3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (219+ words) A popular Northumberland farm shop welcomed car enthusiasts from across the region at the weekend as its summer car show returned for a second year. The Brocksbushes Summer Car Show returned on Sunday, August 30, at Brocksbushes Farm Shop in Stocksfield....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (510+ words) Bellingham Show has celebrated another successful year, with crowds flocking for a day full of entertainment. The event, which dates back to 1842 and is traditionally held on the last Saturday in August, marked a special celebration of Kielder Forest's centenary…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) ONE of Northumberland's best-rated farm shops has confirmed the return of its popular pumpkin-picking event, with Brocksbushes promising its "biggest and best" Pumpkin Experience yet. Brocksbushes, near Hexham, will welcome visitors back to its pumpkin patch throughout October, with dates…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (240+ words) Glendale Agricultural Society has cancelled the Sheep and Goat Section at this Saturday's (August 29) Glendale Show in Wooler. The decision will also affect alpacas, pygmy goats and the Sheep Show, which had been due to attend the event. It comes…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (603+ words) A Valais Blacknose sheep has been crowned Supreme Champion at a landmark national show in Carlisle. The aged tup, Yorkshire Langver, took top honours at the Blacknose Beauties National Show and Sale, held at H and H Borderway Mart in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (591+ words) The number of bluetongue virus cases confirmed in Scotland has risen as a temporary control zone (TCZ) has been put in place in south-west Scotland. According to an update from Defra on Saturday, there have been eight confirmed cases of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) Andrew Balding celebrated a 1,832-1 four-timer at York after Prizeland stormed clear in the final furlong to win the British EBF & Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes and Machadadorp landed the closing British EBF Fillies’ Handicap. In the Listed Galtres Stakes, Ashariba…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (225+ words) NATIONAL Racehorse Week (August 22, to 31) is a nationwide annual celebration of the racehorse and a chance to see first-hand the care and attention that goes into looking after them, with Susan Corbett's Girsonfield yard at Otterburn having its Open Day…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (267+ words) Livestock farmers facing bluetongue and drought need an urgent, co-ordinated government response, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said. TFA chief executive George Dunn said the twin pressures were increasing costs and threatening livestock businesses. “Farmers are dealing with a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) ORGANISERS of a rural show defended a decision to change its date, which now clashes with another show in Northumberland. The Glendale Show committee, based in Wooler, confirmed that the event will move from its traditional Bank Holiday Monday slot…...