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9844_193	in Ashington is located at the north east of the town near Woodhorn. Major treatments are provided
9844_194	at hospitals in Newcastle. A&E services are provided at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care
9844_195	Hospital in nearby Cramlington.
9844_196	Local media
9844_197	The local newspapers are: the Evening Chronicle, The Journal. These papers cover Tyneside and south
9844_198	east Northumberland. The News Post Leader covers mostly Wansbeck.
9844_199	There are several radio regional stations providing local broadcasts.
9844_200	Local news on television is provided by ITV Tyne Tees and BBC Look North. These TV stations cover
9844_201	most of the north east, County Durham, Teesside, Tyneside and Northumberland.
9844_202	Politics
9844_203	the local member of parliament is Ian Lavery of the Labour Party, with Ashington forming part of
9844_204	the Wansbeck constituency. This is traditionally a Labour safe seat, but in recent years the
9844_205	constituency has become more marginal thanks to the town's strong Leave vote at the 2016 European
9844_206	Union membership referendum, and Labour won by just 814 votes in the 2019 general election.
9844_207	Ashington elects six County Councillors (One with part of West Newbiggin) to Northumberland County
9844_208	Council as of 2014, these seats are held by Labour Party candidates. Ashington Town Council is made
9844_209	up of six wards each electing three councillors, as of 2014 seventeen of these are held by the
9844_210	Labour Party.
9844_211	Industry and employment
9844_212	Until 1988 the majority of the town's male population was employed in the mining industry. The
9844_213	closure of the pits led to large scale unemployment. However limited coal mining was carried out
9844_214	until recently at Ellington Colliery and opencast coal extraction is carried out at Butterwell
9844_215	Opencast.
9844_216	The former site of Ashington Colliery became part of a regeneration project and saw the development
9844_217	of Wansbeck Business Park. This park now houses a number of companies with local, national and
9844_218	international profiles. These include Polar Krush NICC Ltd, Thermacore Ltd and Sugarfayre Ltd. The
9844_219	park includes a variety of wildlife with a large pond at its centre.
9844_220	Ashington's close proximity to Newcastle upon Tyne makes it an ideal commuter town for people
9844_221	working in the city.
9844_222	Arts and culture
9844_223	In 1934 some of the Ashington miners enrolled in painting classes as an alternative pastime and
9844_224	then began to produce paintings to sell at local markets to supplement their poor wages. They
9844_225	achieved unexpected success and approval from the art community and were given prestigious gallery
9844_226	exhibitions during the 1930s and 1940s under the name "The Pitmen Painters", although the group had
9844_227	called themselves the "Ashington Group". In the 1970s the group's work was "rediscovered" and
9844_228	popularised as "workers' art" and given international exhibitions. On 26 October 2006 a new £16m
9844_229	museum housing the work was opened in Ashington by The Princess Royal.
9844_230	The book The Pitmen Painters by William Feaver, recording the development of the Ashington Group,
9844_231	1934 to 1984, has been made into a stage play by Lee Hall, well known for Billy Elliot. The play
9844_232	premiered at the Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 2007 and subsequently was produced at the
9844_233	Royal National Theatre, London in 2008 and 2009. A German translation by Michael Raab premiered at
9844_234	the Volkstheater in Vienna, Austria, in April 2009. In 2011 Oscar/BAFTA award-winning Film Director
9844_235	Jon Blair made a film for ITV1's Perspectives Arts series, entitled Robson Green and The Pitmen
9844_236	Painters giving an insight into the lives and work of the Ashington Group including rare film
9844_237	footage of the group in their Hut including interviews with Oliver Kilbourn and Harry Wilson.
9844_238	Ashington has appeared in various films and TV programmes, such as Spender starring Jimmy Nail, Our
9844_239	Friends in the North in 1996, The Fast Show on BBC2 and the Alcan chimneys were seen in the movie,
9844_240	Billy Elliot.
9844_241	The mining workers of Ashington gave a 'Hooky mat' to their friends in Ashington, West Sussex,
9844_242	where it is now displayed in the village hall.
9844_243	Notable residents
9844_244	Ian Lavery, President of the National Union of Mineworkers William Timlin, author and architect
9844_245	Sporting personalities
9844_246	Ashington has produced a number of professional footballers, notably Jack Milburn, Jackie Milburn,
