Gosforth guitar great Mark Knopfler has sold 120 of his prized instruments at an historic auction at Christies (on January 31) for a staggering £8m. And North East charity Brave Hearts, of which he is patron, is now set for a bumper pay-day with a donation expected to be well in excess of half a …
For anyone running a charity, an unexpected windfall might sound like the kind of problem you dream of. “It’s a nice problem to have,” admits Jim Knight, one of the handful of trustees of Brave Hearts of the North East. “We’re all a bit shellshocked by the amount… but in a nice way.” The charity …
Outside the North Shields pub on a grey morning, Earl John Charlton is waiting — short-sleeves, cold beer close by. You’d bet confidently on the snow which will soon fall (not thickly, but snow is snow). “Honestly, you get used to it,” laughs Earl as we go inside and I head for the fire. “You …
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