Opinion

  • Hugh’s views: The woodcock and the pilot

    5th February 2026

    On an overcast November afternoon last year, to my astonishment, a woodcock emerged from the garden…

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  • What You Say#156

    5th February 2026

    Christmas jumper fundraiser for Amble Food Bank The staff of 1911 coffee house ran a Christmas…

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  • What You Say#155

    4th December 2025

    Baptised by the North Sea For my 80th birthday my wife and I went to stay…

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  • What You Say#154

    3rd October 2025

    Irresponsible dog owners should be fined I am angry at the irresponsible dog owners who don’t…

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  • What You Say#153

    24th July 2025

    Thank you to those who saved my life A very unusual thing happened to me four…

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  • Hugh’s views: Wildlife wipeout

    15th May 2025

    Up until the time when the woodland beside the A1068 was obliterated to make way for…

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  • The Coquet Island ‘airport’

    15th May 2025

    Capt’n Coquet’s Chronicles Coquet Island is home to some 80,000 nesting seabirds each year. The island…

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  • What You Say#152

    15th May 2025

    Greetings from a member of the Bahá’i faith Bahá’ís have celebrated two very special days in…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life #151

    27th March 2025

    I recently found out that I won a writing competition with Penguin publishing, which is quite…

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  • Hugh’s views: Stinging Nettles: A Plant For All Seasons

    27th March 2025

    At the moment, at the end of a cold February, stinging nettles are once again becoming…

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