9844_247	Mark Cullen, Jimmy Adamson, Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Cecil Irwin, Colin Ayre, David Thompson,
9844_248	Chris Adamson, Martin Taylor, Peter Ramage, Brian Carolin and Ethan Ross. Premier League referee
9844_249	Michael Oliver, the youngest in the league's history, was born in the town. Property developer Sir
9844_250	John Hall, former Chairman and Life President of Newcastle United Football Club, was born in North
9844_251	Seaton village on the outskirts of the town in 1933.
9844_252	Cricketing brothers Steve Harmison and Ben Harmison are from the town, as are fellow cricketers
9844_253	Mark Wood and Simon Smith. The first-class cricketer Jack Clark was born in Ashington.
9844_254	Golfer Kenneth Ferrie, who has played on the PGA Tour, is from Ashington.
9844_255	See also List of towns in England References Further reading External links
9844_256	Ashington Community website Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 5 November 2008)
9844_257	Towns in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland
9845_0	South Sumatra () is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of
9845_1	Sumatra, The province spans and had a population of 8,467,432 at the 2020 Census. The capital of
9845_2	the province is Palembang. The province borders the provinces of Jambi to the north, Bengkulu to
9845_3	the west and Lampung to the south. The Bangka Strait in the east separates South Sumatra and the
9845_4	island of Bangka, which is part of the Bangka Belitung Islands province. This province is rich in
9845_5	natural resources, such as petroleum, natural gas and coal. The province is inhabited by many
9845_6	different ethnic groups, with Palembang people the largest ethnic group. Most speak Palembang
9845_7	Malay, which is mutually unintelligible to both Indonesian and Standard Malay. Other ethnic groups
9845_8	include the Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau and Chinese. Most are concentrated in urban areas and
9845_9	are largely immigrants from other parts of Indonesia.
9845_10	From the 7th century to the late 14th century, the province was the seat of the Buddhist Srivijaya
9845_11	Empire, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the
9845_12	expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to the 12th century. Srivijaya was the first unified kingdom to
9845_13	dominate much of Indonesian archipelago. Owing to its geographical position, the capital of
9845_14	Srivijaya, Palembang, became a thriving port frequented by traders from the Middle-East, the Indian
9845_15	Sub-continent and China. At the height of its power, the territory of the Srivijaya Empire reached
9845_16	modern-day Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia. After Srivijaya collapsed in the 14th century, small
9845_17	kingdoms began to establish itself in the province. Beginning in the 16th century, Islam began to
9845_18	spread in the region, effectively replacing Hinduism and Buddhism as the dominant religion in the
9845_19	region. In the 17th century, the Islamic Palembang Sultanate was established with Palembang as its
9845_20	capital. At that time, however, Europeans began arriving in the region, first the Portuguese and
9845_21	then the Dutch. The Dutch became the dominant power in the region. Through the Dutch East India
9845_22	Company (VOC), the Dutch exerted influence on the Palembang Sultanate. In 1811, during the
9845_23	Napoleonic Wars, the last Sultan of Palembang, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II attacked the Dutch in
9845_24	Palembang, but he refused to cooperate with the British, so Thomas Stamford Raffles sent troops to
9845_25	attack Palembang and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II was forced to flee the royal palace, then Raffles
9845_26	appointed the Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin II, brother of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II as king. In 1813
9845_27	Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II again took over the kingdom, but one month later he was brought down
9845_28	again by Raffles and reappointed Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin II, causing a split in the Sultanate of
9845_29	Palembang. After the Dutch returned to the region, the Dutch attacked and annexed the sultanate to
9845_30	the Dutch East Indies, and exiled the sultan and his family to Ternate. The Dutch controlled the
9845_31	region for the next century, but during World War II, the Japanese attacked Palembang and expelled
9845_32	the Dutch. The Japanese occupied the region until August 1945, when they surrendered to the Allied
9845_33	forces. The Dutch attempted to return to the region, but this was opposed by the newly declared
9845_34	Republic Of Indonesia, resulting in a War of Independence. In the end, the Dutch recognized the

