The Alnwick and Prudhoe hubs offer services lost when their last remaining banks closed in 2025.
Michelle Liddle, from Amble, hopes to pass on the art of reading tea leaves to others.
The motorbike convoy dropped off Easter eggs at hospitals and raised money for charity.
Towns across Northumberland, Tyneside and County Durham submit bids for the inaugural competition.
Coquet Island is home to about 45,000 breeding seabirds, including thousands of puffins.
Artists work with Durham Wildlife Trust to learn about marine habitats for exhibitions.
The council proposes reducing hours in some libraries but says there will be no closures.
The fishing town of Amble in Northumberland is bidding to become the first UK Town of Culture.
John Henderson, who is already serving a prison term for raping a boy, has been jailed for longer.
