A housing management company could take over responsibility for policing anti-social behaviour problems Blyth Valley following a major town halls shake-up in April.

Blyth Valley Housing - which manages the borough council's 6,000 houses and flats - is considering providing the troubleshooting service direct to its own customers.

The other alternative is to allow the county's new unitary council to assume responsibility for tackling anti-social behaviour issues when it takes over on April 1.

Northumberland's new super council is to retain the existing county council's official logo when it takes over following local government reorganisation in April.

A working group has concluded there is merit in reviewing the 35-year-old logo to ensure it reflects the new unitary council's vision and values.

However, the need to prioritise effective service delivery from April 1 means it will be retained for the time being.

Tomorrow will see the launch of a new free newspaper for Journal readers in Northumberland.

Journal Extra will come free with The Journal every Thursday with 36 pages of news and sport from around the county in addition to The Journal's normal service.

Regular features in Journal Extra will include a nostalgia page, readers' pictures of Northumberland and a weekly focus on one of the county's schools. There will also be weekly promotions and competitions exclusively for our Northumberland readers.

Tenants of Blyth Valley Housing are being offered a £1,000 incentive to keep up with their rent payments.

All tenants who have a clear rent account on April 3 will be entered into a draw for £1,000 of prizes.

Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell is urging his constituents to take advantage of the new rules on free drugs for cancer patients.

The Government has said everyone undergoing treatment for cancer is entitled to any drugs they require free from April 1.

Mr Campbell urged local people to make sure they qualify by contacting their GP and collecting an application form, which can also be obtained from the patient's oncology clinic.

An energetic youth group is asking for more young adults to come along and get involved.

Seaton Valley Community Dance was set up in September 2008 to allow children and young adults to access exercise though dance at a low cost.

Currently more than 30 children and young adults attend ever week, with ages ranging from five years old up to 17, and for £1, enthusiastic dance teacher Sarah Thomas teaches for one hour.

Updates on the fundraising campaign to save Seaton Delaval Hall and progress with local capital projects are among the items on the agenda for the next meeting of the Seaton Valley Community Assembly.

It will be held on Thursday at 6.30pm in the Mustard Seed, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval.

In Saturday's third round Longhorn Hardware League Cup matches, Shankhouse and Seaton Delaval were both successful.

Shankhouse's Craig Johnson bagged himself a brace in his side's 2-1 win away to Peterlee Town whose reply came from Robert Huntley. And Seaton Delaval also won 2-1 in a close game at Wheatridge Park to end the cup hopes of Newcastle University.

Terry Goicochea's goal ended almost an hour of stalemate in Delaval's favour. Edwin Tizard levelled in the 70th minute for the Students but with only three minutes left Delaval player-manager Nicky Gray was on target to settle the issue.

Talks are continuing in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over the fees paid to the owners of independent care homes for the elderly in Northumberland.

Officials from the county council and Care Trust have been in negotiations with dozens of private sector operators for 18 months over how much they should be paid for providing residential care for elderly and disabled people.

Campaigners have vowed to fight a new bid to delay the ending of waste tipping at a controversial Northumberland landfill site which has operated for 50 years.

Waste management company Sita UK is seeking the green light to continue landfilling at Seghill near Cramlington for another two and a half years.

Euan Sharp, 8, of Holywell leads the protest against the Seghill landfill site last year

Operations were due to end at the 125-acre site in December this year but the company wants to be allowed to continue tipping until June 2012 - because it is not being filled up quickly enough.