Melkridge

A diversion is in place along the Military Road but it is passible with care although the road conditions have improved within the last hour. Ovingham Bridge, Station Road is closed. Standing water on the A69 at Melkridge is causing traffic delays. The ...

A bitter row over a blocked path in a Northumberland village is to be thrashed out at a public inquiry. The Halbert and Lydiate family at Melkridge near Haltwhistle has been involved in a dispute with local residents after it blocked access to a lane ...

A family which blocked off a lane used by villagers has an obstructed path on its property, it has emerged. The Lydiate and Halbert family at Melkridge near Haltwhistle, which owns the town's Kilfrost Factory, has been involved in a bitter dispute with ...

The family that owns Kilfrost in Haltwhistle has said it is considering relocating the business, which employs more than 50 people at the factory, after the row with people at Melkridge. The firm has also ceased most of its charitable giving in the ...

And drivers have reported mud on the road, near Melkridge, which us causing a hazard. There is also water on the Military Road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area until the water subsides. Emergency services and the local authority are responding ...