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Housesteads Roman Fort revamp given go-ahead

THE latest plans have been waved through in what will be a triple boost for visitors at a top Roman heritage site.Read

Eco-museum sites to mark the Battle of Flodden

THE first 12 sites have been designated in a landscape-scale eco-museum to mark next year’s 500th anniversary of the Battle of FloddenRead

Pilot project for three Northumberland parish councils

THREE parish councils in Northumberland are to be part of a national pilot project which aims to allow local people to shape how their communities will develop in the future.Read

Overcoming public concern with cutting-edge innovation

A POWER project which would add to a North East town’s role as a green energy pioneer has won international recognition for an architecture graduate. Read

Wedding pictures mark Jarrow church's 150th

WEDDING pictures dating back to the start of the last century are on display as part of a church’s 150th anniversary celebrations.Read

Professor Paul Younger set for move to Glasgow University

ONE of the region’s best-known scientists is to leave the region for a new career in Scotland. After more than 30 years at Newcastle University, Professor Paul Younger is to take up a new post at Glasgow University.Read

Stargazing event for Gibside chapel 200th anniversary

THE sky is the limit for the first in a series of 200th anniversary celebrations for the listed chapel at the National Trust’s Gibside estate. The landmark, near Rowlands Gill, was completed in 1812 after work began in the 1760s.Read

Search is on for wartime Chopwell Wood "lumberjills"

A NEW lead has emerged in a project which seeks to commemorate the work of wartime “lumberjills” in a North East forest.Read

MP Catherine McKinnell voices concerns on green belt homes plans

AN MP has told council chiefs of the concerns of more than 100 groups and protesters over plans for thousands of new homes.Read

Newcastle University experts discover new species of crab

A CHEMICAL “soup” pouring from underwater hot springs is enough to put hairs on your chest, North East experts have discovered.Read

Saxon shoreline search from Anglo-Saxon Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery days

EXPERTS are boring into the past in a bid to recreate the Anglo-Saxon landscape around the North East’s hoped-for next world heritage site.Read

Milestone birthday for former Northumberland farmer

A FARMER'S philosophy of "eat, drink and be merry" saw him reach his 100th birthday yesterday.Read

Traidcraft helping African farmers cope with climate change

A TYNESIDE charity is rallying round to help small-scale African farmers cope with the devastating effects of changing climate.Read

Fears grow that Gateshead countryside guardians may be axed

A PETITION has been launched by nature volunteers over fears that a council may axe staff who manage its countryside sites.Read

Plaque bid for city designer of Rolls Royce icon

HOPES are high that the new year will bring official recognition of the Tyneside link with one of the most famous symbols in the world.Read

150th anniversary celebrations for Kielder Viaduct

CELEBRATIONS are being lined up for the 150th anniversary of Kielder Viaduct, a bridge designed by a mathematician to have added historical interest.Read

Ouseburn Trust seeking ideas for key site in city

A TRUST is floating imaginative ideas for a key site in the middle of a city’s creative quarter.Read

Woodland worker proves to be a real festive high flyer

WILDLIFE officer Geoff Dobbins has worked his way to the top of the tree. Geoff, estates officer with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, has been busy felling conifers in a project to restore an ancient woodland.Read

Newcastle and Gateshead One Core Strategy condemned

A STRATEGY which seeks to map out the future for Newcastle and Gateshead was condemned yesterday as a “developers’ charter”.Read

World pigeon champion Eric Laidler in bird judging contest

WORLD pigeon champion Eric Laidler was enjoying home comforts back on Tyneside yesterday after flying around the world on a birds judging marathon.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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