9844_193

in Ashington is located at the north east of the town near Woodhorn. Major treatments are provided

9844_194

at hospitals in Newcastle. A&E services are provided at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care

9844_195

Hospital in nearby Cramlington.

9844_196

Local media

9844_197

The local newspapers are: the Evening Chronicle, The Journal. These papers cover Tyneside and south

9844_198

east Northumberland. The News Post Leader covers mostly Wansbeck.

9844_199

There are several radio regional stations providing local broadcasts.

9844_200

Local news on television is provided by ITV Tyne Tees and BBC Look North. These TV stations cover

9844_201

most of the north east, County Durham, Teesside, Tyneside and Northumberland.

9844_202

Politics

9844_203

the local member of parliament is Ian Lavery of the Labour Party, with Ashington forming part of

9844_204

the Wansbeck constituency. This is traditionally a Labour safe seat, but in recent years the

9844_205

constituency has become more marginal thanks to the town's strong Leave vote at the 2016 European

9844_206

Union membership referendum, and Labour won by just 814 votes in the 2019 general election.

9844_207

Ashington elects six County Councillors (One with part of West Newbiggin) to Northumberland County

9844_208

Council as of 2014, these seats are held by Labour Party candidates. Ashington Town Council is made

9844_209

up of six wards each electing three councillors, as of 2014 seventeen of these are held by the

9844_210

Labour Party.

9844_211

Industry and employment

9844_212

Until 1988 the majority of the town's male population was employed in the mining industry. The

9844_213

closure of the pits led to large scale unemployment. However limited coal mining was carried out

9844_214

until recently at Ellington Colliery and opencast coal extraction is carried out at Butterwell

9844_215

Opencast.

9844_216

The former site of Ashington Colliery became part of a regeneration project and saw the development

9844_217

of Wansbeck Business Park. This park now houses a number of companies with local, national and

9844_218

international profiles. These include Polar Krush NICC Ltd, Thermacore Ltd and Sugarfayre Ltd. The

9844_219

park includes a variety of wildlife with a large pond at its centre.

9844_220

Ashington's close proximity to Newcastle upon Tyne makes it an ideal commuter town for people

9844_221

working in the city.

9844_222

Arts and culture

9844_223

In 1934 some of the Ashington miners enrolled in painting classes as an alternative pastime and

9844_224

then began to produce paintings to sell at local markets to supplement their poor wages. They

9844_225

achieved unexpected success and approval from the art community and were given prestigious gallery

9844_226

exhibitions during the 1930s and 1940s under the name "The Pitmen Painters", although the group had

9844_227

called themselves the "Ashington Group". In the 1970s the group's work was "rediscovered" and

9844_228

popularised as "workers' art" and given international exhibitions. On 26 October 2006 a new £16m

9844_229

museum housing the work was opened in Ashington by The Princess Royal.

9844_230

The book The Pitmen Painters by William Feaver, recording the development of the Ashington Group,

9844_231

1934 to 1984, has been made into a stage play by Lee Hall, well known for Billy Elliot. The play

9844_232

premiered at the Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 2007 and subsequently was produced at the

9844_233

Royal National Theatre, London in 2008 and 2009. A German translation by Michael Raab premiered at

9844_234

the Volkstheater in Vienna, Austria, in April 2009. In 2011 Oscar/BAFTA award-winning Film Director

9844_235

Jon Blair made a film for ITV1's Perspectives Arts series, entitled Robson Green and The Pitmen

9844_236

Painters giving an insight into the lives and work of the Ashington Group including rare film

9844_237

footage of the group in their Hut including interviews with Oliver Kilbourn and Harry Wilson.

9844_238

Ashington has appeared in various films and TV programmes, such as Spender starring Jimmy Nail, Our

9844_239

Friends in the North in 1996, The Fast Show on BBC2 and the Alcan chimneys were seen in the movie,

9844_240

Billy Elliot.

9844_241

The mining workers of Ashington gave a 'Hooky mat' to their friends in Ashington, West Sussex,

9844_242

where it is now displayed in the village hall.

