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Katherine Singer is sitting on a quadbike with her daughter Sophie. Behind them is a large area of Northumberland uplands with no houses visible anywhere

Farmers angry at closure of green payments scheme

The government says it is time for a reset, but farmers say the impact will be "devastating".

A woman wearing trousers and a blue top is taking a water sample from the River Coquet which is wide and quite fast flowing. She is just in front of a old bridge

WI members begin water testing to protect river

Northumberland groups are in partnership set up to provide data on the Coquet's water quality.

Sam Wood is sitting in front of a Christmas tree with a fire to her left. She's wearing a green top and has her hair tied back

No mains power or mobile signal: The valley 'on edge of society'

After a 50-year campaign, families are celebrating their last Christmas relying on generators.

Jaycee Charlton and Katherine Singer are sitting at a kitchen table and smiling at the camera

The neighbours taking turns to boil the kettle

Properties in Northumberland's remote Upper Coquet valley will soon finally get mains electricity.