
Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious to get in touch with Northumbria police and quote reference number 115 06/03/18 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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A man has died after being found on the forecourt of a garage in Bedlington .
Police and paramedics were called to the Spar garage on Station Road in the Northumberland town at 5.40am on Tuesday.
A man who was found there was taken to hospital where he died.
Northumbria Police has not confirmed if the man’s death is being treated as suspicious.
A police spokesperson said: “Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital where he sadly died.”
The garage has been cordoned off by police and forensic investigators have also arrived at the scene.
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Updated at 11:50am on Tuesday 6 March 2018
Scheduled bin collections continue today - as teams aim to carry out normal collections wherever it is safe and possible to do so.  Please put your bin out as normal, unless your situation is described specifically below.

Many normal collections were made yesterday - although there were some areas, including rural locations, where this is not possible. Some collections were also missed due to unfortunate vehicle breakdown.

If your bin is not collected on the normal day this week please leave it out, in a safe place, and, weather permitting, we will attempt to collect it by the end of this week.

These will be kept under review and further guidance provided at the end of the week.

We will be prioritising general rubbish bins before recycling bins - due to the nature of the waste they contain.

Regarding bins missed last week:

If your general waste bin was missed last Wednesday, 28th February, please put it out for collection this Wednesday, 7th March, and again on Wednesday 14th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day of Wednesday 21st March

If your general waste bin was missed on Thursday 1st March please put this bin out next Thursday 8th March and again on Thursday 15th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day on Thursday 22nd March.

On general waste, we will accept up to two additional black bin bags (or something of a similar size) alongside regular general waste bins.

All missed recycling bins, including those which will not be collected this Wednesday and Thursday, should be put out on their next collection day.  Any additional recycling items can be put in cardboard boxes, paper bags, or clear plastic bags.

We are supplying clear recycling bags at our customer information centres and other venues at:
  Alnwick Greenwell Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1HB (Closes at 4:30pm) View map location Ashington Wansbeck Square, Ashington, NE63 9XL View map location Bedlington Bedlington Library, Glebe Road, Bedlington, NE22 6JX View map location Berwick Walkergate Building, Walkergate TD15 1DJ View map location Blyth Blyth Library, Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 1DJ View new location Cramlington Concordia, Cramlington, NE23 6YB View map location Hexham Queens Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS View map location Morpeth Royal Sovereign House, Manchester Street, Morpeth, NE61 1AF View map location Seaton Delaval Library, Astley High School, Elsdon Avenue, NE25 0BW View map location Ponteland Town council office, Unit 1, Meadowfield Court, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9SD View map location Prudhoe Library, Spetchells Centre, 58 Front Street, Prudhoe, NE42 5AA View map location  
Customers who are expecting their first garden waste collection of the season this week should put their their bins out for collection on the scheduled day. Like general waste and recycling bins, we aim to undertake garden waste collections in all planned areas, where it is safe to do so. 

The council apologises for any inconvenience that these arrangements may cause. Many thanks for your patience during this time.

Keep up to date through the council’s ‘Alerts’ channels which are available via the website www.northumberland.gov.uk;
Twitter: @northumberlands; and 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nccalerts
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it’s cold out there - but benefit bosses said it was not cold enough for some Northumberland residents to qualify for cold weather payments.
The Department of Work and Pensions had not included six postcodes in the list of areas where the benefit is triggered in the event of very cold conditions.
An official website had said people in parts of the county, including Morpeth and Ashington, would not get the £25 payment because it has been too warm.
Anyone entering the postcodes on the gov.uk website over the last few days were told they were not entitled to the one-off payment.
Areas missed off the list of qualifying postcodes were NE22, NE24, NE61, NE62, NE63 and NE64.
The postcodes cover Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington, Newbiggin and many small villages.
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Updated at 12:45pm on Monday 5 March 2018
This week teams are aiming to carry out scheduled bin collections as normal - where it is possible and safe to to do.  Please put your bin out as normal, unless your situation is described specifically below.

If your bin is not collected on the normal day this week please leave it out, in a safe place, and, weather permitting, we will attempt to collect it by the end of this week.

There will be some areas, including rural locations, where this is not possible.  These will be kept under review and further guidance provided at the end of the week.

We will be prioritising general rubbish bins before recycling bins - due to the nature of the waste they contain.

