Free leasehold advice available for Cramlington residents

Free advice will be available next month for Cramlington residents who are concerned or confused about the leaseholds on their homes. A two-day Leasehold Roadshow will be held at the Cramlington Village Club on 25 and 26 June where experts will be at hand to answer questions. A similar event in October – also organised…

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Cramlington company supports Big Chef Little Chef book

A Cramlington food wholesaler is supporting one of the region’s best known chefs who is writing a children’s cook book to raise awareness of a life limiting illness. The book – Big Chef Little Chef – will celebrate the bond between TV Master Chef quarter finalist Matei Baran and his six-year-old son Armin, who has…

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Leasehold Roadshow announced to help Cramlington residents

Cramlington residents face bills of thousands of pounds if they want to move or re-mortgage their homes. They live in some of thousands of houses and flats which came with 99 year leases when they were built in the 1960s, 70s and 80s as Cramlington was developed into a new town. Now – according to…

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Overwhelming support as Jessica’s charity chosen by customers

Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness, which was started by a teenager as she fought cancer, has been chosen by customers of Sainsbury’s in Cramlington as its charity of the year.  More than 2,000 people voted in store and online for the charity which was on a short-list of three. Sainsbury’s has already set a challenging fund-raising target…

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Ofsted says Cramlington school goes “above and beyond”

The staff, governors and pupils at Cramlington Learning Village have been praised by Ofsted which has rated the school “good” following an inspection earlier this month.   In reaching its findings, the seven-strong inspection team observed 59 lessons, had discussions with pupils, staff and governors and took into account a parents’ questionnaire.  As well as concluding…

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Hairy Biker cooks up a treat for Cramlington students

Hairy Biker Si King brought his cooking skills and philosophy on life to a class of students at Cramlington Learning Village. More used to performing in front of television cameras or – last month – a live audience of 3,000 people, Geordie Si spent more than two hours preparing, cooking and presenting food with the…

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