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'I was accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree and wore Rod Stewart wig as disguise in public'
Walter Renwick, 70, found himself at the centre of fake claims and abuse when the Sycamore Gap tree was felled - he was ...
Five people taken to hospital after crash closes A19 near Cramlington
Five people have been taken to hospital following a collision on the A19 near Cramlington. The Saturday evening crash took ...
'We're the cops who captured Raoul Moat - we kept our guns trained on him for six hours'
Fifteen years on from the dramatic moment when Raoul Moat was captured by armed police, the two officers who caught him have ...
I was wrongly accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree
Within hours of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree being illegally felled, Walter Renwick found himself in a maelstrom of ...
On this day in 2015: Fishburn celebrates return of pit wheel after 40 years
On this day in 2015, hundreds of residents and dignitaries gathered to celebrate the return of a County Durham pit wheel to ...
Cross-dressing paedophile rapist to be freed despite victim's plea to keep him behind bars
A cross-dressing serial rapist who one victim pleaded “must never be released” is set to walk free from jail in the coming ...
'I was wrongly accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree and wore Rod Stewart wig as disguise in public'
Former lumberjack Walter Renwick, 70, was arrested along with a teenager soon after the world famous tree was felled in ...
Newcastle heatwave water safety warning as top fire officer demonstrates how to 'float to live'
The event also saw members of the public able to explore a fire engine, try using "throw bags" which are used in rescues, and also watch a live fire boat rescue demonstration. That's where Deputy ...
Sycamore Gap tree: The story so far
Two men have been convicted of chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree, which once stood in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in ...