WINTER THROUGH A CAMERA LENS
ALLAN POTTS gives tips about photography in a frozen landscape.
A BIT OF A RUN DOWN THE COAST
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.
AN INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE BUILT ON IRON
PHIL HUNTLEY looks back at the 120-year history of one of Morpeth's leading employers, Swinney Brothers.
WHERE DOMINICAN FRIARS MADE THEIR HOME
GLEN LYNDON DODDS looks at the history of one of Newcastle’s oldest surviving areas, Black Friars.
SURVIVORS FROM PRE-DINOSAUR DAYS
DUNCAN HUTT admires the tenacity and the versatility of ferns.
QUITE A TERN-UP FOR THE BOOKS
The gloom of last year’s disastrous breeding figures among the county’s seabird colonies has been dramatically lifted, as IAN KERR reports.
A COLD, CLEAR DAY ON GREY NAG
ANTHONY TOOLE embarks on a winter hill walk to the far south-west corner of the county.
LIVING OUT THE WINTER
ALLAN POTTS sees how wildlife adapts to the onset of the winter weather.
WARMTH FROM KIELDER'S WOODLANDS
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.
THE SATELLITE PARISHES OF SIMONBURN
JOHN GRUNDY investigates the peculiar case of the suburban church buildings in the North Tyne Valley.
FROM SHOOTING ESTATE TO ROLLING FOREST
KARENZA STOREY concludes her two-part history of the Kidland Valley, looking at how it has evolved over the last 200 years.
EVERYDAY MESSAGES FROM 2,000 YEARS AGO
KEITH GREGSON discovers how simple writing tablets helped the Roman site at Vindolanda record 2005 as a huge success.
THE FARM WHICH RUNS FRENCH LESSONS
VERONICA HEATH heads for Warkworth to sample a cookery course with a strong Gallic flavour.
HISTORY, CULTURE, FISH AND CHIPS
GEOFF HOLLAND finds plenty of interest on a walk around North Shields.
THE ACE OF SPADES (AND FORKS, AND RAKES)
SUSIE WHITE takes refuge from the winter weather and delves into the tool shed.
Also in this issue ...
A taste of Northumberland
VARIATIONS ON A CHRISTMAS TURKEY
News view
A round-up of local news stories
Book review by John Watson
Your letters
What's On Guide
