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ALLAN POTTS gives tips about photography in a frozen landscape.
DETERMINED to get fit and lose some weight, Graham Tyler decided to take up running. After a few energetic sessions on a gym treadmill and two short outdoor runs, he rashly agreed to his friend Richard Jewers’ suggestion that they should tackle a real challenge — running the entire length of the Northumberland coast.
PHIL HUNTLEY looks back at the 120-year history of one of Morpeth's leading employers, Swinney Brothers.
GLEN LYNDON DODDS looks at the history of one of Newcastle’s oldest surviving areas, Black Friars.
DUNCAN HUTT admires the tenacity and the versatility of ferns.
The gloom of last year’s disastrous breeding figures among the county’s seabird colonies has been dramatically lifted, as IAN KERR reports.
ANTHONY TOOLE embarks on a winter hill walk to the far south-west corner of the county.
ALLAN POTTS sees how wildlife adapts to the onset of the winter weather.
SUSAN BURKE, far from the reach of mains gas and electricity, explains how a communal heating scheme is pointing the way to a cosy future.
JOHN GRUNDY investigates the peculiar case of the suburban church buildings in the North Tyne Valley.
KARENZA STOREY concludes her two-part history of the Kidland Valley, looking at how it has evolved over the last 200 years.
KEITH GREGSON discovers how simple writing tablets helped the Roman site at Vindolanda record 2005 as a huge success.
VERONICA HEATH heads for Warkworth to sample a cookery course with a strong Gallic flavour.
GEOFF HOLLAND finds plenty of interest on a walk around North Shields.
SUSIE WHITE takes refuge from the winter weather and delves into the tool shed.
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