2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (426+ words) You may remember from Memories 437 in 2019 that after university, Richard rarely returned. He worked for British Steel and then for Cardiff City Council, rising to become head of corporate services. AND: EMOTIONAL PICTURE OF A LITTLE GIRL IN RISE CARR…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (414+ words) A new exhibition in County Durham is shining a light on how war has affected both soldiers and the communities they left behind. The display is being held at The Story, a culture and registration venue located just outside Durham…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (348+ words) A detailed first-hand account of a 19th-century shipwreck is one of many militia memorabilia items going up for auction. Written by survivor Sergeant Alfred Addyman to his mother, it will be sold along with his Victorian King's Royal Rifle Corps…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (302+ words) The region's mining history will be commemorated this weekend at an annual event. Woodhorn Museum in Ashington will host the event on Saturday, June 13, from 10am to 5pm. The Picnic has its roots in 1864, when the first gathering took place at Blyth…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (306+ words) An "extraordinary piece of local history" has been uncovered at a County Durham primary school as work progresses on new facilities for its youngest pupils. A well-preserved Second World War air raid shelter was discovered beneath the foundations of St…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (563+ words) A North Yorkshire castle is preparing to shine a spotlight on one of history's most controversial monarchs with a new exhibition. Opening in March 2027, Bolton Castle will host the exhibition in the same castle walls where Mary Queen of Scots…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (739+ words) Today's Object of the Week is one of the rarest and most revered honours in Britain " a symbol of extraordinary courage, with a story rooted in the coalfields of County Durham. There are few awards that carry the weight of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (572+ words) A mile and a half outside Barnard Castle, above a quiet bend in the River Tees, stand the remains of an 800-year-old monastery hailed as a 'hidden gem'. Egglestone Abbey is free to enter, managed by English Heritage, open every…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1039+ words) This quiet moorland village near Consett has a 900-year-old church, the grave of the last witch of County Durham and one of the finest reservoir walks in the North East on its doorstep. Edmundbyers sits a few miles west of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (724+ words) Today's Object of the Week is a quietly evocative space that offers a glimpse into fleeting moments of comfort during one of history's most perilous chapters. A French officers' mess has been brought back to life within a wartime Nissen…...