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Storm Arwen causes chaos after a week from hell for Northumberland Zoo.
Northumberland County Zoo faced a stressful week and a half after having to close due to the storm
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Facing strong winds, power cuts and flooding, the zoo have finally been able to reopen again to the public (15th December).
The family run zoo based at Eshottheugh Farm near Felton fell short when two of its backup generators failed leaving them with no power.
The Met Office reported that Arwen charged speed at 98mph in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland making it one of the most powerful winter storms of the latest decade.
Good news has been reported that all the animals made it through the storm with little detriment.
Maxine Bradley, Zoo Curator, explained they do put plans in place for extreme wind conditions, “but you don’t make them for that extreme.”
“It’s been especially stressful for the keepers who work with these animals every day and build relationships with them. To see them looking so feeble because it’s so cold is horrific.”
The power outage started on Saturday evening after a telegraph pole was reported to have caught fire in the car park.
With reptiles and amphibians needing external heat sources to remain warm, Maxine said “If they don’t have heat they’ll just shut down.”
The need to find new homes for the cold-blood animals until the storm passed proved stressful for the workers.
Northumberland County Zoo also encountered difficulty trying to get in touch with Northern Powergrid with three days passing before power was restored.
The electricity board distributed an apology statement to its customer’s explaining some parts of their network was also affected.
Artic Foxes Hamish and Dougal sadly had their home wiped out by a tree and will therefore need an indoor home in the future for safety measures.
The storm additionally damaged the entrance, soft play and café were all flood creating an unfortunate expense.
The reopening of the zoo should see faces walking through the door in the run up to Christmas for a family day out. The park currently has 17 acres for visitors to explore with over 100 species of animals to see.
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The wildlife park opens at 9:30am every day.
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Karen’s Diner on Tour coming to town on tour and ‘well if y’all show up in force we’ll either come as a longer term pop up or simply just stay put for a while until we’ve insulted everyone in the North East!’
We have spoken to the top Karen who assures everyone who went last time that Bottomless means BOTTOMLESS!
At our pop-up Karen’s you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. A place where you can complain until the cows come home because we literally don’t care. You can expect good food, good fun and a dining experience like you’ve never had before. Let us know if it’s your birthday, if your name is Karen and for the love of Karen don’t ask to speak to the manager….
Your ticket includes a delicious BOTTOMLESS pizza and BOTTOMLESS prossecco or select spirits and mixers as well as select soft drinks drinks for a full 90mins
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You will get full and authentic Karen experience – our games, our waitstaff and the full works. Decent food provided by the venue (we hope) and BOTTOMLESS booze for those who love a drink. This is a dining experience like no other – literally. Come enjoy the OG Karen’s from OG Karen’s.
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It looks set to be one of ITV’s biggest dramas this year and The Hunt for Raoul Moat is being brought to screen by the same people responsible for smash hit shows Line of Duty, Bodyguard and Vigil.
It was confirmed last April that production on the series had commenced, nearly 12 years after Moat gunman shot ex girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Christopher Brown, with Brown dying from his injuries. After fleeing Samantha’s home in Birtley, Moat, who had been released from prison just days earlier, went on the run, shooting on duty policeman PC David Rathband in the face as he sat in a patrol car on the outskirts of Newcastle and leaving him blind.
From there, Moat headed for Northumberland, forcing the quiet village of Rothbury into a lockdown as police launched a frantic search for him. The hunt for Moat reached its conclusion with a tense stand-off between the killer and the police on a riverbank, with Moat eventually shooting himself and dying from his injuries as he was rushed to Newcastle General Hospital.
ITV announced three parter The Hunt for Raoul Moat almost a year ago, as filming got underway in Yorkshire, with a cast including ex Bodyguard star Matt Stokoe as Moat and Inspector George Gently actor Lee Ingeleby as police chief Neil Adamson.
ITV have yet to officially announce an release date for The Hunt for Raoul Moat, but is expected to be form part of the channel’s spring programming.
footballinsider247 are reporting that the main shirt sponsor slot for Newcastle United is expected to be filled by airline SAUDI, who sponsored Newcastle’s mid-season tour of their owners’ homeland in December.
They state ‘This site revealed in February that there is frustration at St James’ Park that they have inherited a kit deal with Castore worth just £5m per year with no break clause and several seasons left to run.’
Newcastle’s recently appointed CEO Darren Eales has already previously expressed that the club at looking at all commercial opportunities and fans on Twitter were keen to mock up their expectation for the new shirts, see below and let us know your thoughts and also see our below video on how NUFC can increase commercial avenues..
Eddie Howe’s team are currently in a strong position to achieve a European slot which would increase revenue into the club allowing more spend whilst staying within Financial Fair Play which is something Howe has spoken about on several occasions as they look to stay within. If the club do reach a European slot it should help significantly with recruitment in the summer by making it a more attractive proposition to any incoming targets.
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