#durham

#durham

A field of blazing flowers bloomed in front of Durham cathedral, a net of pulsing green light arched over the market place, and the traffic control signs were warning of global warming and mass extinctions. Farewell to Arctic ice and the Queenwood shrub frog, they read, and they might have read farewell to Lumiere. For three nights and one last time, the much admired-and imitated-Lumiere festival is bringing joy, crowds and international light artists to the dark winter streets.

In Lincoln, The Blaze scored 218-6, with Marie Kelly and Georgie Boyce contributing 66 and 46 runs respectively in a solid opening partnership of 106.