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Indigenous readers be advised that the following letter contains references to persons deceased. I read with some interest and also, I am sad to admit, disappointment, the article by Marc Hendrickx ( Echo, 17 February). As a climber I understand his concerns and can empathise with his sense of potential loss and need to protect what is important to him, but am not convinced by his arguments. I am particularly concerned with his criticism of NPWS for preferencing the views of the Bundjalung nati...

COUNCILLORS in Bolton have backed a budget which will mean £35m of cuts and hundreds of council job losses over the next year. The Conservative-led authority, which holds control with the co-operation of a number of smaller parties, narrowly won a vote of all councillors after a three-hour debate. The budget was carried by 28 votes to 22 with the Liberal Democrats on the council abstaining from the vote. Labour voted against the budget. Councillors representing Farnworth and Kearsley ...

Wild Pink Capture the Sheet Vastness of Life on A Billion Little Lights 7 Wild Pinks first two albums, 2017s self-titled debut and the following years Yolk in the Fur, are hidden gems — vocalist John Ross had quietly captured the numbing grandeur of classic rock poeticisms à la Tom Petty with a modernist bent. On those records, Ross sings as though he is forever staring out into the mountainous abyss, freely escaping the repetitiveness of the overstimulating New York City hustle, alongside...

Handsome signal box to be demolished after standing proud in Billingham for 110 years Major works to modernise level crossings and signalling on the Durham Coast Line mean the Billingham signal box will be removed Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you ...

TIME is almost up on a campaign to save an “iconic” signal box as the start date for demolition looms. Network Rail plans to remove Billingham signal box, on Station Road, next month as part of its plans for a major resignalling project on the Durham coast line. There has been a campaign to save the box but Network Rail says removal is the only option. Alex Cunningham, MP for Stockton North, said: “Ive been contacted by residents and campaigners about the signalling boxes at Billi...

Postgraduates provide handmade hand sanitizer, masks to local unhoused Christopher Gee/Courtesy With the biggest surge in COVID-19 cases in coming months, grassroots organization Common Humanity Collective aims to make 10,000 masks to accommodate potential demand. Last Updated December 20, 2020 Common Humanity Collective, a grassroots mutual aid organization that produces and distributes personal protective equipment, or PPE, such as handmade hand sanitizer and face masks, is prepared for a sur...

Nasdaq is pushing to require more diversity on corporate boards. (Source: Getty) Nasdaq made something of a statement this month when it submitted a proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt new rules relating to board diversity at companies listed on its stock exchange. If the SEC approves, the rules would require all Nasdaq-listed companies to publicly disclose board director diversity statistics and have — or explain why they don’t have — at least two diverse dir...