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Police are appealing for information following four incidents of indecent exposure in the Seghill, Seaton Delaval, Seaton Sluice and Bedlington Station areas of Northumberland.
The first incident happened at 3.51pm on Tuesday, March 28, on Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, where a man exposed himself to two girls aged 14 on their way home from school. 
The second incident occured the same day in the park at Deneside, Seghill at around 3.30pm. A man is alleged to have exposed himself to another 14 year old girl walking home from school.
The third incident occurred on Wednesday, March 29, at 5.30pm near to the bowling green between Collywell Bay Road and Beresford Road in Seaton Sluice. A male matching the description from the previous day again exposed himself to a 15 year old girl.
The fourth incident occurred in a park on Bank Top in Bedlington Station at 7.15pm on Wednesday, March 29 . The same male is again alleged to have exposed himself to young girls in the park.
The man is described as wearing a red or maroon jumper or jacket and aged around 60.
None of the victims were harmed but have been left shaken by the offence.
Officers are carrying out enquiries and believe that the same person could be responsible for all  incidents.
Anyone who has information that may help is asked to contact Northumbria Police on 101 quoting reference 767 280317 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Neighbourhood officers in Bedlington are lending their support to the NSPCC's Big Board game charity fundraiser on Friday March 31.
They are urging others to get on board and shake a dice all in aid of a great cause.
PC Mark Adamson and his team are visiting care homes in the area this week and asking older residents to get their favourite board games out of the cupboard and spend a few hours playing and raising funds.
The NSPCC is the leading children's charity fighting to end child abuse. The charity helps children who have been abused to rebuild their lives, protects those at risk and works to prevent abuse.
PC Adamson said: "We've got some great contacts with people of all ages and we regularly pop in to visit older people in the community with crime prevention and other advice. It's good to call in have a chat and encourage people to take part in a worthwhile event which helps others.
"It's also a good way to get to know people and engage with them in a positive way too."
PC Adamson is also encouraging his colleagues to get involved in joining in during their meal breaks to support the cause.
NSPCC Director of Fundraising, Nigel Spencer, said: “Big Board Game Day has become an annual highlight for us with thousands of people across the UK temporarily downing tools to play their favourite games with friends, family, work colleagues and classmates.
“We are delighted that so many ‘gamers’ will be involved again this year and urge anyone who is interested in participating on Friday (March 31) to download our free fundraising pack ASAP.
“We are exceptionally grateful for all the donations that will be made, no matter how big or small. Every penny raised will be put towards protecting children and young people from abuse and helping those who have fallen victim to get their life back on track.”
Anyone who want to support the charity and make a donation can go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NorthumberlandNPT
Follow Bedlington Neighbourhood team on Twitter https://twitter.com/bedlingtonpol
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A man has been charged after a spate of robberies in Newcastle
Between Thursday evening and Sunday morning police received a number of reports that taxi drivers had been robbed in the Walker area of the city.
An investigation was launched to identify those responsible and patrols were put in place to safeguard drivers in the city.
On Sunday evening (12/3) police arrested a man in connection with the incidents.
And now officers have charged a 21-year-old Newcastle man with ten different offences including four counts of robbery and an attempted robbery.
He will appear before South East Northumberland Magistrates Court in Bedlington this morning (Tuesday).
Anyone who witnessed a robbery in the Walker area over the weekend, or has any information that may help police, should contact officers on 101 quoting log 486 13/03/17 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Children from local schools enjoyed half term fun at Bedlington Police Station recently.
Some 20 youngsters from the Church of England Academy including Josephine Butler, James Knott and Thomas Bewick schools came along for a tour of the station, cell complex and to learn more about policing.
The visit was hosted by Wansbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team who created a special crime scene especially for the young would-be detectives. The children got involved by investigating a burglary and learned how real detectives investigate crime.
They visited a burglary scene which was laid on for them, spoke to a witness and followed clues to identify forensic evidence which led to them arresting the offender!
They continued through the custody process and locked the burglar in a cell before learning some interview techniques from the officers before charging him with the crime.
Neighbourhood officers were joined at the event by specialist support officers, firearms officers who are trained to engage with members of the public and make them feel safe, and by friendly police dog Monty.
Wansbeck Neighbourhood Inspector Sue Fryer said: "We're keen to build on the strong links we have built up between schools and the neighbourhood team in Wansbeck. Bringing the children into the police station is not only great fun for them, but gives them a real insight into the policing world and teaches them how the police work.
"It's important to us that children get to know local officers and by doing so we can continue to build trust between local youngsters and our policing teams.
"We will continue to give more children the opportunity to take part in these visits throughout school holiday period in Wansbeck and Morpeth arranged via local schools."
Pictured children from the Church of England Academy schools of Wansbeck during their recent police station visit.
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Youngsters paid a visit to Bedlington police station recently to find out more about the work of officers.
The youngsters aged 9 to 11 years were pupils from several Ashington schools. The children were invited along by Ashington Neighbourhood Policing Team to take a look behind the scenes of a busy working police station.
As well as the tour and a visit to custody they took part in crime scene investigation to find out who had committed a crime staged for them. They also got to meet a firearms officer and members from the force dog section as well.
Police Community Support Officer Alan Bunker, who showed the group around during their visit, said: "The children had a great time looking around the station and meeting officers. They were very interested in our work and asked lots of questions about what we do.
"They particularly enjoyed dressing up in police uniforms and having a look in the police van.
"After this visit I think we may have a few budding recruits in the years to come."
He added: "It's important to us that people of all ages feel they can come and talk to us about what we do and how we help the public."
Children pictured during their visit to Bedlington Police Station with left to right, PC Kath Smith, PC Chris Turnbull and PCSO Alan Bunker
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Four men have been charged in relation to an incident at the Fosse Hotel Pub in Newcastle last year.
Around 4.20pm on Thursday, December 8, a group of 12 masked men in a white van attacked a man who was standing outside of the Fosse Hotel pub on the Fossway.
They were armed with bats, metal bars, hatchets, knives and ammonia and left the victim hospitalised with a fractured skull and stab wounds.
A female bystander was also injured by being squirted with ammonia and needed hospital treatment.
Enquiries into the incident have been ongoing since the incident and two men were charged in connection with it at the end of last year.
Now police charged a further four people - aged 26, 29, 31 and 33 - in connection with the incident.
The 26-year-old appeared before Bedlington Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 1, and was remanded in custody to appear before crown court on March 30.
The other three men have been released on abil to appear before Newcastle Magistrates Court on April 7.
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Council depot burglary

