Horse racing is to resume in an area badly affected by foot-and-mouth disease, despite the course being in a restricted "blue box'' area.
Punters will be able to enjoy racing in the Northumberland countryside when the first meeting of the year gets under way at Hexham, on Friday.
It will be the first National Hunt meeting to be held in the county since the middle of June.
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