So here we go again. A moment of stupidity coming back to bite a politician on the bum. The bum in question this time belongs to Kim McGuinness, a well-regarded figure in the Labour Party who hopes to be elected as the first North East Regional Mayor and who currently serves as Northumbria Police and …
The old French proverb ‘the more things change, the more they remain the same’ can be applied to many things, particularly in the world of politics — but seldom does it ring more true than in the case of the North-South divide. Over the course of the last 30 years, governments of various persuasions have …
The couple behind Northumberland’s first Michelin star restaurant have tabled ambitious expansion plans, which would see them open a new restaurant in the county. Swedish chef Alex Nietosvuori and his Northumberland-born wife, Ally, who opened Restaurant Hjem in the village of Wall in 2019, have submitted a planning application for a purpose-built restaurant-with-rooms on the …
One of Tyneside’s favourite new haunts for fans of stylish living spaces is poised to celebrate its first birthday after bursting onto the interior decor scene. Bibelot Nook opened on Stepney Road, under Byker bridge, Newcastle, in March 2023 and immediately became a hit with those seeking to refashion their North East pads. Demand led to …
It’s an enduring misconception that most tech entrepreneurs achieve success because they’re either lucky, born into privilege or are even privy to some secret sauce that the rest of us just don’t know about! Mitch doesn’t subscribe to any of that. Rather Mitch is a “normal lad”, as he describes, “who works hard and solves …
Happily, the latest date in the commercial rip-off calendar is now behind us for another year. Valentine’s Day, which sees men clearing petrol stations of tired bunches of tulips, is at least the saviour of the floristry and chocolate industries, in the same way that Christmas accounts for the total annual sales of ceramic models …
They say ‘opportunity is a bird that never perches’ and that is certainly the case for Bob the pigeon and his Gateshead owner. When Bob set off for a race from Guernsey in June 2022 to head back home to Blaydon, neither the unsuspecting bird nor his owner could have known they were about to …
A new round of the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme grants has opened for applications. Small businesses and freelancers working in the creative and cultural sector in the North of Tyne area are being encouraged to apply for grants up to £8,000. Whether they’re looking to build on commercial ideas, find ways …
Walks along the beach galvanised Jackie Sewell into making it her business to launch a war on waste. Jackie, who had run her own interior design business for 30 years, found herself picking up rubbish — especially plastics — while walking the dog on beaches near her home in Tynemouth. She says:” It showed me …
Two new Tyneside hotels are now open for business – but it will be several weeks before they expect to welcome their first guests. The ‘hotels’ have been erected on top of the towers at the Gateshead side of the Tyne Bridge. It is hoped they will provide nesting ledges for kittiwakes when they return …
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