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Football
Northern Football Alliance round-up (Monday, May 7)
THE KICKS LEISURE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL (at Amberley Park, Killingworth)
Champions complete spectacular tumble
Murton 2 Ponteland United 1 Northern Football Alliance, Premier Division
Rugby
Fast and furious finale
THERE will be a fast and furious finale to the season at Morpeth Rugby Club on Sunday.
Colts come so close to taking County Cup
MORPETH Colts kicked off the County Cup Final on a very wet and windy day at Tynedale, the conditions were more akin to November, not the end of April.
Pont finish with a flourish by beating champs
Ponteland 24 Darlington 12 Durham and Northumberland One
Athletics
Downpour fails to halt strong juniors
A TORRENTIAL downpour which prevailed throughout the first in the series of Start Fitness North Eastern Athletics fixtures, held at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow, on Wednesday, April 25, certainly dented the early season Track and Field aspirations for a great number of athletes, writes George Patterson.
Nick leads the Harriers pack at London Marathon
DESPITE a rather torrid second half in Sunday’s Virgin-sponsored London Marathon, Nick Swinburn still emerged as Morpeth Harriers’ leading finisher in 109th place overall.
Golf
Golf prodigy keeps it in the family
A PONTELAND golfer who has followed in the family footsteps tasted success at the Inter County Foursomes Championship.
Cricket
Plenty of ducks in wet battle
Corbridge II (67 all out) v Blagdon Park II (68 for 3) Northumberland Cricket League, Division B2
Other Sports
National coaching job for fly-tying Brian
A MORPETH man has been appointed by the Irish Ladies Fly-fishing Association (ILFA) as the Official Coach and Fly-Tyer to their 2012 team that will fish the Ladies International Fly-fishing Championships on the Lake of Menteith in Scotland, in May 2012.
Pegasus hosts major event
THE Pegasus Centre in Tranwell has been selected to host a qualifying event for riders hoping to compete in the RDA National Para Dressage Championships.
Young riders dress-age to impress at centre
A DRESSAGE event and ‘Countryside Challenge’ competition that were recently held at The Pegasus Centre in Tranwell proved to be a great success.
Riders ready for road race
TOP riders from across the North East and Scotland will be taking part in this year’s Ballantyne Memorial Trophy Road Race on Sunday.
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Weather for Morpeth
Thursday 24 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 8 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: East
