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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Andy Watson

    Oysters from coastal nursery 'thriving' in North Sea (opens the original)

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    Oysters which conservationists hope will improve water quality for years to come are "thriving" in the North Sea, they say. About 1,000 mature native oysters and 15,000 juveniles, known as spat on shells, have been released at a nursery at South Tyneside in the final stages of a project. For the past six years, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and nature charity Groundwork have been establishing self-sustaining, functioning oyster reefs in Sunderland and off the coast of Whitburn. Project

  2. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Andy Watson

    Hollywood stars in North East to film farming thriller (opens the original)

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    An actor who starred in the Jurassic World franchise has said "it's been cool to get out of London" as she films a feature length film set entirely in north-east England. Newcastle production company House 54 has been shooting MacDonald on locations in County Durham and Northumberland. Directed, produced and written by Daniel Patrick Vaughan, the rural thriller focuses on a family of farmers under vast economic pressure who will do anything to survive. Isabella Sermon, who plays the role of Marl

  3. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Andy Watson

    River Tyne plastic nurdle spill an environmental disaster, charity says (opens the original)

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    A charity dedicated to protecting a river has called a spillage of plastic pellets into it an "environmental disaster". On 19 July tonnes of tiny beads, known as nurdles, entered the River Tyne when a vessel struck a shipping container in South Shields, with the Tyne Rivers Trust fearing the plastic could be in it for "years to come". Chief executive Sophia Stovall said: "Already we've seen fish with nurdles in their system and fisherman through the gutting process have also confirmed it's evide

  4. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Andy Watson

    Newcastle street videos 'exploiting' vulnerable people (opens the original)

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    Content creators have been accused of exploiting homeless and vulnerable people in videos filmed without their consent. Many show people in Newcastle under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A petition calling for Newcastle City Council and Northumbria Police to crack down on them has reached more than 5,000 signatures. Christine Gray, from North Tyneside, began the petition and said: "It's disgusting, they target vulnerable adults for nothing more than cheap laughs." Creators Michael Ballymore

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