Surf spectacular
National championship at Druridge Bay

A Dog's life
We have the best dog beaches - it's official!

Affordable housing
Dreaming of your own house?

Deer Ambler
Spring surprise

Everybody's talking
Community forum promotes our interests

Hedging bets
Doing what comes naturally

Saving wildlife
Making a river change its mind

RNLI station shop
Spend money and save lives

Amble slimmers
Get thin and save lives

Editorial
Supermarket snags and what's in this "life saving" issue.

Have your say
Letters and email, including photos

Improving Queen Street
Grants can give you an uplift

National 'Elf
Dress up as an elf and save lives

Veggie basket scheme
Disadvantaged people help community

Neighbourhood watch
Keeping an eye on your neighbours

Coquet High School Partnership
Expected drop in pupil numbers

Women's house building project
The house that Jill built

Artograffi
Easter fun

David's Diary
News from Amble Development Trust

Town council report
News update from the Town Council

Confessions of an addict
Harry gives up the weed

Age Concern Northumberland
...need people who are concerned

Chinese freeze affects Welfare
Snow stops take-away

Child Trust Fund
Invest in your child's future

Penny
New year Resolutions

Amble Churches Together
Thoughts for New Year

County Councillors report
Future developments

A tale of two thefts
You have been warned

The Peer Mentors
Students help each other

Residents get the hump over bumps
Calming the traffic?

Dirty wellies in a wine bar
Rural romance

Small skinny latte
Toddlers make their own coffee shop

Poetry corner
Safe to shore

Paddlers Paradise
New look play area

Snippets...
Local food, recycling, school numbers, welfare update

What's On
Including live music, Easter services, volunteering at Warkworth Castle and more.

Greetings from Aglaia
Message from a tall ship

Ray King column
Kevin Keegan takes over. "We all eagerly await"

From the team...

Another year has flown and we look back on a year of big changes in the town. The closure of the Co-op Department stores, the deaths of major figures in our community. But the future for Amble looks exciting - a new supermarket, more housing, improvements to the Welfare amongst others.

Change is often controversial. For some it’s exciting, full of potential, for others it’s met with concern or mistrust. We hope to remain an integral part of potential changes in the town, informing, sometimes challenging - and always there to air your views. So keep them coming!

By the time you read this, we will be starting to pack our bags and make the move over the road into Fourways2. And it’s not just our physical location that will be changing, please note our phone number: 01665 712929.

The Editorial team and Artograffi were dismayed at the hasty removal of the skatepark. Because the land was to be sold, the District Council gave two weeks’ notice for the equipment to be removed. This paper campaigned for and supported the young people who called for “a proper place to skate” back in the autumn of 2000. They finally got their skatepark in the summer of 2002 with the words “This is yours, take care of it”.

Read the skateboarders’ letter for their reaction to the situation. We understand that talks are continuing to take place with the youngsters on potentially agreeable solutions. And as our young reporter says here: “We’ll keep you posted everyone!”

In the meantime, have a very Merry Christmas and an even better New Year.