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New marathon unveiled for Kielder Water

A NEW marathon will be staged at one of the North East’s beauty spots.Read

Technological answer for the polluted planet

LIVING 200km north of the Arctic circle was the rarified location for Gareth Kane to realise where his vocation lay.Read

Upset as plan for historic Tynemouth Station is rejected

THE rejection of a scheme which aimed to secure the future of one of Britain’s most historically-important suburban rail stations was met with bafflement yesterday among supporters of the plans.Read

Richardson Dees school pupils take trip to taste rural world

TYNESIDE youngsters took a trip to a Northumbrian village yesterday to explore the rural world of their countryside counterparts.Read

Man who put us on the map

BICENTENNIALS are like buses: you wait an age for one and then two come along at once.Read

Tern colony star attraction on North East coast

RARE seabirds have become the star terns of the North East coast.Read

Village's future takes off

THE little tern colony will be celebrated next month by the unveiling of a clifftop sculpture.Read

Do dolphins secretly live off North East coast?

A PROJECT has been launched to find out if the waters off the Northumberland coast are a secret dolphin stronghold.Read

Seized cash is used for community schemes

CASH seized from criminals’ assets is being used to give inner city youngsters a taste of the countryside.Read

Survey sees how birds have coped

THOUSANDS of people in the North East will be taking part in this weekend’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.Read

Half of all green belt land neglected

HALF of all the green belt land in the North East is in a neglected condition, it has been revealed.Read

Snow flurries to snowdrops

VISITORS to one of the North’s loveliest gardens will soon have a spring in their step, says Environment Editor TONY HENDERSON.Read

Celebrating city’s pioneering woman

THE role of a remarkable woman who played a pioneering part in education in Newcastle may soon be celebratedRead

Newcastle Odeon Cinema will not have listed status restored

A DECISION was finally taken yesterday on the listing of an under-threat historic cinema – after a delay of more than four years.Read

Canopies may be only change at Tynemouth Station

A SUPERMARKET at the centre of a scheme to fully restore an historic railway station may not now go ahead.Read

Demolition of Odeon cinema put to Newcastle Council

THE controversy over the fate of a historic city centre cinema reignited yesterday with the prospect of demolition being presented to councillors tonight.Read

Watt-watcher Lesley cuts her energy use by 40%

WATT watcher Lesley Roberts is the national winner of a competition to cut energy use in the home.Read

Leaky ponds venture is solution to wet problem

ONE of the most successful of the levy ideas has been the “leaky ponds” venture. Seven of the ponds have been created at Belford in Northumberland to store water from rising streams during flood conditions, which is then slowly released through pipes.Read

Fish protected in £16m flood defence scheme

CREATURE comforts have not been overlooked in a multi-million-pound flood scheme, Environment Editor Tony Henderson reports.Read

Festival planned to celebrate Lord Collingwood

A 10-month celebration was launched yesterday of the life of the North East’s greatest seafarer.Read

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Environment editor Tony Henderson was writing about green matters long before they were fashionable. A well-respected voice on everything from recycling and architecture to nature and heritage matters, he is a multi-award winner and has also published two books of articles from his popular My Country feature.

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