Last week's poll on the Your Place Northumberland sites asked people to vote for their favourite natural beauty spot in the county. We celebrate the winner, the Farne Islands, with a gallery of photos showing some of the islands' inhabitants:

You've picked Northumberland's top castle and its top beauty spot, but now we're asking you for your views on the county's best building.

Our choice of 12 impressive structures ranges from the Royal Border Bridge in the north to Seaton Delaval Hall in the south, from the 12th century Hexham Abbey to modern buildings like Woodhorn and Alnwick Treehouse.

You can also pick from Morpeth Chantry, Howick Hall, Belsay Hall, Wallington, Brinkburn Priory, Cragside or Biddlestone Chapel - or add your own choice if we've missed it.

You can vote by clicking your choice on the Local Poll section at the bottom of this home page. The voting will be open for the next two weeks, with the winner announced on April 10.

Seaton Delaval were reduced to nine men, Stephen Robinson and Terry Goicochea sent off, in their 3-1 home defeat by Carlisle City.

Scott Priest, Carl Armstrong and Guiseppe Amato shared the Cumbrians' goals with Delaval's reply from Steve Anderson.

The Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committees have prosecuted three people for capturing undersized lobsters.

Mr D McLaughlin from New York, North Tyneside, was fined £100 and ordered to pay £200 costs after admitting catching four undersized lobsters at Seaton Sluice while John Brown of Amble was fined £115 and £200 costs for landing 27 undersized animals at Amble last October.

Steven Marston, of North Seaton, admitted landing 23 undersized lobsters and was fined £115 and £200 costs. Robert Baxter, from Blyth denied obstructing a fishery officer but was found guilty, fined £60 and ordered to pay £200 costs.

Seven people who have worked for Blyth Valley Council from its creation to its end were among 132 staff honoured with long-service awards.

David Nesbit started work on the first day, April 1, 1974, along with Helen Coulson, Ed Crutchley, Jimmy Henderson, Malcolm Norris, Ken Pooley, and Brian Wright.

In all, 132 staff who worked for the council for 20 years or more, attended a buffet lunch and were presented with a commemorative gift.

A Northumberland school is hosting a dance troupe from Sri Lanka next week.

Astley Community High School, in Seaton Delaval, will be staging the show on Wednesday from 2.15pm to 3.15pm.

The young performers will demonstrate traditional Sri Lankan dance and drumming before an audience of young people and staff drawn from all the schools within Seaton Valley.

Tickets are priced at £2, with some of the proceeds going towards the charity project run by Seaton Valley Schools to support a group of village schools in Sri Lanka.

Call (0191) 237 1505 to book tickets for the performance.

A cut of the ticket sales from a popular day of horseracing is to be donated to an appeal to save a historic Northumberland home.

Race-goers on Seaton Delaval Trophy Day, the first day of the Northumberland Plate Festival, will be supporting the National Trust's campaign to buy Seaton Delaval Hall.

A percentage of the ticket sales will go towards the target of £6.3m which the Trust need to raise through the public.

The Farne Islands have been voted Northumberland's top beauty spot.

In the latest poll on the Your Place community websites, the Farnes got 27% of the votes, ahead of Lindisfarne (22%) and the Cheviots (17%).

Votes also went to Bolam Lakes, Crag Lough, Allen Banks, Druridge Bay and Kielder Water.

Irresponsible dog owners Blyth Valley are facing a new crackdown as part of a town hall 'zero tolerance' policy on fouling.

Dog lovers in th area are already at risk of prosecution or a £75 fixed penalty fine if they are caught allowing their pets to foul in public places.

Now the borough council is preparing to bring in new dog control orders over the next few months in a bid to further safeguard the public against the health risks and environmental nuisance caused by fouling.

Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure have a range of activities for kids available over the Easter holidays along with some special events in Blyth and Seghill

On Thursday 9th April Blyth's Ridley Park hosts an Easter Egg hunt, where the fun includes face painting, football and wave boarding.

The following week, on Friday 17th, a fun day will be held at Seghill Rugby Club. Face painting, dance performances, breakdancing, football, basketball and cricket are among the activities on offer.

Other activities over the holiday period include snorkelling, trampolining, craft sessions, swimming lessons, 'cheerleading camp,' archery, runner bikes, golf and an action-packed 2-day camping adventure.

For more details of all of these activities and more, please visit the website www.bval.co.uk