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Beamish Museum staff ready for cycling challenge

THESE suffragettes are hoping for a warmer welcome than their predecessors when they take part in a cycle challenge.Read

Beamish Museum nears half a million visitors

A NORTH East museum is poised to smash the half million visitor barrier for the first time in more than 20 years.Read

Beamish Museum adds 1950s prefab houses to site

THE 1950s is set to join the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras at Beamish Museum after it bought four prefab houses to re-assemble on its site.Read

World's heaviest leek unveiled at Stanley show

IT was the land of the giants yesterday at a top North East horticultural show.Read

Lincolnshire Curly Coat pigs arrive at Beamish Museum

THEY'RE pigs - but not as we know them. The two newcomers to Beamish Open Air Museum in County Durham have been bringing home the bacon as well as pulling the wool over the eyes of visitors.Read

Hylton Red House pupils learn about birds of prey

ASCHOOLBOY’S love of the classic film, Kes, has inspired an unusual project for him and his classmates.Read

The Stables, Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Beamish

The Stables, Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Beamish

IF you were to ask my wife who is the love of her life, it wouldn’t be me. Since her horse, Barney, came along, I’ve slipped down the running. I’d like to think I beat the cat into second place, but I have my suspicions.Read

Baby owl walks at Beamish Wild Birds of Prey Centre

IN scenes reminiscent of Harry Potter, baby owls have become the stars of educational walks which take place in the woodland of a North East wildlife centre.Read

Beamish Museum staff play tug of war with steam train

IT was the ultimate battle of strength. A team of costumed museum staff took on an eight-tonne steam roller yesterday.Read

Museum wants memories of miners who lived through strike

STRIKING miners clashing with riot-clad police to a backdrop of rows of terraced houses.Read

Beamish Museum feeling pinch as visitors drop

ONE of the North East’s major museums is beginning to feel the pinch from the economic slump.Read

Aid cheat Cynthia Thompson polished up golf handicap

A WOMAN claiming to be in so much pain from arthritis that she was prone to falls was caught out as a benefit cheat on the local golf course.Read

Baby’s grave desecrated in Stanley vandal attack

A YOUNG mother last night issued an emotional appeal for help in catching vandals who desecrated her premature baby’s grave.Read

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