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  Information about the Covid-19 vaccination programme – Healthwatch Northumberland The Department of Health and Social Care advises everyone who is offered the Covid-19 vaccination to take it, as the best way of avoiding potential serious illness from the virus and helping to ease the current situation in the UK. As Covid-19 vaccinations in Northumberland […]

  Samaritans are still here to support you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year If you are feeling anxious about Covid-19 and would like to speak to someone for free and in confidence, please phone the Samaritans on 116 123. Further information, including some tips and resources to help you look after your […]

  National lockdown – Tuesday 5 January 2021 The Government has announced a national lockdown which brings a number of new restrictions, in effect from Tuesday 5 January 2021. The message is that people must stay at home, except for a variety of permitted reasons. A full list of reasons can be found on the […]

  Please note that the office will be closed from the afternoon of Christmas Eve to Monday 4th January but Steven English, Operations Manager (07891 101236) will be available regarding any Cemetery matters.  

  On Friday 27th November the Hexham Christmas Lights Switch on took place. It was a very low key event with social distancing rules applied and no public present. Bob Hull, Mayor of Hexham, spoke as follows: “On behalf of the Town Council I’d like to thank Egger for once again giving the town such […]

  The Government has announced that from Wednesday 2 December, the current national restrictions will be replaced with tiered restrictions, where different tiers of restrictions apply in different parts of the country. Northumberland will be in Tier 3: Very High alert. Across all tiers, everyone: must wear a face covering in most indoor public settings, unless they have an exemption should follow the rules on meeting […]

  At last night’s meeting of Hexham Town Council Bob Hull, Mayor of Hexham, announced that the winner of the Mayor’s Environmental Award for 2020 was the Matthias Winter shop on Hallstile Bank in Hexham. This award was created as part of the Town Council’s Sustainability Action Plan. Bob Hull said that he had made […]

  Update on funerals and related events from Thursday 5 November  The Prime Minister announced on Saturday 31 October that further measures will be put in place in England to tackle the spread of coronavirus from Thursday 5 November. The new measures will apply nationally for four weeks up to Wednesday 2 December. During the lockdown […]

On Sunday 8th November HexhamTV live streamed the laying of a wreath of Remembrance at Hexham War Memorial by Hexham Mayor Bob Hull and the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. The recording can be viewed on HexhamTV’s Facebook page through the link below. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1273426709698439