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10 of the best picnic spots to enjoy in the sunshine across the North East
Here are some of the best places in the region to throw down the blanket and indulge in an al fresco feast
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They say life’s a picnic, and hopefully it will be this summer as we all start getting out and about again after months cooped up inside.
Best UK photography locations (where you can still avoid the crowds)
May 25, 2021
With travel abroad still looking uncertain this year, top landscape pros compile a new bucket list of great locations in Britain that avoids the obvious honeypots and camera-wielding staycation crowds
Scotland
Eilean Bàn (White Island)
This six-acre island (situated between the Isle of Skye and mainland Scotland) is a haven for wildlife with otters, seals, cormorants, shags and herons regularly sighted from its shoreline.
Eilean Bàn is the former home of author Gavin Maxwell and, as such, there is a museum dedicated to him close to the water’s edge. The island supports one of the struts of Skye Bridge and has its own lighthouse, offering plenty of opportunities for wildlife, landscape and architecture images.
Cause of Ouseburn foam isolated as officials confirm criminal investigation into pollution problem
Pipes are now being cleaned to remove the pollutant which has caused the river to turn frothy over recent weeks, with people still urged not to enter the water
12:00, 16 MAY 2021
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