An exhibition that tells the story of two linked communities during the Second World War has been launched at a Northumberland library.

The Big Lottery funded Their Past Your Future II project examines life in Berwick and its Polish twin town Trzcianka during the Second World War.

The exhibition, administered through the Museums, Archives and Libraries Partnership, runs at Berwick Library in Walkergate until March 15, before going to Wooler Library and Wooler Book Fair from March 17 to 27.

An art teacher is on a mission to bring creativity into people's lives to help them 'see the world in a different way'.

Annabel Milne is determined to bring art into people's lives both through classes and also by taking children to visit art galleries for the very first time in their lives.

She has a wide background in art, including studying fine art at St Martin's College of Art in London, doing an MA at Edinburgh College of Art and then working at Tate Britain and in art publishing as well as teaching art and design and art history.

Organisers of a North East country show are holding a quiz next week.

The Glendale Agricultural Society is holding its annual members quiz next Tuesday at the Tankerville Arms Hotel in Wooler at 7pm. Teams of four are invited to register their entry in advance by phone 01668 283868 or email info@glendaleshow.com

People living in rural locations can increase their job prospects with subsidised training courses on their own doorstep.

From the end of January, the Wooler Work Web in association with the Glendale Learning Partnership is bringing the training to the people who need it most, launching a series of subsidised courses in the Glendale area.

The aim is to remove obstacles of time, distance and cost which can severely limit access to training for people living in isolated rural communities.

Many of the courses are free or at minimal cost which is important in an area where income is often considerably below the national average.

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.

A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

Children's imaginations literally went wild when they produced amazing woodland creatures from recycled materials.

The children, from Seahouses Middle School, Branton First School, Alnwick South First School and Longridge Towers, made the wildlife models when they took part in the Children's Countryside Day run by the Glendale Agricultural Society.

They include a cardboard red kite, an egg box hedgehog, an orange squirrel, a lemonade bottle salmon and a badger made from boxes.

The impressive creations will now go on display during the half-term holidays in the National Park Visitor Centre, Ingram.

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is taking to the road to attract new recruits.

A series of events are being held across the county to inform people of career opportunities with the service.

The first Northumberland National Park Forum which seeks feedback from local people will take place tomorrow.

The theme for the inaugural event is The Future of the Uplands. There will be 60 places available at the Cheviot Centre, Wooler, from 6pm-8pm.

The national park authority has invited Peter Jackson, a board member of One North East to chair the meeting.

People who want to confirm a place, or who have a question that they would like to raise, should e-mail npforum@nnpa.org.uk or telephone (01434) 611516.

It's not often that the chance arises to enjoy a movie premiere on your doorstep for the princely sum of £3.

And for that reason - and a few others besides - you should block out a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon and get yourself a ticket for Behind the Scenes of TOTAL HELL.

Shots from Andy Wilton's Behind the Scenes of TOTAL HELL

Made by Wooler-based film-maker Andy Wilton, his first feature-length offering has been four years in the making, and takes the form of a mockumentary - a spoof documentary - about the making of a low budget horror movie in the North East.