Save the Ryhope pigeon cree
It's not often that the north-east village I come from makes local news , never mind international and headline news. But that's what's been happening as the fight to save Ryhope pigeon crees rages on - and rightly so. I remember walking past the pigeon crees on my way to and from school. I know some of the men who still have their crees on the land. Like most other Ryhope people, I also know who is behind Worktalent, the company who want to shift the crees off the site and develop it for profit. Even Robbie Coltrane and a telly crew called to Ryhope to see what is now one of Britain's strangest listed buildings . The pigeon men's case is being heard in Parliament again today, let's hope local MP Fraser Kemp can work his magic once again.