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Tony Henderson

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The good luck is running out for Farne cormorants

CORMORANTS on the Farne Islands off Northumberland slumped to a 55-year low, according to a study of bird populations.Read

Community digs in for Whickham Hermitage Community Garden

A FAMILY’S affection for a community garden on Tyneside has provided a boost for what has become a village haven.Read

Gosforth Park nature reserve another housing threat

A NATURE reserve which it is claimed will be devastated by housing plans is facing another threat, campaigners say.Read

Apollo Pavilion in Peterlee awarded Grade II-star status

A SIXTIES concrete pavilion which was a focus of controversy for years has been placed in the top 5% of buildings in England after being listed by the Government.Read

Sunderland gardener finds dinosaur fossil in back garden

A GARDENER dug up a dinosaur bone in the back garden of his North East home.Read

Newcastle Lit and Phil showing regional Christmas films

CHRISTMAS past in the North East will be brought back to life at a special event today.Read

Admiral George Delaval documents to be auctioned

HISTORIC documents have surfaced which shed light on the seafaring career of the admiral who built one of the North East’s great mansions.Read

Northumbria University students design new bird feeders

IT’S safe to say there will be quite a few bemused birds at a Tyneside beauty spot today. They will be confronted with more than 80 bird feeders and nest boxes in the trees at Pets’ Corner and Millfield visitor centre in Jesmond Dene in Newcastle.Read

In a flap over bird food costs

IT sounds nuts, but even garden birds may soon suffer from the current economic squeeze.Read

Public’s ‘passion’ for forest estates highlighted in report

THE “passion” of the public for woodlands has been highlighted in a report from the panel set up after the Government U-turn on forest sell-off plans.Read

Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society get new premises

RAILWAY modellers rallied round when their club moved to a new base twice the size of their old premises.Read

Fish released into River Rede to help pearl mussels

MIDDLE-AGED mussels were given a helping hand as thousands of fish were freed into a Northumberland river.Read

Bonhams auction of William Beilby produced glass goblet breaks record

A NEW world auction record has been set for glass produced by an 18th-Century Tyneside craftsman.Read

Nature lovers have whale of a time at sea

NATURE lovers can enjoy a whale of a time in Amsterdam for free – in return for scanning the sea on the ferry crossing.Read

Pitman painter work sells for record £9,800

A NEW world record was set yesterday for the work of a North East pitman painter.Read

North soldier's pistol carried at Waterloo to be sold

THE pistol carried by a North East cavalryman at the Battle of Waterloo is to be sold at auction in London today.Read

Artist's sketch set to fetch hundreds at Tyneside auction

A SINGLE page of the Radio Times is set to sell for hundreds of pounds at a Tyneside auction today. And with a price tag of up to £800, it is no ordinary page.Read

Richard Grainger's tomb restoration wins design award

THE 150th anniversary of the death of the man who created much of Newcastle’s now celebrated city centre was marked last night with an award.Read

Opening up Newcastle cathedral's hidden past

THE stories behind a cathedral's many monuments will brought to life for visitors through a range of new technologies.Read

Monument Mall revamp plans will be decided today

PLANS for a £10m facelift for a city centre shopping complex will be decided today.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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