Viewers of Regional TV who live North of the River Tyne, seldom get their local area, let alone anything that may be happening points northwards or eastwards, covered adequately. This includes, of course, the wonderful and breathraking beauty of the Northumberland (and Scottish Borders) countryside and Coast. However, this Website, a tribune for better Regional TV News-coverage for this northern corner of North East England has for this post some lovely views of a recent trip along the Northumberland Coast on a warm, pleasant late-August day (28th August 2024).
All these are views showing the proximity to the North Sea, some islands offshore, and castles erected in distant bygone eras to protect the area from Scottish armies- all of which have shaped communities in this beautiful part of the World. The same coastline, the blue North Sea, countryside and castles- and the islands just offshore give coastal Northumberland it’s rugged, breathtaking beauty that makes this one of the nicest parts of Britain for folk who live here, and for others who visit and enjoy the area. Enjoy the pictures:
THE SEA-FRONT AND PIER ON THE COAST AT THE SMALL FISHING TOWN OF AMBLE ON THE NORTHUMBERLAND COAST
VIEW NW FROM THE HARBOUR ADJOINING COQUET BAY IN AMBLE. SEA-BIRDS CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND WITH A DISUSED JETTY BEHIND IT. THE CASTLE IN THE BACKGROUND (CENTRE OF PHOTO) IS WARKWORTH CASTLEVIEW OF SEAHOUSES FROM THE BEACH JUST NORTH OF THIS SMALL COASTAL NORTHUMBERLAND TOWN. A FAIR WARM LATE AUGUST AFTERNOON WITH THE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 19C ON THE COAST WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.VIEW NORTH-EAST TOWARDS THE FARNE ISLANDS SOME THREE MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE COAST JUST NORTH OF SEAHOUSES. THE WHITE BUILDING VISIBLE ON THE NEAREST ISLAND IS THE INNER FARNE LIGHTHOUSE.FOUR MILES FURTHER NORTH FROM SEAHOUSES IS BAMBURGH CASTLE, ONE OF THE FINEST CASTLES TO BE FOUND ALONG THE NORTHUMBERLAND COAST. VIEW FROM BAMBURGH VILLAGE.
My name is Ian Pennell and I am a freelance Book-keeper. I live near Alston in the North Pennines in north-east Cumbria. I used to live and work in Lancaster until 19 years ago and have friends in northern North West England. I have two Websites devoted to campaigning for local, relevant Regional TV, one for Cumbria/ North Lancashire the other for Northumberland/Scottish-Border.............................................................................................................................. A big problem is that the Regional Television Bulletins for the North West covers the southern third of the Region about 90% (plus a part of Derbyshire which is NOT the North West of England), covers the middle third of North West England poorly and covers the northern third of North West England not at all! When I was studying at Lancaster University, I used to watch BBC1 North West Tonight because it covered areas up around where I was brought up- in northern Cumbria as well as more immediately locally around Lancaster. Then I came home one day, turned on BBC1 North West Tonight wondering why they were silent on Cumbria and discovered why: Most of Cumbria had been chopped off the weather-map! ........................................................................
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In rural and northern Northumberland too, Regional TV, as is received by viewers, tends too often to be Tyneside/ Wearside/ Teesside- focussed with little news locally. Communities in North Northumberland have strong links across the Border into south-east Scotland and towards Edinburgh but none of the Regional TV News- services serving Northumberland today ever goes across the Scottish Border to cover significant happenings of interest to North Northumbrians. The region of Northumberland/ Scottish Borders/ East and Mid Lothian area is vast- but it is largely overlooked by mainstream Regional TV! .................................................................................................................... ................
In two websites, one for northern North West England and the Isle of Man (a country in it's own right that does not have it's own TV service!), and another Website focussing on Northumberland, North Yorkshire and the North Pennines I make the point that Regional TV that informs viewers of important things in their local area is a Public Service that must be funded better, in order that rural areas of northernmost England get good geographic- appropriate local news-coverage.
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