http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/north/newsNorth Newsthis is the copyright message www.rnli.org.uk/rss/north_newsContinuity CMShttp://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/news/news_detail?articleid=375592Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.Alison Levetthttp://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/news/news_detail?articleid=375002Tynemouth's new D class lifeboat Mark Noble was officially named on 28 September, in memory of the brother of the donor whose generosity paid for the vessel.Adrian Donhttp://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/news/news_detail?articleid=376559Read more stories from the North in Compass, available here.RNLIhttp://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/news/news_detail?articleid=375045Blackpool lifeboat crew saved a woman on Saturday evening, 13 September, after she got into difficulty while swimming.Paul Partonhttp://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/news/news_detail?articleid=370442A team of 21 RNLI crew members worked tirelessly for 15 hours through Saturday night and Sunday morning to rescue people from flooded homes in Morpeth, Northumberland.Alison Levett