KEN NESBITT takes an affectionate look back at the ill-fated railway which served the Wansbeck valley from 1862 to 1966.

ANTHONY TOOLE follows local participation in a North Sea-linked project which monitors plastic pollution and the effects it has on coastal wildlife.

SUSAN BURKE visits the Barnes family at their family home near Hadrian’s Wall where organic farming and landscape stewardship combine with holiday accommodation.