A bodybuilder who was swept out to sea sparked a rescue operation.

The man was in the water off Bamburgh beach at around midday on Tuesday when it is thought he may have been carried away from the shore by coastal currents.

He was spotted waving for assistance and apparently in difficulty. Humber Coastguard told Seahouses lifeboat station which paged its inshore lifeboat, which then launched. Police, ambulance and Seahouses coastguards were also dispatched.

Just as the lifeboat was about to reach the man, the crew was told he had managed to reach the shore unaided. The man was examined by the ambulance crew.

Young golfers had sucess off to a tee when they took part in an end-of-term competition at Seahouses Golf Club.

There were prizes for the best driver, best chipper, best putter, best round the short-course and the golfer who has made the most progress.

The fun continues over the summer holidays when youngsters will attend weekly coaching sessions on the club's practice ground.

An entrepreneur has taken over the pub where he started his career as a trainee chef a decade ago.

Michael Dawson says he has found his "perfect job" after taking over the lease of the Craster Arms pub in the coastal village of Beadnell in Northumberland.

It's a major step up for the 29-year-old, who has returned to the pub trade after running mobile catering business for a number of years and now has 17 staff working for him.

People in Seahouses have been told they no longer need to boil drinking water.

Northumbrian Water has told customers in Seahouses and North Sunderland the precautionary water notice has been lifted.

Investigations are being carried out on two water tanks which were the source of irregular sample results.

Water from a Northumberland village is being tested and residents told not to drink tap water without boiling it first.

Notes were delivered to homes in Seahouses on Wednesday night and loudspeaker messages told villagers to boil all water used for drinking and food preparation, but to wash and flush toilets as normal.

Lindsay Wallace from Seahouses with buckets of water to be boiled before drinking

A Northumbrian Water spokeswoman advised people not to panic but the local Co-Op ran out of mineral water as residents stockpiled supplies.

Residents, businesses and organisations across Northumberland are being asked to have their say on a major review which will shape future car parking policy in the county.

County council bosses are undertaking the review in a bid to devise suitable management arrangements for all of the car parks that it owns or manages.

The exercise will also help county councillors decide whether to leave car parking free in Blyth Valley and Wansbeck, or introduce charges similar to those currently facing motorists in towns such as Berwick, Alnwick, Hexham and Morpeth.

A piece of Poland has been brought to Northumberland after a special children's language school was set up.

The classes running in Seahouses aim to help Polish children with reading and writing skills in their native language.

Dr Beata Kohlbek, one of the school's founders, said: "This is the first school in the area for Polish children to learn Polish literacy and open up their potential to continue with their first language.

Residents in Seahouses have been told by Northumbrian Water to boil their water before using it, after routine tests showed unusual results.

Notes were posted through the front doors of homes last night and louhailer messages through the town informed residents of the measure.

People have been told to boil all water used for food preparation or consumption, but the water is safe to wash in and flush toilets with.

Looking out over the water, two holidaymakers enjoy the scene from Seahouses harbour as fishermen unload the day's catch.

It is 1954, and this is one of several harbour pictures featured in this week's nostalgia section as we focus on Seahouses's history.

Another picture, from the year before, gives an indication of how important the fishing industry was to the village as it shows a harbour packed with boats, as the fishermen busily work to prepare everything onboard for their next trip.

Horse bedding company Bedmax has reached a milestone with the manufacture of its 10 millionth bale of shavings.

Placed end to end, its total output would now reach from the company's head office in Belford, Northumberland, to Ottawa in Canada.

Managing director of Bedmax, Tim Smalley, said: "This is quite a milestone for us.