Totally agree with you Brett (and ...... cough,..... chowk........ Malcolm). What I can't understand is , you may have heard the same, on both Tyne Tees news and Look North, both reporters stated that the river Wansbeck in Morpeth is tidal. Now correct me if I am wrong, there is a dam about a quarter of a mile upstream from the river mouth. Surely the river will only be tidal as far as the dam so there will be no tidal affect anywhere near Morpeth.