the maritime coast

Northumbria, our land, our heritage. from reiverman 26 days old

At its height the Kingdom of Northumbria was the most powerful nation in the British Isles, before England or Scotland even existed. At its peak it stretched ...

From the Tees to the Tyne - the energy coast. from reiverman 74 days old

There are plans to build a biomass energy plant by the banks of the Tyne, following the building of a similar plant on Teesside, which is due to come ...

Harvesting the Northumbrian Wind. from reiverman 206 days old

There are plans to build a major offshore wind farm off the North East coast which could supply as much energy for this region as a nuclear power station. I ...

A steam train for the 21st century ? from reiverman 279 days old

Enthusiasts based in Darlington have built a new steam train - the first to be built in the UK for over 50 years. It's probably a bit of a British and ...

New and Renewable Energy Centre - the future ? from reiverman 332 days old

One of the major developments in our region in recent years has been the establishmet of the New and Renewable Energy Centre - NaRec. The centre was ...

Return of a legend - the QE2 comes back to the Tyne for the last time. from reiverman 414 days old

The QE2 liner is paying a final visit to the Tyne when comes to the Northumbrian quay - part of the Royal Quays maritime complex on the 8th of October. To ...

Northern Natural History, red squirrels and red kites........ from reiverman 459 days old

One of the big success stories in our region in recent times has been bringing back the red kite as part of our our wild natural heritage after 150 years, ...

Marine industry jobs for the future... from reiverman 512 days old

Its good to see that there is a recruitment drive for people with the ability to work in marine industries, both people who have skills already and those ...

Tyne-Wear-Tees don't build over future possibilities. from reiverman 526 days old

On the three great industrial rivers of this region there is testimony to our shipbuilding and maritime heritage and while there isn't the shipbuilding ...

Shipbuilding back on the Tyne ? from reiverman 577 days old

Following on from the announcement that A & P Tyne have won a major contract to refit a ship for the offshore industry which will see that ship yard ...