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Race-walker Johanna Jackson from New Marske taking steps to ensure Olympic joy
May 10th 2012
Race-walker Johanna Jackson from New Marske is hoping to quick-step her way to gold, as Steve Gibbs reports
The couple who miss Durham now they work in the Swiss Alps
April 30th 2012
There’s one little corner of Switzerland that will be forever Durham, as James Hastings reports
HMS Bulwark - life on board Durham's navy flagship
March 23rd 2012
An exclusive look at life on board HMS Bulwark, the Royal Navy flagship with close links to Durham Words by Martha Andrews
Ex Toon defender Robbie Elliott helping to spread ‘soccer’ in the US
March 22nd 2012
Roger Tames meets the former Newcastle defender who is helping to spread ‘soccer’ across the Atlantic
2012 is a big year for Newcastle athlete Freya Murray
February 23rd 2012
Newcastle’s Freya Murray is planning to move from Olympic rings to wedding rings, as Steve Gibbs reports
Durham’s Kat Driscoll is jumping for trampoline Olympic gold
February 6th 2012
Durham’s Kat Driscoll hopes she’ll be jumping for joy at the Olympics this year, as Steve Gibbs reports
Regional produce is key at Low Urpeth Farm
January 26th 2012
Local produce is the key to giving an historic County Durham farm an enviable reputation, as Helen Johnson reports
Ben Burville - The Amble GP making big waves as an undersea photographer
January 7th 2012
Northumberland GP Ben Burville is becoming as well known for his hobby as a diver as he is among the patients of his surgery in Amble. Andrew Smith talks to him about his life-long love of the sea
North East Tumble Tots kids donate gifts for Toy Amnesty
December 20th 2011
Kind-hearted children from Tumble Tots are helping disadvantaged children all over the North East by donating their unwanted Christmas presents
North East foster carers create a sense of belonging
October 7th 2011
Vicky Davidson Boyd, of support organisation Team Fostering, helps steer foster carers through the pitfalls and pleasures
Spread the word about Frameworks, the stylish gallery, bistro and gift shop in Blyth
September 22nd 2011
Frameworks, the stylish gallery, bistro and gift shop in Blyth, is gaining a worldwide reputation for the variety and quality of its beautiful and unusual home products
Tyneside author Paula McCormack says give peace a chance
September 19th 2011
A Tyneside author, speaker and campaigner on behalf of communities wants us all to give peace a chance on September 21. Paula McCormack explains why to North East Life
Behind the scenes of the Great North Run
September 16th 2011
Tom Fennelly follows the route of the Great North Run, meeting the people along the way who make it the world’s biggest half marathon
Sunderland women’s football team has eyes on Premier League
July 30th 2011
As women’s football enjoys its most significant year ever, the North East’s champions are feeling left out. Roger Tames explains
‘Squire’ Robert Parker finds prayers answered in Northumberland
July 4th 2011
Former church rector Robert Parker is now one of Northumberland’s foremost hoteliers. Lisa Moore-Wilson discovers how he made the move from pulpit to the boardroom
Lady Juliet Gray feels ‘local’ at Eggleston Hall, Teesdale
April 1st 2011
Lady Gray, mother to two young children and stepmother to three others in their twenties, has had quite a journey to get to Eggleston Hall Words by Sue Campbell pictures by Andrew Smith
Toil, tears and hardship - A look at the history of the North East's working class
March 28th 2011
John Hannavy looks at the trials of working life in the North East at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
Aerian Rogers, David Kennedy, Simon Pell - North East influencers
March 21st 2011
A profile of people from all walks of life who influence those around them for the better and make a positive difference to the North East
Ramblings in the Far North East
January 18th 2011
North East residents Barbara and Gwyn, Martin Carol and Mark Pugh on life in the North East
North East footballers the unsung heroes of South Africa World Cup
August 14th 2010
The World Cup may have been a disaster for Fabio Capello’s England, but a football squad from the North East did come back from South Africa with that winning feeling. Roger Tames explains
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