Cllr Marshall and Derek Bradley COMMUNITIES across County Durham are being given a brighter, greener future as a multi-million pound regeneration programme begins to take shape. Durham County Council’s recently approved Towns and Villages Strategy is now being rolled out right across the county, ensuring better outcomes for communities, and focusing on the priorities identified by residents and partners. The Towns and Villages Investment Plan has committed £20m to those areas most in need or impacted by the pandemic and, following extensive consultation, a further £5m has been allocated across the authority’s Area Action Partnerships to deliver against their own priorities for regeneration.
Passionate People, Passionate Places: the North East s 10 best painters
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Thomas Bewick
The wood-engraver was born in Mickley, near Prudhoe, in 1753 and became famous for his engravings of natural scenes.
He is best known for his A History of British Birds and for his illustrated editions of Aesop’s Fables throughout his life. His admirers included the poets Wordsworth and Tennyson, and the novelist Charlotte Bronte.
The work of Bewick is celebrated at the Cherryburn National Trust site - located at his birthplace - and there is a bust at the location of his former workshop behind Newcastle Cathedral.