As a kid, Ben Ducker always loved being outdoors — building camps in the woods near his home, sleeping under the stars, and getting his wellies as muddy as possible. Today, at 33, he’s as happy as the proverbial pig in muck after taking charge of a 50-acre ‘playground’ that’s the setting for an outdoor …
Ultimately, the success or failure of any media organisation — or individual journalist — depends on trust. Do you, as the reader, listener, or viewer, trust the information you are being fed, along with the practices being used to obtain and present that information? If the answer is no, then all credibility is lost, and …
Ernie, the retired racehorse, stands sleepily in a stall, his mouth clamped wide open, ready to have a troublesome tooth extracted. It’s another busy day for James Marshall, who looks after the teeth of thousands of horses every year in his role as one of the North East’s leading equine dentists. “Open a bit wider …
Farmer Dave Wilde — trusty border collie, Joe, zigzagging at his heels — strides towards his flock of grazing sheep, and surveys the scene from the top of the hill: “I’ve found my perfect job,” he says with a broad smile. Welcome to the field of dreams — New Warlands Farm, near Burnopfield, in County …
As a kid, growing up as a copper’s son in a working class suburb of Tyneside, Stuart Brayson was immersed in the industrial heritage of the North East. “The pits had closed but we were still in the shadow of the mining way of life, and we lived close enough to the railway track to …
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