The long battle is nearing its end game. On Monday over 200 local residents turned out for a silent protest at the site meeting for local councillors and the planners. There is a local meeting tonight, which I cannot attend as I am in Westminster but the local councillors will be there. The formal planning meeting is on October 30 at the Mart in Hexham.
The journal article if you missed it yesterday is here:
http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/hundreds-turn-out-oppose-ponteland-6153576
Update: we are now in the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10366338/Green-Belt-at-risk-in-new-county-plans-for-housing.html