1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1366+ words) A quick note before we get into it. I (Sam) know I said the summer shenanigans were over and there’d be no more disruption to your regularly scheduled newsletters. And while that’s technically true, I wanted to offer a heads…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) A weekend of events will celebrate the centenary of Northumberland’s vast Kielder Forest. Over its 100 years, the forest’s 250 square miles, totalling 15 million trees, has evolved into a multi-purpose asset, producing timber and maturing into a wildlife sanctuary with its osprey…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) This week’s Cultured. On Sunday is landing a little later than usual. Apologies for that. I (Sam) have spent the past couple of days clocking up 40,000 steps (and 12 stand-up shows) on the cobbled streets of Edinburgh. And while my Apple…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1091+ words) They’ll be making windmills in Blyth this weekend which isn’t an inappropriate activity for a town deeply invested in renewable energy. But these aren’t the giant wind turbines you’ll find at ORE Catapult, one of Blyth’s thriving employers and innovators....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) An evolving chorus of birdsong dedicated to people who have died will fill Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens as part of a new immersive artwork opening this week (August 21). They can explore a collection of 200 field recordings and original bird paintings…...