Brett

We've been planning on heading down for the special one night during the week but nothing materialised yet. Apparently the chef used to work at Gianni's in Morpeth and we used to frequent Gianni's not too long ago.

Amen to this Is it because people are failing as parents or because they don't really care what their young'uns are getting up to as long as they're not pestering them? Personally I think compulsory community service for such vandalism will help show the value of public areas. It may not work with most but taking them home to their parents isn't always going to work as the parents should be acting as a preventative towards such behaviour anyway! ASBO's clearly havn't worked for unruly youths, community service will benefit the community they are destroying even if it doesn't teach them a lesson.

Shouldn't be too long before we are back on the airwaves then?

It will remain a lovely fenced off area?

In memory of Charles Thomas Whitley.....hmmm Never even thought about that

Beck, If it is any help to you, I have a document here which tells me that the Incumbent at the time of the marriage was Charles Thomas Whitley (not sure if his surname has anything to do with the local town of Whitley Bay). He was incumbent of St Cuthbert's from 1854 until 1895. This has supporting evidence from an archive page - Source - http://archiveshub.a...902whitley.html

The wwater logged section in the field where the blue marker is located is probably a good indication as to the site entrance is spot on with the co-ordinates from the Durham site.

As you had me curious Symptoms I found the below page on the Durham Mining Museum page with the co-ordinates to New Hartley Colliery http://www.dmm.org.u...lliery/h020.htm I put the co-ordinates into Google Maps and it definitely isn't too far from where you thought you saw the excavation heaps. http://goo.gl/maps/EHNy0 If you look at the straight vertical line of trees between where the keel row is and where I have marked New Hartley Colliery it is suspiciously straight and as I now remember we used to call it the old lines. It is now more commonly used as a cycle track and an alternative route to Newsham from Delaval.

Shame it's not a blog

Well there's the nature reserve which is popular with dog walkers down the back of there now. Not sure what was there before hand....way before my time I lived in Delaval from about 1987/88 but I didn't venture far as I was only 1 year old. Possibly an branch out from New Hartley pit which was just across the fields to the east of the A192. The area that I have highlighted is where the dog walkers frequent now. Not sure of the exact whereabouts of New Hartley pit but it can't have been far off and the excavation would have been quite large.

Quite a good little infographic for people who can't be bothered to read. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/jul/26/london-2012-price-olympic-games-visualised

caution?

http://www.sixtownships.org.uk/st-cuthberts-church-bedlington.html The above link is the history behind the church and John from sixtownship is a member here on the site and would probably hold most of the answers

Weetslade Pit that you mentioned is between Dudley and Sandy Lane roundabout behind where the tyneside Autoparc is now. http://goo.gl/maps/fx4fF I think the burning pit heap that you talk about is Fenwick Pit and how it looks now from the road between Earsdon and Backworth. And these two pictures from the Holywell to Earsdon road. This used to huge about 5 or 6 years ago but they've had the big tippers and diggers on it for quite some time now. It used to be renowned for kids playing on bikes as it can be accessed on the back tracks through holywell dene from the likes of Seghill, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. you could even get to here from Cramlington and only have to cross one road on the way. Spent hours as a young'un on my bike cycling down the backtracks down the dene to Whitley Bay and Cramlington etc so acessible and safer than cycling along the main roads.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/paying-tradesmen-cash-in-hand-is-morally-wrong-says-minister-7972487.html That's right, we should all be ashamed for the people we employ not declaring everything. Bwahahaha

Seen a crash the other week heading down stead lane but never seen the Journal one. Sounds bad

Please can we halt all grass cutting until my hayfever dies down please? It's especially bad this year for whatever reason.

More than bloody likely. It's unbelievable, the amount of people that work with computers every day and struggle with the basic competencies let alone people who haven't touched the technology yet. You just have to look at the older generations who don't trust chip and pin machines let alone online shopping.

You should get yourself on one of those computer courses that are running at the Salvation Army Malcolm....should sort you out.

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/business/2012/07/no-chips-olympics-because-mcdonalds-says-so

Okay I will stir start first: McDonald's to decline London 2012 tax break The Guardian Some over use of power me thinks. Londal Vandal More on tax breaks Ethical Consumer Bwahahahaha The%20Telegraph"]http://www.telegraph...l]The Telegraph Also Vanity Fair

Surely I am at the wrong site?

I wouldn't want to see most people like that let alone lowlife people...

He done well then Just need to get Silver Cells done and a less garish sign on the front....one that may even consist of all of the letters of the shop.