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Dialects, history and identity. from reiverman 94 days old

Right across the North East there are a wealth of names relating to the people and the history of where they are from. Geordies. Geordie people and ...

Why an "English Parliament" would be bad for the North. from reiverman 203 days old

Some people are advocating an "English Parliament". I think this would be bad for the Northeast. The population of London and the Southeast is far ...

The Lindisfarne Gospels - another insult from London. from reiverman 232 days old

The British Library in London has decided that the Lindisfarne Gospels can come back to our region. But unbelievably they have decided that they can ...

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, 20th of March, the saints day. from reiverman 254 days old

Raise a glass for St Cuthbert on the 20th of March for St Cuthbert the patron saint of the North East region - Northumbria. Cuthbert lived on Lindisfarne ...

A steam train for the 21st century ? from reiverman 277 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 ...

George Stephenson - remembering one of our own. from reiverman 285 days old

George Stephenson (1781-1848) is acknowledged as the father of the railways. The son of a poor colliery worker he was born at Wylam, eight miles from ...

Monkwearmouth and Jarrow - world class heritage. from reiverman 288 days old

The ancient twin sites of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. The formal name is The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The historical ...

New and Renewable Energy Centre - the future ? from reiverman 329 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 ...

Tory snub to North East in high speed rail plans. from reiverman 393 days old

The Tories have announced plans for a high speed rail link from London to Leeds and the North West. These plans are noticable by the fact that the North ...

Unearthing the past, how much more ? from reiverman 452 days old

Two Roman stone sarcophagi have been found on the a building site in the middle of Newcastle. There have been other finds on the same site which include ...