Age Concern Northumberland are holding a Recruitment Fair on Friday 12 February at The Round House, Lintonville Parkway, Ashington (oppostie Lidl's).

We are running two presentations at 11.30am and 1.30pm, followed by the opportunity to discuss, with our experienced staff, the job vacancies and career prospects in further detail.

For further information on our Recruitment Fair and our other opportunities available or for an application pack call the HR & Training Team on 0845 140 00 88.

Northumberland Trading Standards is urging people in the county to fight back against the fraudsters this February by taking part in a major campaign.

The Scamnesty 2010 campaign runs from February 1 to 26 and will involve people dropping mail scams they receive through their letterbox into designated Scamnesty boxes which will be placed across Northumberland.

Online scams can also be reported via the virtual Scamnesty bin at www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/scamnesty.

Three members of the same family are making careful checks on their porridge when they sit down for breakfast together - after landing key roles in a village Christmas panto.

The Potts family are on the lookout for porridge thefts to keep in character for their parts as the Three Bears in the festive production of Goldilocks by the Warkworth Drama Group in Northumberland.

Ruth Potts (Mummy Bear), husband Craig Potts (Daddy) and their son Jack (Baby) - with Bev Palin who plays Goldilocks

Mum Ruth is playing Mummy Bear, dad Craig is Daddy and their nine-year-old son Jack is Baby Bear in the show, which will be performed on three evenings next week.

Amble Photographic Group are this week welcoming a special guest for a talk at the Dovecote Centre in Amble.

Professional photographer Mario Soave's talk is entitled Across the Andes to the Fin Del Mundo.

The talk is at 7.30 on Thursday and tickets for the event are £3.50. Phone 01665 710 177 for more details.

The stakes for the steaks will be high when a Northumberland restaurant lets customers eat for free on the flip of a coin.

Warkworth House Hotel has issued a winner-takes-all challenge to customers, letting them have their meals for free if they call heads or tails correctly.

The risky venture is limited to one night only and the restaurateurs are hoping it will promote their winter menu and get punters through the door.

Warkworth Drama Group is putting on a traditional performance with a bit of a twist this year.

The group is staging its Christmas Pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, from December 10-12. It is full of the usual pantomime fun but with an unusual twist to the three bears story.

Tickets are now in the shops, at N&F Young in Amble, Warkworth Post Office, or from www.warkworthdrama.org.uk

It starts at 7.30pm and 2.30pm for the Saturday matinee. Tickets cost £6 and £4 for children under 13. There is also a 10% discount for ordering eight or more tickets to a performance.

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.

People in a Northumberland seaside town are being invited to a meeting tomorrow night to discuss controversial plans for a new supermarket.

The Duke of Northumberland's estates was given outline planning permission in May to build a supermarket and 49 homes on land at Amble.

Since then, there has been a groundswell of opinion in the town that people were not consulted properly prior to that application being approved.

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is taking to the road to attract new recruits.

A series of events are being held across the county to inform people of career opportunities with the service.

Drama enthusiasts in Acklington are looking forward to a stage show which has been secured thanks to a subsidy scheme aimed at taking quality theatre "out into the sticks".

The Northumberland Theatre Company will perform its touring production of Whisky Galore at Acklington Community Hall later this month - bringing a real treat to a community which doesn't often get the chance to see top-notch theatre on its doorstep.

The visit has been arranged through the Highlights initiative - a subsidised rural touring scheme which enables smaller venues to stage high-quality shows.