Development
The town has several bus links, including the X20, X21 and X22 via Arriva, to nearby Newcastle upon Tyne. The town's front street has one supermarket, a post office, and several other smaller shops; however, the number of these is starting to decline. A weekly market is held on Thursdays, next to the magistrates' court; the number of market stalls is now also starting to decline, with the event quickly becoming a glorified car boot sale since the opening of a new Tesco supermarket right beside it. Bedlington is served by two secondary schools: Bedlingtonshire Community High School and St Benet Biscop Catholic High School, which was recently awarded Business and Enterprise College status, and is sponsored by the Co-operative Group.
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