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Police probe theft of rare crayfish from River Wansbeck

Could they be making a tasty morsel on North East dinner plates? Endangered crayfish are disappearing from a Northumberland river. And police and environment investigators want to know where they have gone. Conservation officer Anne Lewis searches the waterways in...

Posted by The Journal on February 5, 2009 11:25 AM

Expert in warning on Northumberland energy shortfall

A call has been made for urgent action to generate more renewable energy in Northumberland - after it was revealed the county is a long way short of its 2010 target for the production of green power. A Government planning...

Posted by The Journal on January 19, 2009 2:20 PM

Ashington youngsters let green energy get bottled up

A group of young people in Northumberland have created the ultimate 'greenhouse' - by building it from 1,500 recycled plastic bottles. The 14 youngsters on the Community Space Challenge programme in Ashington have constructed the eco-friendly greenhouse on the town's...

Posted by The Journal on December 13, 2008 10:31 AM

Boost for Northumberland coast lobster survival

A SCHEME which seeks to protect stocks of lobster off the North East coast will continue next year, thanks to a new funding stream. Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee has been running its lobster V-notching scheme for the past nine years,...

Posted by Simon Honeysett on October 16, 2008 9:52 AM