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Tony Henderson

Tony Henderson

Houghton-le-Spring church recognised with visitor award

THE installation of a heating system in a historic church turned the building into an archaeological hotspot.Read

Clearing starts on arson-hit Hausxley nature reserve visitor centre

NATURE days out seem like a million miles away as work starts in blizzard conditions on the first stage of new vision for a top bird watching site in Northumberland.Read

Northumbrian Water trialling cool new treatment

A COMPANY is using ice to slice through sediment in pipes used to supply water to homes in the North East.Read

Bowes railway awarded £341,500 Heritage Lottery Fund grant

AFUNDING windfall means that a historic and unique North East railway is on track for a brighter future.Read

Belsay Castle secrets are revealed at English Heritage event

VISITORS to a Northumberland estate are being offered a taste of its hidden history.Read

North Tyneside garden waste collection fee scheme is scrapped

A SYSTEM set up just six weeks ago to charge tens of thousands of people for collecting their garden waste has been scrapped.Read

Tynemouth sporting couple's keepsakes to be auctioned - GALLERY

KEEPSAKES of a top Tyneside sporting couple who represented Britain at international level will be auctioned tomorrow.Read

Durham Energy Institute looks at home generators for electric cars

THE prospect of homes producing their own power for household electric cars is being studied by North East experts.Read

Heaton actor plugging new North Shields play The Plughole

ACTOR Robbie Lee Hurst took the plunge to plug a play which is the latest dramatic offering at a historic Tyneside pub.Read

Robert Burns statue set for return to Walker Park

THE poet Robert Burns is set for a comeback as part of the £1.8m makeover for an inner-city park.Read

Durham University archaeologists in project to safeguard Buddha birthplace

A TEAM from the North East is driving forward an international project to investigate and safeguard the birthplace of Buddha.Read

Newcastle bar owners pitch into hotels debate

BAR owners have pitched into the debate over whether there is a glut of existing and planned hotels in a city centre.Read

North Tyneside garden bins charge has cost £25,000

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to charge residents to recycle their garden waste has cost more than £25,000 to implement so far.Read

New Newcastle hotels plans spark fears from existing operators

PROPOSALS for two more hotels have been tabled for a city centre – sparking a warning from existing operators that it could lead to a rates war and redundancies.Read

Exbition Park's tree-lined entrance to be felled

AROUND 80 trees which line a park’s main avenue – planted after the North East’s biggest-ever public event – are to be felled.Read

Trade-offs to be made on North's coastal measures

SOME coastal communities may have to be sacrificed to protect other areas from sea flooding, suggest North East experts.Read

Durham University study finds out what wolves like to eat

AS most people polish off the last of the turkey, North East experts have found out the preferences of wild wolves when it comes to what meat to eat.Read

Hartlepool community centre staff create charity calendar

A GROUP of community centre employees and volunteers attempted to liven up the most boring of chores when they created a fund- raising calendar.Read

Wetlands sunset gets final place in photography competition

AWINTER scene on Wearside has earned national recognition for a North East photographer.Read

Gripping tales of life and death on wind-tossed isles

THE ups and downs have been recorded of almost 80,000 pairs of seabirds which bred last year on the Farne Islands off Northumberland.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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