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.

Olympic stars pedalled around a South Tynedale reservoir to raise cash for a four-year-old heart transplant patient.

More than 140 cyclists raced seven times around Northumbrian Water's Derwent Reservoir, near Blanchland, covering 84 miles for little Martha Andersen.

Two years ago, Martha's family was told she had only a few hours left to live when her heart failed.

Simon Lee ended last golf season with his chin on his boots after a poor summer which finished in him blaming himself for Northumberland failing to win the Big Six, the round-robin strokeplay tournament contested by the Northern Counties.

On Saturday, without a victory for two years, Lee won a county competition, the North and South at Tynemouth.

Yesterday he landed the biggest prize of his career - The Journal Champion of Champions at De Vere Slaley Hall - by a three-shot margin and returned the only score under par.

Tynedale stretched their home league winning streak to 37 matches on Saturday, seeing off National Two leaders Redruth thanks to three late tries.

Charlie Ingall's early score and Rob Miller's penalty had Tynedale 10-0 to the good, but the visitors grabbed a stranglehold to lead 13-14 at the break.

A tree planting ceremony will take place next week to celebrate the inauguration of the new Northumberland County Council.

Council leader Jeff Reid and chief executive Steve Stewart will be planting an oak tree in the grounds of County Hall, Morpeth, on Wednesday at 1pm.

They will also be officially raising the new county council flag.

Meanwhile, residents across the county can still give their opinions on how they would like the new-look authority to tackle problems in their community.

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.

Tynedale entertain league leaders Redruth in Corbridge, aware of their kingmaker status.

Rugby chairman John Shotton said his side will not surrender their 36-match home league winning run without a fight.

Three century-year-old flood defences have been uncovered during work.

An Environment Agency project near Corbridge hopes to protect the Northumberland village from flooding.

But during work to strengthen the river bank, contractors dug up stonework that is thought to have been built as a flood defence 300 years ago.

At Broomhaugh C of E First School in Riding Mill, a warm, enjoyable and caring atmosphere in which every single person plays a part ensures that pupils flourish.

As a small community school, every staff member knows the children and their families very well, enabling learning to be catered to individual needs.

An outdoor maths lesson

By working with parents to build partnerships, the school creates an atmosphere in which the children can succeed.