Putting their best feet forward
FRESH air and glorious scenery – what better way to put a spring in your step than taking part in Haltwhistle’s Walking Festival?
Featherstone Castle
A PIECE of Tynedale’s hidden history is opening itself up to the public this month.
Haltwhistle Carnival 2010
IT might have failed to bag the major Oscars this year, but Avatar cleaned up at Haltwhistle on Sunday.
Saint-Meen-Le-Grand Town Twinning
IN a country synonymous with cycling, it makes perfect sense for a Breton market town to be the birthplace of one of France’s most famous racers.
Situated in central Brittany, Saint-Meen-Le-Grand is the proud home town of Louison Bobet - the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955.
Roman Wall Show
WHEN farmers meet for a drink and a friendly bit of banter, it’s a fair bet the talk will soon turn to who has the best stock. That’s what happened in the Coronation year of 1953, when a difference of opinion arose between two Roman Wall farmers over who had the best tup. And while the rest of the nation was trying to gain access to a scarce television set to view the dawn of the new Elizabethan age, farmers were gathering...
