Police surrounded a flat in Hexham after a man was said to have gone on a smashing spree.

Officers were called to Hencotes after receiving reports of a 36-year-old causing criminal damage.

But on arrival the man refused to come out.

The main road through the town was closed for more than an hour-and-a-half as police persuaded him to let them in.

Eventually, he was arrested and questioned back at the police station but was released without charge.

These photos of Saturday's parade in Hexham for Armed Forces Day were sent in by Gordon Tinsley. The Duchess of Northumberland welcomed members of the 123 Battalion of 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, who were also awarded freedom of the town.

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Anne Lawson shared this picture of Haughton Castle near the North Tyne with our Northumberland group on the Flickr photo-sharing website.

A police armed response unit was dispatched to Hexham and a road was closed after reports of a domestic incident.

According to Northumbria Police the town's main shopping road was closed after fears parked police vehicles could cause a potential hazard to other road users after officers attended the address in the High Street.

The street was closed between the Fox Pub and St Mary's Church while the incident was ongoing last night.

It later reopened at around 9.30pm. Police arrested a male who is currently helping with inquiries.

Store cattle: A small show met a satisfactory trade.

The 14th International Combined Events athletics meeting takes place in Hexham this weekend.

With athletes from Algeria, Czech Republic, Poland, Norway, Italy, and the USA taking part, the Hexham Meeting is once again making its name in the athletics world.

Top class athletes include African record holder Larbi Bouraada (ALG), who had an amazing start to the decathlon at the IAAF World Challenge in Gotzis, Austria, last month, only to 'no height' in the pole vault. With his current form, he could not only challenge the meeting record set by Dean Macey in 2004 (7,842pts), but could also improve his African record set last year when finishing 13th at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin in 8,171 points.

On Saturday 26th June 2010 Hexham Army cadets took part in the Annual Armed Forces day.It was a brilliant day with the cadets being involved in both collecting for the charity " Help for Heroes" and recruiting new cadets and adult instructors.

The people of Hexham were very generous in their contributions and a large amount of money was raised for this brilliant charity.

As a result of the event there are three potential new adult instructors who have come forward and information was given out to in excess of 30 potential new cadets.

Pictures from the Armed Forces Day parade in Hexham on Saturday, where the Duchess of Northumberland handed out medals to soldiers from the 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, The Welsh Gunners. Read related story »

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Hundreds of people turned out over the weekend to show their appreciation for the armed forces.

Services were held for those who have returned from serving in Afghanistan and to remember those who lost their lives in the troubled country. Churches throughout the region hosted events on Saturday, which was officially Armed Forces Day.

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On Saturday, the Duchess of Northumberland welcomed troops who paraded through Hexham.

The World Cup may be in full flow at the moment but at local level it's that time of the year when all the local clubs hand out their awards. Hexham Football Club are no exception to this and their annual prize giving was held at the Tynedale Function Suite, Hexham Auction Mart.

The club has now over two hundred and fifty playing members from the life blood of the club at the under eight level all the way up to the senior men's team who play in the Northern Football Alliance, a total of fifteen teams.

As you can imagine that is a logistical nightmare trying to get that many players and members of their families all together at the same venue. That task was accepted by club official and under 10 manger Hilary Norton, weeks of planning went into the event where Hilary enlisted members of her family and other club members to ensure the evening was a success.

Another vital task was undertaken by Julie Pearson who organised all the trophies and ensured all the individual trophies had the correct names inscribed and all the squads had the correct number of awards.