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Tyne Wear Archives buys historic Tyneside shipyard book

A PIECE of history from the North East’s famous shipyards has been rescued and preserved for future generations.Read

Junior version of the Angel of the North to be auctioned

A JUNIOR version of the Angel of the North is expected to fetch around £2m at auction next month.Read

Tale of tragedy behind the triumphs of Joseph Swan

THE history and school text books tell how North East inventor Joseph Swan radically changed the way people lived.Read

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North East campaign to stop cruelty to badgers

BADGER groups in the North East are backing a campaign which will be launched today to combat persecution of the animals.Read

Old and young help open new Byker community garden

SHE may be just 17 days old, but Jessica Emily Ford performed her first public engagement yesterday [FRI] when she helped open a community garden.Read

Tynemouth Priory Theatre boosted by Likely Lads play

AN AMATEUR theatre group raising funds to revamp its building were given a boost from an unlikely happening.Read

Lord Hastings carriages bought at auction held at Seaton Delaval Hall

A SINGLE buyer swept the board yesterday at an aristocratic carriage sale in Northumberland.Read

Donkeys to retire after 20 years at Cherryburn in the Tyne Valley

TWO popular staff members have retired from a North East visitor attraction after more than 20 years of doing the donkey work.Read

First World Cup medal back home in West Auckland

THREE businessmen who were determined to bring a historic football medal back home have achieved their goal.Read

Retired Prudhoe teacher wins Northumbria in Bloom award

RETIRED teacher James Dobson is a lesson to others in how to improve life in a local community – and now he has been honoured for his efforts.Read

Archives of Queen's footman to be sold at Newcastle auction

LEAVING his Tyneside school at 16, Ian Armstrong went straight to the top in his search for work – writing to Buckingham Palace asking for a job... and getting one.Read

Ranger carves a rewarding career out of forest life

ONLY weeks after his wedding, 35-year-old Andrew Rothwell was off to college. Switching careers and returning home from college to new wife Sarah only at weekends was not exactly an orthodox start to married life.Read

Study to test North East people's tolerance to cold

JUDGING by the revellers on the streets of the North East at night, it should be no contest.Read

NUFC FA Cup hero Bobby Cowell’s keepsakes to be auctioned

YOUNG North East pitman Bobby Cowell lived out every boy’s dream by playing in a Wembley FA Cup- winning side not once but three times.Read

Newcastle Bangladesh Youth Organisation gets Heritage Lottery cash to make film

YOUNG Bangladeshis are to make a film of the experiences of their community on Tyneside over the last 60 years.Read

St Peter's Church in Sunderland has heritage bid revised

PLANS for the area surrounding the North East’s next potential world heritage site have been re-drafted after fears that the original proposals could threaten the international bid.Read

Wells Fargo stagecoach goes on sale at Seaton Delaval Hall

A SLICE of the Wild West will be up for grabs in the North East when a Wells Fargo stagecoach goes on sale at a Northumberland stately home.Read

NUFC fan finds 'one of rarest football medals'

LIKE many Newcastle United fans, one supporter was still nursing his disappointment yesterday at the club’s failure to land a new striker.Read

Is there a spike in hedgehogs or a hole in the vole count?

THE drive is on to fill the gaps in a mammals map of the North East. Throughout this month people are being asked to report sightings of any mammal in the region, from rats and mice to rabbits and otters, or any evidence of their presence.Read

River Wear praised as one of the most improved waterways

THE River Wear has been praised as one of the most improved waterways in England and Wales.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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