If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The third Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair will feature an initiative aimed at helping emerging young artists from the North East. It takes place at The Sage Gateshead from October 2-4 when 15 northern artists will have stands next to work from [...]
Britain’s speed record hall of fame is ready to add another name to its list. After numerous technical problems the British Steam Car team has carried out four successful runs ahead of its bid to break the century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles. The 25ft-long British Steam Car dubbed “the fastest kettle in the world” [...]
A fledgling creative media company in Northumberland is tasting commercial success with the production of a series of promotional films for businesses and music videos for local bands. With support from Northumberland Business Service Ltd (NBSL), father and son partnership Ian and Matthew Brown have joined forces to create Flashlight Films, combining experience to develop their [...]
The latest assessment of the status of all of the UK’s 246 regularly occurring birds – Birds of Conservation Concern 3 – shows 52 are now of the highest conservation concern and have been placed on the ‘red list’. The revised red list now includes even more familiar countryside birds, including the cuckoo, lapwing and yellow [...]
The first osprey chicks to be born in Northumberland for at least two hundred years are fighting fit and getting ready for take-off! A team of experts from the Forestry Commission paid an early morning visit to the remote nest in 62,000-hectare (155,000-acre) Kielder Water & Forest Park to ring the youngsters and take down their [...]
The third Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair will feature an initiative aimed at helping emerging young artists from the North East. It takes place at The Sage Gateshead from October 2-4 when 15 northern artists will have stands next to work from all over the world. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and following the [...]