SUSIE WHITE visits Hexham-based artist Birtley Aris, now in his 90th year and as eager as ever to keep working.

Not far from Alnwick’s popular visitor attractions lies an oasis of peace, and it’s also open to the public, as JOHN GRUNDY explains.

IAN KERR welcomes the seasonal return of the common sandpiper, which heralds the passing of winter in the uplands.