Once upon a time, there was a young heir of Lambton Castle, who lived a very careless life. One Sunday morning he was fishing, and after cursing for a time after having no bites, caught a worm, which ...

Tom Murray receives funding from Australian Research Council. This work was also made possible through a Fellowship from the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) Durham University. The mind needs ...

The beginning to the tale of The Lambton Worm could just as easily be the anthem for our eight long years in the footballing wilderness. Cast out of the Premier League, our club, much like the fabled ...

A LEWIS Carroll poem, a serpent on Chester-le-Street’s council logo, a sword in Durham Cathedral and a famous local song have one thing in common: worms. In Durham, worm means dragon and in this ...

Next to a good reliable ghost, a Family Curse is one of the most hallowed appurtenances of British nobility. Last week a fine old Family Curse made a fine news story. Twenty-year-old Viscount Lambton, ...