"We shrug off criticism from the'stuck in the mud' critics -- they don't realise that the North needs to create jobs and boost businesses." Alnwick Garden has been criticised for using foreign designers and seeking public cash. It's all Harry's doing. Not Harry Potter - the fictional schoolboy magician who became a film hero when AInwick Castle was transformed into his school, Hogwarts, for the film series - but Harry. Earl Percy, the 11th Duke of Northumberland, who died of an amphetamine overdosein 1995. His brother succeeded to the dukedom and gave his wife, the new Duchess of Northumberland. 1 million pound to rebuild the garden at the castle. Now it is intended to be a 42 million pound Eden Project of the North. Or is it a Versailles of the North? Last week's bid by the Alnwick Garden trustees for 6 million pound (which may rise to 16 million pound before 2008) from funds including the European Regional Development Fund, has started a row.
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