THE concept of history repeating itself is not a new one. There have been numerous examples over the years but perhaps none so relevant today as events surrounding the national miners’ strike of 1912.Read
AN inchie is a piece of art that is 1in x 1in. It can be a tiny micro-quilt, embroidery, paper (scrapbooking-style), felt, painted or a combination. It’s a brilliant craft that I have done with adults and children. You can’t get it ‘wrong’ and the results look amazing!Read
STROLLING along Front Street in Wheatley Hill, signs of decay are everywhere. Shops are boarded up, shutters are rolled down, paint is peeling off the walls. Read
IT sounds like an idyllic childhood for any little girl. Growing up on the sprawling Lilburn Estate near Chatton, Northumberland and being able to ride ponies every day.Read
LEAFING through a catalogue of the forthcoming sale at Tennants Auctioneers, readers can’t fail to be struck by the oil paintings by artist Tom McGuinness.Read
SHISHA smoking through exotic-looking waterpipes has now become a common sight in city streets across the UK. Once the preserve of older men, it’s become a trendy activity popular with students and young people.Read
PEOPLE are inspired to take up running for all sorts of reasons. For some it’s the need to get fit, for others the enjoyment of competing against like-minded individuals or even the challenge of pushing themselves to their physical limits.Read
WITH Mother's Day approaching and her book Mum in a Million on sale, North East-based TV producer and author Judith Holder explains why, although they can drive us around the bend, mums really are the best.Read
WHEN he began researching the life of North East murderer Mary Ann Cotton, criminologist Professor David Wilson thought it was just an exercise in ruling her out of inclusion in his planned book on Britain's serial killers.Read
TO start off with a personal recollection, in 1976, a time when there were no home computers, DVD players, Nintendos, MP3 players and the rest of the hi-tech gadgetry we take for granted today, TV was king.Read
THE success of TV series Downton Abbey has underlined the public's continuing fascination with the British landed gentry. Now a new book details, in effect, the lost Downton Abbeys ... landmark buildings and estates now consigned to the history books. Mike Kelly spoke to its author.Read
IT was once a stronghold during times of war and the target of many a Scottish raider but, unlike many of its kind that have crumbled away, Shortflatt Tower still stands tall.Read
THE arrival of flowering snowdrops are a well-known sign that spring is not far away, but for David and Julie Kilpatrick, snowdrops remain a symbol associated with the annual Snowdrop Walk they organise at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield, County Durham.Read
WITH 175 years of history and some 300,000 tickets sold annually, it’s a wonder the weight of memories doesn’t bring the Theatre Royal tumbling down.Read
RICHARD Hardwick, 41, is sitting by the window of Newcastle’s Salsa Cafe. He has the brooding face of a writer, but a friendliness his dry wit gives a definite edge to.Read
