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Inside the Craster smokehouse. Picture: The Historic England Archive

Special status for home of Craster Kippers

Berwick town walls looking towards the Brass Bastion.

Works planned on Berwick's historic town walls

Northumberland Square in North Shields.

Council continues with conservation efforts in North Shields

Trainees have gained experience by helping work on the project.

Trainee tradespeople help restore historic North Shields property

The wreck of the Klein Hollandia (Photo: Cathy de Lara)

Shipwreck off UK coast identified as 17th century Dutch warship

Bursary places are available for work on the Vindolanda Roman settlement. Image: Vindolanda Trust

Opportunity to work on famous archaeological dig site

The Tank House at World of Glass has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register following the appearance of extensive cracking caused by movement in the west corner. Historic England, along with St Helens Council, is working with the Museum to understand the condition of the building and propose next steps © Historic England DP371555

Historic England: full Heritage at Risk register for 2022 released

Castlegate overflow car park in Berwick.

Fears for town centre if parking spaces lost

Volunteers are being sought by the county council for a Berwick area project.

Volunteers needed for new Berwick area heritage project

The aim is to work out what the site has been used for in the past, as it is possible that it was a temporary Roman army camp. Image: Jürgen Striewski from Pexels.com

Archaeology volunteers sought for dig near the Union Chain Bridge

The Coach and Horses in Hexham.

Pub reopens following £700,000 refurbishment
A historic Northumberland pub has reopened following a £700,000 refurbishment.

Rialto plans to create The Orchard in a major expansion plan.

Plans for market square in Ponteland would be 'harmful' to village

An artist's impression of Northumberland Square following the planned work.

Hard hat tours on offer at North Shields landmark

Fortified enclosures at West Hills between Thropton and Rothbury. Picture: Historic England

Northumberland from the air: Historic England launches new online tool

An artist's impression of the proposed Lilidorei play village at the Alnwick Garden.

Changes to £15.5m fantasy play village in Alnwick approved despite concerns over...

GIS specialist Ben Sangster (right) and Kyle Hodgson, senior surveyor at the Three Sixty Group.

Drone survey maps historic Alnwick tower

Cresswell Pele Tower has been removed from Historic England's 'at risk' register.

Northumberland pele tower removed from 'at risk' register

Carham Hall, near Cornhill.

Northumberland country house saved from demolition

Bondgate Tower, Alnwick.

Bondgate Tower custodians seek traffic management solution

The Bondgate Tower in Alnwick has been hit by vehicles several times in recent years.

Engineers inspect damage to historic Alnwick gateway struck by vehicle

The Grade I-listed Church of Our Lady.

Funding boost to help reopen part of Seaton Delaval Hall's grounds

Stonework on the Hotspur Tower in Alnwick has been repaired.

Repairs completed on Hotspur Tower

Hotspur Tower in Alnwick.

Alnwick's Hotspur Tower to be closed for urgent repair work

Historic England has released its At Risk register for 2020, with some properties saved, and others still in danger

The Northumberland sites on the Heritage at Risk Register 2020

A pillbox at Druridge Bay has been given listed status.

Coastal pillbox gets listed status

Today, the building is an ice cream parlour called the Loovre. Picture courtesy of Historic England.

Boost for The Loovre as it has been listed

The Bank Hill ladies toilets in Berwick upon Tweed have been given listed building status.

Northumberland toilets receive Grade II listing

Union Chain Bridge.

Agency grants £250k to bridge repair scheme
Historic England has awarded £250,000 towards the restoration of the world’s oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge.

Museums and galleries in England are preparing to open their doors to the public after temporarily closing when the UK entered lockdown in March (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are the new rules to keep you safe when museums and galleries reopen

The Bondgate Tower in Alnwick after the latest incident of it being hit by a vehicle.

Bondgate Tower in Alnwick struck by vehicle

A man standing amongst the ruins of Brewers' Hall, City of London

The Rebuilding of Britain

Bailiffgate Museum in Alnwick.

Heritage experts highlight historic building recycling scheme