A Protective Light At The End Of The Year
KEITH BOWEY takes a timely look back at the yule log and its superstitions.
Shelter From The Cruel Sea
JOHN GRUNDY admires the work of our predecessors who changed the mouth of the Tyne from a ships' graveyard to a safe harbour.
Making The Switch From Stone To Iron
GLEN LYNDON DODDS look for clues to shed light on the sort of lives led by prehistoric Northumbrians.
Keen Eyes To Check The Coast Is Clear
STEWART BONNEY explains how a team of volunteers is maintaining a coastal lookout from its Berwick vantage point.
Making Horse Sense Out Of Hill Country
'Bucking the trend' - the hill farm which has been transformed into a thriving stud business.
Short, Cold, Hungry Days
ALLAN POTTS has been watching how different species find food through the winter months.
Pine Coffin Boards And Stout Pit Props
ROSS BEADLE traces the link between rural sawmills and a country estate with a pedigree dating back to Norman times.
It's All A Question Of Style And Period
STEVEN MOORE explains how recent years have seen the erosion of traditional boundaries in the antiques market.
It's An Ill Wind That Blows In Little Auks
North-westerley gales in winter offer birdwatchers the prospect of an attractive feathered refugee from the far North, as IAN KERR explains.
Christmas Gifts And Treats
There is still time to seek out that perfect Christmas gift for family and friends.
More Leek Snacks And Pigeon Pie, Anyone?
What tasty morsels sustained the hard-working Roman soldier as he undertook an arduous tour of duty on Hadrian's Wall? Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that his diet was more varied and appetising than we earlier thought.
Conjuring Up A Flavour Of Ancient Rome
What have the Romans ever done for us? Left us with a rich variety of culinary garden herbs, as SUSIE WHITE explains.
A Gift From Kielder To Westminster
SUSAN BURKE follows the selection of this year's Christmas tree destined to spend the festive season outside the Houses of Parliament.
Bleak Border Hills And A Lonely Roman Outpost
ANTHONY TOOLE enjoys two walks which climb to the Scottish border from the Upper Coquet valley.
The Doggy-paddle Way To Creature Comfort
HELEN HOLMES visits a hydrotherapy centre where all the patients are four-legged.
Back Home With Plenty To Sing About
STEWART BONNEY meets a songwriting — and performing — shepherdess who finds her inspiration in the untamed hills of her native county.
Full Steam Ahead For Carlisle
ALAN WELLS describes the formation and development of the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, the first cross-country line from east to west.
A Time To Look Back, And To Plan Ahead
MIKE PRATT, chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, sums up the past year and looks forward to what 2009 promises.
Also In This Issue...
NEWS VIEW
The rebirth of The Crown at Catton
Pupils move into new classrooms at Chirapatre
Thirtieth Christmas for Allendale Gift Shop
Bellingham heritage centre reopens
Rothbury Family Butchers' award-winning sausages
Alnwick historic bridge closed to traffic
BOOK REVIEWS
READERS' LETTERS
READERS' OFFERS
Post-free book and CDs
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on sale 12th February 2009
