An MP will urge the Government to intervene in a grandmother's fight to win potentially life-saving cancer treatment.

Former nurse Margaret Adamson's best hope of successfully beating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was the new drug Zevalin, which is available on the NHS in other areas but not the North East.

The 59-year-old's consultant at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, Dr Anne Lennard, made a direct plea for Zevalin funding to NHS North of Tyne. But health bosses refused to budge on a decision not to offer the drug in the region, taken by the North of England Cancer Network in March 2007.

Communities fighting plans for opencast mining on their doorsteps have found a new ally in a pressure group set up to oppose a £2bn coal-fired power station scheme in Northumberland.

Panic Stations - an umbrella group launched to campaign against RWE npower's proposed clean-coal generating plant at Cambois near Bedlington - says the issue is inextricably linked to that of future opencasting mining schemes in the region.

It has agreed to offer support, advice and technical expertise to any local residents' groups set up to oppose new or expanded opencast sites.

Northumberland's new super council is to retain the existing county council's official logo when it takes over following local government reorganisation in April.

A working group has concluded there is merit in reviewing the 35-year-old logo to ensure it reflects the new unitary council's vision and values.

However, the need to prioritise effective service delivery from April 1 means it will be retained for the time being.

Tomorrow will see the launch of a new free newspaper for Journal readers in Northumberland.

Journal Extra will come free with The Journal every Thursday with 36 pages of news and sport from around the county in addition to The Journal's normal service.

Regular features in Journal Extra will include a nostalgia page, readers' pictures of Northumberland and a weekly focus on one of the county's schools. There will also be weekly promotions and competitions exclusively for our Northumberland readers.

A film shot on location in Northumberland is to be screened at a renowned international film festival.

Daniel Elliott won the Best European Short Film Award in Venice two years ago for his 21-minute film, The Making of Parts, which was also shortlisted for a European Academy Award.

On location at Sandy Bay in 2007

And now he is taking his new offering, Jade, to the Berlin International Film Festival where he will again be rubbing shoulders with top names form the film industry.

Lynemouth First School will re-open on Wednesday having been closed due to problems with heating.

The school closed for three days last week and its re-opening was then delayed when workmen fixing the heating found asbestos, which was removed.

A historic Cresswell landmark is undergoing thousands of pounds worth of repairs to help preserve it for future generations.

St. Bartholomew's Church in Cresswell is the subject of a major restoration and repair project costing in the region of £30,000.

The work on the church, which dates back to 1836, is being funded by the parish council and includes masonry replacement to the bell turret and end gable, lead repair work, lime mortar repointing and the renewal of the carved entrance pillars.

A former health worker from Linton has been denied a potentially life-saving drug.

Margaret Adamson, a former auxiliary nurse, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in October 2007 after routine breast screening discovered cancer in her lymph nodes.

The cancer has spread to her spleen and bone marrow.

A Lynemouth painting group is looking for new members.

The class meets every Tuesday evening from 7 to 9pm at the village's resource centre.

Anyone who would like to learn more can contact Chris Tose on 01670 862296.

Traveller's Rest, Choppington returned to the top of the Morpeth Sunday League table with a 5-2 win over Bedlington Northumberland Arms.

Jonathan Doyle and Paul McGlen netted for the Northumberland Arms, whilst Jonathan Young, Simon Kilpatrick and Damien Mullen with a hat-trick saw the Traveller's to the three points.

Josh Haye also bagged a hat-trick for Amble Pier 81, and proved to be the major difference as they defeated Linton and Woodhorn SC 3-0.