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Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Bedlington..
It happened at Northumberland County Council premises, East View in Choppington overnight between 6pm on Wednesday, March 1 and 6.30am on Thursday, March 2.
Offenders forced entry to the secure council compound via a rear fence. They damaged the window of a Ford Transit vehicle and stole a hydraulic breaker and leaf blower/strimmer and stihl saw before leaving unseen.
Police are appealing for witnesses, anyone who was in the area and who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, is asked to contact police.
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting reference number 156 of 02/03/17 or ring the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
 
Andy Millne
Following the success of last years Jobs Fair, West Bedlington Town Council have teamed up with The Department of Work and Pensions once more to hold another fair on Tuesday 7th March from 10am to 3pm at Bedlington Community Centre. Last year's event attracted well over 300 job seekers and many reported a successful outcome to their day.
This year many more full and part time jobs are on offer in fields as varied as care workers, bus drivers, seasonal hospitality staff and retail workers.
As well as a fantastic range of jobs there will also be agencies on hand to offer help and advice to anyone with any type of special need. Advice will also be offered from Northumberland College (amongst others) in training and retraining, help with modern apprenticeships and administrative requirements from HMRC.
So if you are looking for a job or want to change direction or even get back into the workplace get yourself along and see what’s on offer.
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Manchester’s ferocious folk foursome - 4Square - is now in their 10th year of wowing audiences from all four corners of Europe and beyond. On Sunday 5th March, they are making a welcome return to the Bedlington Community Centre. Their previous visit was an absolutely wonderful evening, so come down on Sunday to see for yourself why this young band have got such a high reputation on the UK folk scene.
This powerful young quartet with their fiery, inventive and virtuosic brand of alternative folk have played at festivals and venues all across the UK, Canada, Norway, Sweden, The Czech Republic, Greece, and Denmark as well as releasing 4 albums and one EP.
4Square’s trademark show features the spectacle of Nicola Lyons’s simultaneous fiddle playing and clog dancing and virtuosic mandolin from Michael Giverin, galvanised by the driving sounds of Jim Molyneux’s piano and Dan Day’s percussion. The result is an infusion of folk, jazz, Latin, and any other musical style they feel the inclination to absorb. By contrast, 4Square will then stir you with their harmonious and mellow singing described by Nigel Schofield of livingtradition.co.uk as “sublimely wistful.”
The band released their fourth studio album ‘Fuel’ in mid 2016, and is currently celebrating 10 years as a touring outfit. This will coincide with the release of their EP ‘X’ in 2017 that will bring a fresh look to some of the more popular tracks from previous albums.

“A great band! Totally joyful playing, which is guaranteed to cheer all but the most curmudgeonly up. Four great musicians at the top of their trade. Brilliant stuff.” Mike Harding

"Simply stunning" John Tams

"Oustanding musicianship, total assurance, abundant energy and exceeding confidence...dripping in very obvious talent" Dave Kidman, netrhythms.com
Andy Millne
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Bedlington.
It happened at an address in Barnard Close on Friday, February 24 at 5.45pm.
A rear door of the address was opened by an unknown person, the householder called out and found they had left empty handed.
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting reference number 020360K/17 or ring the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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