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Tony Henderson

Tony Henderson

Possible sale of Northumbrian Water sparks debate on supplies

THE possibility of the sale of a North East water company added an extra edge to a conference yesterday on a worldwide water crisis.Read

Buried treasure is discovered at Vindolanda fort

A CENTURION’S substantial savings have come to light in a dig at a Northumberland Roman fort.Read

Artist Tom Newstead

Artist Tom Newstead displays work at Seaton Delaval Hall

A HORSE once again occupies the splendid 18th Century stables of a Northumberland stately home.Read

Wallington Hall celebrates William Bell Scott birthday with new exhibition

FLOATING off to sleep would be the name of the game when it comes to one of an array of new artworks at a Northumberland mansion.Read

10 million trees to be felled at Kielder Forest

BABY boomer trees have boosted a Northumberland forest’s production to new heights. It is anticipated that up to two million trees will be felled this year in Kielder Water & Forest Park.Read

Biffa Waste gets £27,000 fine for Houghton Quarry odour issue

A WASTE disposal company has been fined £27,000 for persistent odour problems at a controversial landfill site.Read

Exhibition Park in Newcastle gets £2.4m for revitalisation

A PARK which showcased the North East’s biggest ever visitor event was today awarded £2.4m towards its revitalisation.Read

Snapper focuses on beauty of islands’ stunning wildlife

WHEN North East wildlife photographer Kaleel Zibe first landed on the Farne Islands three years ago, he wondered why he had not made the trip earlier.Read

History uncovered at Northumberland Park archaeological dig

HISTORY has given a helping hand to a Tyneside park’s bid for £2.2m in restoration cash.Read

Treasures of Egypt brought to life at Hancock Museum

THE Pharaohs may be long gone but a spectacular new North East exhibition shows their power lives on, according to an ancient Egypt expert.Read

Writer Michael Chaplin in Tyne trek

JUST the width of the Tyne divides the piers at the river’s mouth - but writer Michael Chaplin will trek almost 40 miles to visit both.Read

From left: Dr Aron Mazel, Kate Sharpe (part-time RA on the project), Dr Areti Galani and Dr Debbie Maxwell

Mobile phone app will help users find North East prehistoric rock art

THE meaning of rock art created in the North East thousands of years ago has baffled modern day experts.Read

Oasis scooter goes under the hammer at Boldon Auction Galleries

MACHINES from the motorcycle and scooter collection of former Tyneside antique dealer Louise Bennett will be auctioned today.Read

Osprey

New osprey chick sparks celebration at Kielder Forest

WILDLIFE lovers are celebrating a breakthrough in osprey conservation after it was announced a second pair of birds have produced a chick in the North East countryside.Read

Local memories should be fed into regeneration

MEMORIES of local people should be fed into regeneration schemes for their areas, according to a conference which opened in the North East yesterday.Read

Red Philip is having a high old time down in the valley

HE’S the father of triplets and became a grandad at the age of four. That’s some going for Red Philip. He is one of around 75 red kites living in the Derwent valley, which spans Gateshead and County Durham.Read

The weir in the River Tyne at Hexham

Hexham road bridge weir is a threat to salmon

ACTION is needed so that a wartime legacy does not threaten the Tyne’s status as the best salmon river in England and Wales.Read

Plans lodged for pontoons on the River Tyne

THE historic days when boats clustered around a busy Newcastle Quayside are set to be re-created in a scheme which has been floated with planners.Read

Chantelle Thomson, 9, of Gateshead, reads a Harry Potter book

Harry Potter first edition book on sale at Alnwick Book Fair

A RARE Harry Potter book could make the magical sum of £30,000 in a “homecoming” event in Alnwick this weekend.Read

A man pulling a pint of ale

Special beer to celebrate Sunderland Festival

A SPECIAL beer has been brewed to mark the first Sunderland Festival which starts tomorrow.Read

Author Profile

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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