Final figures for this year's Glendale Show at Wooler in Northumberland and the Border Union at Kelso have not yet been published but organisers of both events say they weren't as badly affected by the recession as they had feared.

Glendale Show, which is held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday, had 13,000 people through the gates this year - an increase of 10% on 2008.

Show secretary, Rachael Smith, who was in charge of the event for the first time this year, said the figures were "heartening".

Les Jannetta sent in this photo of the beautiful Roughting Linn waterfall, near Doddington.

Below is a sneak preview of how tourism bosses believe Northumberland's identity could be portrayed in the future.

It follows an announcement from Northumberland Tourism that it plans to "present a new face to the world" in 2010.

As part of a re-focussing of advertising and promotion the travel chiefs are aiming to lure more big-spending holidaymakers to the area.

A network of routes for cyclists is to be created in the Wooler area.

It is being developed following an agreement between the locally-based Glendale Gateway Trust and the International Centre for Responsible Tourism based at Leeds.

The project involves cycling routes being developed over the next 18 months both on and off-road for enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.

Upland farming in Northumberland is in crisis because of a lack of people with the training to carry it on. Brian Daniel reports on a new scheme that is aiming to pass on unique skills to a new generation.

Farming in some of the North's most rural areas has become a lonely existence. A drop in agricultural incomes has left most farms in upland areas unable to support more than one employee.

With few farms working together, that has meant an end to the old tradition that saw farmers pass on the unique skills needed to farm in those areas to their sons and daughters.

A leaked report has laid bare the full extent of a £16m package of cuts being drawn up by council bosses in Northumberland.

Details of Northumberland County Council's draft budget for 2010/11 will go to the Liberal Democrat controlled authority's executive later this month, with the anticipated savings coming in at £15.772m.

The document proposes a series of cuts across all council departments, with areas worst affected set to include highways, adult care, youth services, libraries, leisure centres, public transport and refuse collection.

As well as the devastating flooding in Cumbria last week, the weather also caused disruption in parts of the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.

A 76-year-old woman, from Wooler, was rescued after being caught in a flood. She had been driving along the B6350 between Wark and Cornhill on Tweed at 11.30pm on Thursday when her car became stuck in rising flood water from the River Tweed.

She left the vehicle and was up to her knees in water before going to higher ground. Her car was eventually fully submerged.

Police were informed and requested the attendance of Northumberland Fire and Rescue service's rapid water rescue unit and the RAF air sea rescue helicopter from RAF Kinloss. The woman was winched to safety and taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where she was given a check-up.

Around 600 more posts are set to be axed at Northumberland County Council as embattled town hall bosses seek a further round of budget cuts of up to £30m next year.

County leaders will meet later this month to examine a number of "financial scenarios" aimed at achieving the massive savings without having to slash front line services, bring in a big council tax hike or make large-scale compulsory redundancies.

Yesterday it emerged that the scale of the cuts required will mean between 400 and 600 posts being axed from the 8,500-strong workforce - on top of the 800 which were shed this year.

As devastating floods sweep parts of Cumbria today, the Environment Agency have also issued a lower level flood watch on the south bank of the Tweed between Carham and the Union Bridge.

View this Environment Agency page for more details and further updates, or call floodline on 0845 988 1188 and enter area number 131003 to get more information.

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A Northumberland development trust is inviting people for a first behind the scenes tour of its successes.

Glendale Gateway Trust, based in Wooler, was created in 1996 and has since secured £4.9m of funding for the community.

On Saturday, November 21 the trust is staging an open day and tours to give people an insight into its achievements.