Monthly Archives: September 2012
Consett Park – Then and Now
I was very lucky recently to come across a fantastic book on our area entitled “North Country Sketches” by George Neasham and thought I...
Brendan Healy’s My Little Theatre Tour Comes to Consett
North East favourite, Brendan Healy, is taking his distinctive brand of Geordie humour on tour this autumn to theatre venues across the region in...
The Season Starts – Consett Rugby
As of September 1st 2012, Consett Rugby Club mount their challenge on the Durham and Northumberland division one, against Ponteland. Following an impressive showing...
Big Changes For Consett AFC
Consett’s very own football club has been with us for over a century; being recognised as an official club since 1899. To this day,...
Local Artist Spotlight – Ego Trip
Ego Trip is a name you may have heard of recently. Hailing from Consett, this talented rapper is making waves across the UK scene...
How Banks Create Money Out Of Thin Air – The Fractional Reserve
In the current economic downturn, banks seem to be the biggest target of scorn and hate from the public. It seems that all the...
Power To the People – Wind Turbine
The proposed Berry Edge wind farm has the local community in uproar with the Fairways residents group leading the charge against the installation of...
The Parking Problem
As many of you will know, shiny shoed parking enforcement officers are alive and well in Consett. Until January of this year Consett had...
Microsoft Surface Tablet – Preview
With Microsoft poised to take the plunge into the tablet PC market with their new Surface tablet, it begs the question: will it become...
EPL Highlights – Newcastle & Sunderland – Week 3
In this week’s EPL highlights, Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC had a mixed bag of results to contend with as both teams could only...