Robert McManners found himself getting annoyed, having made the trip to witness the death throes of the Dean and Chapter Colliery in Ferryhill, where he’d grown up amid the landmarks of coal mining. It was 1968 and he’d taken a day off university where he was studying medicine. A hobby painter, he’d gone with oil …
SYCAMORE GAP CHARGES: Two men have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland. The pair were arrested last October and Northumbria Police confirmed they had been on bail since then. Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, both from Cumbria, have been charged with criminal damage and …
Talented gardener, Lucy Whitehead is hoping it will be a case of third time’s a charm when she heads down to the grand final of a national competition in London next month (May). The 26-year-old from Whitley Bay will represent the Northern category for the third year running after being named the region’s Young Horticulturist …
I’ve got to be honest, I decided to pull together a big list of North East music festivals a couple of weeks back. When I was enjoying a coffee on a park bench. That precious seven-minute window of sunshine on my face (which I think gets me up to a total of 11 minutes so …
The date was May 4 1964. The Leamside Line, stretching 21 miles from Pelaw in Gateshead to Ferryhill in County Durham, officially closed to passenger trains. Another victim of the Beeching Cuts. Almost three decades later, in the early 1990s, the line was also closed to freight trains. The man who oversaw the concluding years …
Funding has been awarded for emergency works to arson-damaged North East listed buildings which have a special place in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in England. Last July the Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens site near Durham was the target of an arson attack, with significant damage to the east wing of the Grade …
ASHLEY SUES NUFC: Former owner Mike Ashley is suing Newcastle United for refusing to supply his retail company Sports Direct with the team’s kit for next season. The club have agreed an exclusive deal with rival retailer JD Sports which Ashley claims breaches competition law. He is seeking damages from the club and an injunction …
For more than 150 years, lead mining dominated the North Pennines, shaping its landscape and communities. Now a new project to unearth the hidden stories of lead mining in an area which includes swathes of Northumberland, County Durham and Cumbria has been awarded more than £2m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. …
Leading architect Ignatius Bonomi dotted the County Durham landscape with impressive works, ranging from mansions and a pioneering bridge to churches. Durham-based Bonomi worked on Lambton Castle, grand Durham country houses such as Eggleston Hall, Windlestone Hall and Blagdon Hall in Northumberland. Now another of Bonomi’s projects, the Grade II-star listed Burn Hall, near Durham, …
Nothing demonstrates the importance of transport to our region’s economy more than the bus strike which affected the North East at the end of last year. With limited options for alternatives, many people simply could not get to work, school or college. Rachel Anderson understands the need for better transport infrastructure more than most. As …
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