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New pathway is unveiled at Choppington Community Wood Jan 19 2012

PUPILS trod the boards to help open the latest business-funded improvement at a North East nature reserve.Read

Housesteads Roman Fort revamp given go-ahead Jan 18 2012

THE latest plans have been waved through in what will be a triple boost for visitors at a top Roman heritage site.Read

Eco-museum sites to mark the Battle of Flodden Jan 17 2012

THE first 12 sites have been designated in a landscape-scale eco-museum to mark next year’s 500th anniversary of the Battle of FloddenRead

Overcoming public concern with cutting-edge innovation Jan 14 2012

A POWER project which would add to a North East town’s role as a green energy pioneer has won international recognition for an architecture graduate. Read

Stargazing event for Gibside chapel 200th anniversary Jan 13 2012

THE sky is the limit for the first in a series of 200th anniversary celebrations for the listed chapel at the National Trust’s Gibside estate. The landmark, near Rowlands Gill, was completed in 1812 after work began in the 1760s.Read

Search is on for wartime Chopwell Wood "lumberjills" Jan 07 2012

A NEW lead has emerged in a project which seeks to commemorate the work of wartime “lumberjills” in a North East forest.Read

MP Catherine McKinnell voices concerns on green belt homes plans Jan 06 2012

AN MP has told council chiefs of the concerns of more than 100 groups and protesters over plans for thousands of new homes.Read

Groundwork North East to create green map of Gateshead Jan 04 2012

BUSINESSES, schools and residents are being urged to find out more about eco-efforts in their area with the launch of a new “green guide”.Read

Newcastle University experts discover new species of crab Jan 04 2012

A CHEMICAL “soup” pouring from underwater hot springs is enough to put hairs on your chest, North East experts have discovered.Read

Saxon shoreline search from Anglo-Saxon Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery days Jan 03 2012

EXPERTS are boring into the past in a bid to recreate the Anglo-Saxon landscape around the North East’s hoped-for next world heritage site.Read

Milestone birthday for former Northumberland farmer Jan 02 2012

A FARMER'S philosophy of "eat, drink and be merry" saw him reach his 100th birthday yesterday.Read

Traidcraft helping African farmers cope with climate change Dec 31 2011

A TYNESIDE charity is rallying round to help small-scale African farmers cope with the devastating effects of changing climate.Read

Fears grow that Gateshead countryside guardians may be axed Dec 31 2011

A PETITION has been launched by nature volunteers over fears that a council may axe staff who manage its countryside sites.Read

150th anniversary celebrations for Kielder Viaduct Dec 28 2011

CELEBRATIONS are being lined up for the 150th anniversary of Kielder Viaduct, a bridge designed by a mathematician to have added historical interest.Read

Woodland worker proves to be a real festive high flyer Dec 24 2011

WILDLIFE officer Geoff Dobbins has worked his way to the top of the tree. Geoff, estates officer with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, has been busy felling conifers in a project to restore an ancient woodland.Read