So what's this all about then ?

It's my intent to peep through the keyhole of the local regional newspapers and pick out the choice stories for you the disinterested reader.

The publications I'll look into are the Berwickshire News (eastern Borders), Berwick Advertiser (Berwick-upon-Tweed), Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick), Morpeth Herald & Hexham Courant (four of them are clearly published by the same parent company) - now some of these are less local to me than others so may not appear as frequently as I'd like.

Most prominent publication is likely to be the Berwickshire News on Thursdays, delivering news to the eastern Scottish Borders. Others as I acquire them on my travels, or as workmates pass them along.

Why on earth do you want to do this ? Well some time ago, I read a site written by a guy called Bob Mouser called Alnwick On Lion and his reviews of the stories emanating from the Northumberland Gazette made me chuckle.

Just recently I've been reading the blog of a fellow Borderer called Huttonian who provides a periodic update from the court section of the Berwickshire News.... which rekindled my idea.

Since moving to the Scottish Borders, I've noticed that the stories in the Berwickshire News can sometimes be along the same lines, so by extension I've extended my net to the other similar (rural) newspapers in Northumberland - to be expected when you realise that all bar the Courant are part of the same parent company.

If any other such publications fall into my hands on my travels I shall obviously add any stories as appropriate!