Blyth Spirit: Blyth Valley borough council – one of the government's beacon boroughs – held a ceremony last Saturday to honour its latest freemen. Pictured are the deputy mayor of Blyth Valley, councillor Janet Douglas, alongside the freemen: Nicola Henderson, Father James Lennon, and the Blyth lifeboat – which was also made a freeman for services to residents of the borough.

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Housing Today