Regarding bins missed last week:

If your general waste bin was missed last Wednesday, 28th February, please put it out for collection this Wednesday, 7th March, and again on Wednesday 14th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day of Wednesday 21st March.

If your general waste bin was missed on Thursday 1st March please put this bin out next Thursday 8th March and again on Thursday 15th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day on Thursday 22nd March.

On general waste, we will accept up to two additional black bin bags (or something of a similar size) alongside regular general waste bins.

All missed recycling bins, including those which will not be collected this Wednesday and Thursday, should be put out on their next collection day.  Any additional recycling items can be put in cardboard boxes, paper bags, or clear plastic bags.

We will be supplying clear recycling bags at our customer information centres at:
  Alnwick Greenwell Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1HB (Closes at 4:30pm) View map location Ashington Wansbeck Square, Ashington, NE63 9XL View map location Bedlington Bedlington Library, Glebe Road, Bedlington, NE22 6JX View map location Berwick Walkergate Building, Walkergate TD15 1DJ View map location Blyth Blyth Library, Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 1DJ View new location Cramlington Concordia, Cramlington, NE23 6YB View map location Hexham Queens Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS View map location Morpeth Royal Sovereign House, Manchester Street, Morpeth, NE61 1AF View map location Seaton Delaval

Prudhoe Library, Astley High School, Elsdon Avenue, NE25 0BW

Library, Spetchells Centre, 58 Front Street, Prudhoe, NE42 5AA View map location

View map location  
Customer information centres are receiving supplies of bags today (Monday 5th March), however please allow until Tuesday 6th March so that supplies have been distributed.

Customers who are expecting their first garden waste collection of the season this week should put their their bins out for collection on the scheduled day. Like general waste and recycling bins, we aim to undertake garden waste collections in all planned areas, where it is safe to do so.

The council apologises for any inconvenience that these arrangements may cause. Many thanks for your patience during this time.

Keep up to date through the council’s ‘Alerts’ channels which are available via the website www.northumberland.gov.uk;
Twitter: @northumberlands; and
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nccalerts  
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Bin collections have been severely disrupted by snow and icy conditions across Northumberland and the current weather forecast means that we will be unable to collect any further bins this week.

The county council has provided the following guidance to residents whose bin collections have been affected by the extreme winter weather.

Many collections were completed on Monday and Tuesday.  If you are one of the small number of properties not collected on either of those days, please put your bin out for collection on your next scheduled collection day.

Unfortunately we were unable to collect on Wednesday or Thursday, and no further collections will be made this week.

If your general rubbish collection was missed on Wednesday 28th February please put this bin out next Wednesday, 7th March, and again on Wednesday 14th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day of Wednesday 21st March

If your general rubbish collection was missed on Thursday 1st March please put this bin out next Thursday 8th March and again on Thursday 15th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day on Thursday 22nd March.

The county council apologises for any inconvenience that these arrangements may cause, but it has to prioritise the collection of general rubbish so that residents do not have to wait four weeks for a collection of waste that can become unpleasant.

Recycling bins that have been missed this week they should be taken back in, and put out again on your next recycling bin collection day in a fortnight’s time.  If you are unable to fit all of your recycling into the bin at that time, crews will take additional items.  These must be contained safely in paper carrier bags, cardboard boxes or clear sacks and the waste team is issuing clear plastic sacks to council information points for affected areas.  Unfortunately items in black sacks won’t be taken. 

Unfortunately all Household Waste Recovery Centres across Northumberland have had to close today (2nd March) due to adverse weather conditions.  Efforts are being made to open sites tomorrow but please check alerts before making that journey.  Check the council website for alerts and opening days and times for each centre - www.northumberland.gov.uk

Teams will make every effort to return for any commercial waste collections that have been missed during the adverse weather conditions as soon as possible.

For commercial customers who have wheeled bins, the normal policy of collecting only waste that is contained within the wheeled bin will be temporarily relaxed and excess bagged commercial waste left alongside the container will also be removed when the next collection takes place.

Refuse collection staff that are unable to safely carry out collections have been redeployed to work alongside staff on snow clearance and gritting duties on main footpath and car parks in town centres, busy urban shopping areas and other important pedestrian links.

Further information will be issued through the Council’s ‘Alerts’ channels which are available via the website www.northumberland.gov.uk  or:
Twitter: @northumberlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nccalerts  


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