Surf spectacular
National championship at Druridge Bay

A Dog's life
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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
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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
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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"

Volunteers wanted for Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Policing is aimed at increasing public confidence, promoting public safety and reducing crime and disorder. Amble now has its own dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team consisting of two Neighbourhood Beat Managers (NBM’s) and two Community Safety Officers (CSO’s).

The NBM for the Town Centre is Wendy Weatheritt PC 2445 who has worked at both Alnwick and Amble and is based permanently in Amble with her colleague Stu Dixon PC 3201. Stu covers the residential areas of Amble outside of the immediate Town Centre.

The two CSO’s Katy Gerrard and Darin Fawcett are familiar faces in and around Amble but had previously been working between Amble and Alnwick. They are now permanently based in Amble. Working with the team is Katrina Cassidy PC 8540 who is currently office based at Amble. Overseeing the team is Sergeant Neville Wharrier who reports directly to the new Sector Inspector Sue Peart.

As a way of working together with the community to address issues that are pertinent to Amble residents the team are looking for volunteers for Neighbourhood Watch. Neighbourhood Watch is a partnership where people come together to make their communities safer and a better place to live in.

The team is also developing an Amble Police Community Forum. This Forum aims to meet every three months and for local people and residents to highlight areas or issues of concern and set policing priorities. The team will then look to addressing those issues, which may include working with partner agencies and reporting back to the group at the next meeting.

Finally the team will be holding a monthly ‘Drop In’ session on the second Tuesday of each month commencing Tuesday 12th February at the new Fourways Centre in Amble between 11am and 12noon, where anybody is welcome to come along and meet a member of the team and discuss any issues that are of concern.

Anybody wishing to become involved in NHW or would like to know more about the Amble Neighbourhood Team is welcome to contact us on 08456 043 043 extension 61363.

Katrina Cassidy PC 8540