Woodhorn is lit up with an inviting glow in this photo sent in by Ron Dobson of Blyth.

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Robert Mercel from Ashington uploaded this wintery photo of the River Wansbeck near Bothal to our Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr.

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Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

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Hundreds of people gathered in Ashington on Tuesday to welcome home the Second Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, from their tour of Afghanistan. The Duchess of Northumberland and Alan Shearer, in his official capacity as Deputy Lord Lieutenant, were in attendance for the parade through Ashington town centre.

Read related story and watch a video of the parade »

Peter Troughear from Ashington sent in this photo of the stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Bothal Village.

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A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

The leaves were still on the trees when Steve Bell took this photo of the entrance to Bothal Castle earlier this year, which he added to our Northumberland Flickr group.

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These nostalgia photos from the 1950s to the 1990s focus on the Journal's archive focus on Portland Park, the club's former home.

Recently, school children and Ashington fans buried a time capsule at the club's old ground. Read related story »

It included memorabilia from the football team's illustrious history and poems written by the children about how Ashington might look in the future. It will be opened in 100 year's time.

People in Ashington have this week been remembering Portland Park, the home of Ashington AFC for over a century, by burying a time capsule of club memorabilia at the site, where a new Asda supermarket is to open. (Read related story »)

These are a few pictures from the last game Ashington played there, on a chilly February evening last year, against fellow Northern League outfit Seaham Red Star.