Beer celebrates diocese birthday The Bishop of Newcastle samples a beer brewed to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the diocese.
Beach bomb risk from high tides Climate change is increasing the risk of wartime shells being washed up on Northumberland beaches, officials say.
Photos to track graffiti vandals Community wardens take photos of graffiti signatures to track down vandals who went on a town centre spree.
The old country The future is grey for the English countryside, as pensioner power takes hold. Without them, rural communities would collapse. By Sean Coughlan