9844_243

Notable residents

9844_244

Ian Lavery, President of the National Union of Mineworkers William Timlin, author and architect

9844_245

Sporting personalities

9844_246

Ashington has produced a number of professional footballers, notably Jack Milburn, Jackie Milburn,

9844_247

Mark Cullen, Jimmy Adamson, Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Cecil Irwin, Colin Ayre, David Thompson,

9844_248

Chris Adamson, Martin Taylor, Peter Ramage, Brian Carolin and Ethan Ross. Premier League referee

9844_249

Michael Oliver, the youngest in the league's history, was born in the town. Property developer Sir

9844_250

John Hall, former Chairman and Life President of Newcastle United Football Club, was born in North

9844_251

Seaton village on the outskirts of the town in 1933.

9844_252

Cricketing brothers Steve Harmison and Ben Harmison are from the town, as are fellow cricketers

9844_253

Mark Wood and Simon Smith. The first-class cricketer Jack Clark was born in Ashington.

9844_254

Golfer Kenneth Ferrie, who has played on the PGA Tour, is from Ashington.

9844_255

See also List of towns in England References Further reading External links

9844_256

Ashington Community website Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 5 November 2008)

9844_257

Towns in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland

9845_0

South Sumatra () is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of

9845_1

Sumatra, The province spans and had a population of 8,467,432 at the 2020 Census. The capital of

9845_2

the province is Palembang. The province borders the provinces of Jambi to the north, Bengkulu to

9845_3

the west and Lampung to the south. The Bangka Strait in the east separates South Sumatra and the

9845_4

island of Bangka, which is part of the Bangka Belitung Islands province. This province is rich in

9845_5

natural resources, such as petroleum, natural gas and coal. The province is inhabited by many

9845_6

different ethnic groups, with Palembang people the largest ethnic group. Most speak Palembang

9845_7

Malay, which is mutually unintelligible to both Indonesian and Standard Malay. Other ethnic groups

9845_8

include the Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau and Chinese. Most are concentrated in urban areas and

9845_9

are largely immigrants from other parts of Indonesia.

9845_10

From the 7th century to the late 14th century, the province was the seat of the Buddhist Srivijaya

9845_11

Empire, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the

9845_12

expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to the 12th century. Srivijaya was the first unified kingdom to

9845_13

dominate much of Indonesian archipelago. Owing to its geographical position, the capital of

9845_14

Srivijaya, Palembang, became a thriving port frequented by traders from the Middle-East, the Indian

9845_15

Sub-continent and China. At the height of its power, the territory of the Srivijaya Empire reached

9845_16

modern-day Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia. After Srivijaya collapsed in the 14th century, small

9845_17

kingdoms began to establish itself in the province. Beginning in the 16th century, Islam began to

9845_18

spread in the region, effectively replacing Hinduism and Buddhism as the dominant religion in the

9845_19

region. In the 17th century, the Islamic Palembang Sultanate was established with Palembang as its

9845_20

capital. At that time, however, Europeans began arriving in the region, first the Portuguese and

9845_21

then the Dutch. The Dutch became the dominant power in the region. Through the Dutch East India

9845_22

Company (VOC), the Dutch exerted influence on the Palembang Sultanate. In 1811, during the

9845_23

Napoleonic Wars, the last Sultan of Palembang, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II attacked the Dutch in

9845_24

Palembang, but he refused to cooperate with the British, so Thomas Stamford Raffles sent troops to

9845_25

attack Palembang and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II was forced to flee the royal palace, then Raffles

9845_26

appointed the Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin II, brother of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II as king. In 1813

9845_27

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II again took over the kingdom, but one month later he was brought down

9845_28

again by Raffles and reappointed Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin II, causing a split in the Sultanate of

9845_29

Palembang. After the Dutch returned to the region, the Dutch attacked and annexed the sultanate to

9845_30

the Dutch East Indies, and exiled the sultan and his family to Ternate. The Dutch controlled the

9845_31

region for the next century, but during World War II, the Japanese attacked Palembang and expelled

9845_32

the Dutch. The Japanese occupied the region until August 1945, when they surrendered to the Allied

9845_33

forces. The Dutch attempted to return to the region, but this was opposed by the newly declared

9845_34

Republic Of Indonesia, resulting in a War of Independence. In the end, the Dutch recognized the