Evie Lake

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Rise in animals being shot, warns charityEvie LakeBBC News, North East and CumbriaLorraine ThorntonJonny the cat came to Pawz for Thought with a pellet lodged inside himThe rise in the number of animals being shot is "absolutely horrific", a charity has said. Pawz for Thought in Sunderland said there was a "growing trend" of birds in particular being hit and killed by air rifles and catapults in the area.

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Video shows felling of much-loved tree, jury toldDuncan Leatherdale & Evie LakeBBC News, North East and CumbriaWatch the video shown to jurorsMobile phone footage which prosecutors claim shows the moment the "iconic" Sycamore Gap tree was felled has been shown to jurors. The tree had stood for more than 100 years in a dip on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland before it was felled in a "moronic mission" in the early hours of 28 September 2023, Newcastle Crown Court has heard.

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Sycamore Gap tree wedge kept as trophy, court hearsDuncan Leatherdale & Evie LakeBBC News, North East and CumbriaNick LewisDaniel Graham and Adam Carruthers deny criminal damageTwo men accused of chopping down the famous Sycamore Gap tree kept a wedge as a trophy in a felling that prosecutors described as a "moronic mission". The tree had stood for more than 100 years in a dip on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland before it was felled overnight on 27 September, 2023, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

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Group hopes to own historic church by end of yearEvie LakeBBC News, North East and CumbriaBill Henderson/GeographSt Cuthbert's Church in Billingham is facing closure due to rising costs and falling attendanceA community group hopes it can take ownership of a threatened church by the end of the year. Billingham's parish applied to close the town's 1,000-year-old St Cuthbert's Church last year due to rising costs and falling attendance.

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New habitat created for nesting bearded titsEvie LakeBBC News, North East and CumbriaNick BondFive bearded tits were spotted at the centre in 2022A new habitat has been created at a wetland centre with the hope of attracting new nesting birds. Washington Wetland Centre (WWC) has built domed shelters, known as wigwams, to create dry patches of reed debris around its saline lagoon for nesting. The centre wants to attracted bearded tits after five were spotted visiting the lagoon at the end of 2022.