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Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay met with some of the garden volunteers at English Heritage’s Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens.

Minister sees conservation and revival work carried out at Belsay Hall

Three 'curious idols' have been revealed at South Bank, London

Over 8 in 10 adults claim they’re still eager to learn new things

Incredible earth mural appears at a Jurassic Coast quarry

Orchestras from the UK and Canada will unite as the Coronation Orchestra for the coronation of King Charles III

All the new music and performers for King Charles’ coronation ceremony

Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (Wet Leg), Central Cee and Simona Tabasco are among the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe class of 2023.

Forbes 30 under 30 Europe class of 2023 revealed

Romesh Ranganathan will perform at the 2023 Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival announces new music names and huge comedy bill

The theatre has become too expensive for many parents

Charity survey finds almost half of parents unable to afford theatre

Painting. Picture by Trinity College London.

Morpeth school gets prestigious Platinum Artsmark award for the third time in a ...

The Big Jubilee Read celebrates books by authors from across the Commonwealth (photo: Adobe)

The Big Jubilee Read: 70 years' worth of books to inspire you this summer

The Northumberland Miners' Picnic is returning after a two-year break.

Northumberland Miners' Picnic returns this weekend

Northumberland Street in Alnmouth.

Alnmouth Arts Festival set to return
Alnmouth Arts Festival is set to make a comeback after a three year absence.

Ross Wigham, deputy director of communications, left, and Wayne Daley, head of CSR, centre, collecting the awards.

Northumbria Healthcare scoops two global awards

Critically acclaimed composer, Will Todd. Picture: Andy Holdsworth

Arts spectacular taking advantage of dark skies planned for Kielder

A student from John Spence Community High School hard at work.

Ad Feature Join John Spence Community School for their virtual event.

There are more people in paid work now, compared to just before the first Covid lockdown.

More people in work, but number of job vacancies hits record high

Berwick Chamber of Trade chairman Stephen Scott has backed an appeal urging residents to support local arts and craftspeople.

Arts and crafts collective urges Northumberland residents to shop local

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Geoff Sample has previously worked on workshops with Glendale Middle School.

Geoff brings garden birdsong to BBC Radio 3

Mother’s Day may be a little different this year, with the government urging people to implement social distancing and avoid bars and restaurants (Photo: Shutterstock)

12 indoor ideas for Mother’s Day 2020 amid coronavirus outbreak

Here are some ways to keep your kids happy and busy at home during school closur...