Britain experiencing a beaver baby boom as kits spotted across the country Kits emerge for after-dark dips in Northumberland, London, Kent and the Cairngorms after reintroduction drive The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024
Country diary: My summer garden is quieter than it should be Allendale, Northumberland: It’s packed with plants for insects, but there’s not the usual bustle of butterflies and wasps The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
This pretty Northumberland spot has been voted the best seaside town in the UK Visitors were awed by the ‘magnificent’ and ‘totally unspoiled’ Bamburgh beach The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024
National Trust celebrates birth of baby beaver one year after reintroduction Four animals released in Wallington estate in Northumberland last year have transformed the landscape The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
The flamboyant hats of returning officers taking social media by storm on election night Returning officer, Lucia Bridgeman, the High Sheriff of Northumberland, took social media by storm with her headwear The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Beyond the Lake District: five of the UK’s less-visited national parks From wild goats to ancient towers and fairytale lakes, our quieter parks hide a wealth of treasures. Here are some highlights in the less-famous five The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
The Bounds review – tale of 16th-century politics and football misses its target Stewart Pringle’s new play set in Northumberland in 1553 has the bones of something great, but at present teeters on parody The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024
King to plant sapling from Sycamore Gap tree in Windsor Great Park National Trust gives first successful seedling from illegally felled Northumberland tree to King Charles The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024
Second boy dies in hospital after being pulled from River Tyne Aras Rudzianskas, 13, from Newcastle, died three days after his friend David Radut, 14, Northumbria police say The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Northumberland council criticised after latest drowning in River Tyne Parents of boy who died in same stretch of water in 2022 say: ‘What have they been doing for the last two years?’ The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
Northumberland: Boy, 14, dies and teen in critical condition after getting into difficulty in River Tyne Large emergency service response sent to scene in north-east England Evening Standard · May 19, 2024
Search underway for two teenagers missing after entering the Tyne in Ovingham The two teenagers went into the water near Ovingham Bridge, Northumberland, at around 3.30pm on Saturday The Independent UK · May 18, 2024
Man pleads guilty to felling Northumberland’s Sycamore Gap tree Daniel Graham, 38, also pleaded guilty to causing damage to Hadrian’s Wall while Adam Carruthers, 31, entered no plea The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
Man pleads not guilty to felling Northumberland’s Sycamore Gap tree Daniel Graham, 38, also pleaded not guilty to causing damage to Hadrian’s Wall while Adam Carruthers, 31, entered no plea The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Britishvolt ‘gigafactory’ site to be sold for £110m to US private equity firm Blackstone’s plans for data centre unlikely to generate thousands of jobs failed startup promised with Northumberland battery plant
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 Country diary: A glorious springtime copse, blighted by discarded tree guards Northumberland: It’s a bright morning with primroses, dog’s mercury and a sense of vitality, but the plastic seems to be sadly unavoidable
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Northumberland’s Farne Islands reopen to visitors after bird flu outbreak Boats had been barred from landing since July 2022 owing to virus, which has ravaged populations of seabirds
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024 Country diary: The fields are alive with the sound of waders Allendale, Northumberland: The valley is suddenly active – it’s reassuring to find oystercatchers, curlews, golden plovers and peewits where they should be
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024 Felled Sycamore Gap tree to go on public display in Northumberland The tree will be exhibited at the Sill in Hexham, close to where it once stood
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024 ‘Proper exciting’: passenger trains to return to Northumberland Line after 60 years Enthusiasts join test run of Newcastle to Ashington service, which will restart this summer following 19-year campaign
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024 ‘Being a nun was the great love story of my life’: Catherine Coldstream on why she joined – then fled – a convent Why would a privileged, educated 27-year-old turn her back on life to join a silent order of nuns in remote Northumberland?
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024 12 of Britain’s best archaeology sites, events and family activity days Learn the skills to unearth our ancient history – from excavations for children in York to guided walks along the Thames and residential courses in Wales
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 A new start after 60: I turned my homely lifestyle into a global phenomenon Kate Jackson’s cosy, creative existence in rural Northumberland has spawned a YouTube channel, two websites, an online shop – and financial independence
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024 Turner-listed artist brings landscape into 19th-century Northumberland hall Ingrid Pollard sets tree cuts and lumps of stone against refined features of Greek revival Belsay Hall
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 10 of the best UK country pubs for a winter weekend From the wilds of Exmoor to the blustery beaches of Northumberland, these characterful pubs offer walks on the doorstep, a pint by the fire, dinner and a bed for the night