Visitors to an exhibition by Amble Photographic Group later this month may be able to solve any remaining Christmas present dilemmas.

Photos will be on display and prints for sale during the coffee morning at Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Amble on Friday 27th November, from 10-11.30am.

Bric-a-brac, books, tombola, raffle and home baking will all be on offer at the event.

The £1 entry fee covers refreshments and a raffle ticket.

The deaths of three young Northumberland fishermen at sea 80 years ago will be marked by a special exhibition brought together by the niece of one of the lost men.

George Taylor, Richard Armstrong and Andrew Allen Oliver, who lived at Hauxley, near Amble, were never seen again after their coble was caught in a storm in November 1929.

The tragedy rocked the close-knit village, and now the niece of one of the men has organised an exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of their deaths.

A Northumberland church will re-open this weekend after repairs to a 900-year-old defect to the building were finally repaired.

St Lawrence Church in Warkworth has carried out repairs to its North wall after fundraising by villagers and grants from English Heritage and other bodies.

Work is underway at one of Northumberland's most historically important churches to get it off the at-risk list.

The church of St Lawrence at Warkworth has stood at the heart of the village since the 12th Century and is a Grade I listed building.

It serves not only as a place of prayer and worship, but also as a venue for many other events in the life of the community.

Today marks a special day on the North East calendar as we celebrate the life of the patron saint of Northumberland, St Cuthbert.

Often regarded as the most popular saint of medieval times and one of the most important, March 20 sees people celebrate the anniversary of the death of the region's own patron saint.

Pilgrims make their way across the causeway to Holy Island on Good Friday, 2006

Born in 634 AD, Cuthbert was born in the Lammermuir Region where he grew to work as a young shepherd.

The future looks brighter for a number of the North East's at-risk historic treasures - including the Church of St Lawrence at Warkworth.

Yesterday an English Heritage grant of £14,000 towards a rescue and interpretation saw the future of Grade I-listed Hollinside, overlooking Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead, secured.

And English Heritage expects that this year a number of other historic places removed from its At Risk register.

Volunteers behind plans to save a centuries-old village church are hoping for success after reaching a monumental point in their campaign.

St. Lawrence's Church in Warkworth dates back to Norman times and is one of only two churches with the original ancient spires in the county.

However, during recent years, the building's north wall, an unusually complete survival from the period, has been leaning outwards, meaning urgent action is required to ensure the safety of the church.

Kind-hearted people in Amble will be helping those less fortunate than themselves this Christmas.

The Samaritan's Purse organisation is working with residents who will be filling shoeboxes with toys, gifts and sweets destined for some of the poorest children in the former Soviet Union and Africa.

In many cases, these boxes will be the first Christmas presents that the children have ever received.

Warkworth has won two prizes in the Northumbria In Bloom competition.

The village was named best large village with judges praising as "not afraid to experiment." And the religious category was shared by St Lawrence Church in Warkworth, and St Michael and All Angels, Felton.