A special archive collecting and documenting the pioneering work of BBC journalist and author Kate Adie is being created in her native North East. Back in 2005 the Wearside-born veteran broadcaster, who spent decades on the front line of international journalism, donated her back catalogue of notebooks, tapes, letters, photographs, video footage and fan mail …
There are no signs of slowing down for octogenarian artist, Sheila Graber, as she continues to fundraise for local charities and back local campaigns. The 83-year-old was given Freedom of the Borough of South Tyneside in 2023 and is ‘very concerned’ to hear of plans to fell 143 trees at South Tyneside College to make …
A century ago an organisation was founded which was charged with the task of sending a powerful message to Britain’s women. Embrace the new electrical age and its gadgets — from cookers to vacuum cleaners — and free yourselves from domestic drudgery, was the call. At a time when families were often large and the …
Podcasters and YouTubers are turning to a young couple for their expertise as they try and wade through hours of video footage for the soundbites. Zara Paul and Aaron Morris, who met at Durham University, are continuing to grow their business Choppity which uses customised AI to home in on the best clips from lengthy …
If you’re asked to think about examples of the green economy in the North East then several areas might spring to mind. Sunderland — with Nissan’s pivot to full EV production? Certainly. Blyth — where the Catapult Network is building a thriving hub for renewables? Of course. But a new report from the Confederation of …
A leading light in the world of wellbeing has urged two successful Tyneside start-ups to broaden their reach and realise their full potential following a whistle-stop trip to the North East. Nicola Elliott, a Northumbria graduate and founder of internationally renowned NEOM Organics London, visited her former university to pass on key advice and expertise …
It’s World Book Week and where better to celebrate than Seven Stories where the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, is visiting today (March 6). Tomorrow, which is World Book Day, there will be 20-minute Storytimes sessions for young children and on Friday Richard O’Neill will decide which school has won a competition to secure his presence …
There is a lot said about the Leamside Line, especially after it was caught up in the Government’s Network North announcement in October last year. Yesterday (March 5) it was announced that the North East has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for the south end of the …
I started researching and writing my first book, Good Girl Deprogramming, in 2019 after 20 years as an organisational psychologist (a psychologist for businesses and their people). I’d seen many ways in which women struggled to find their place, assert their authority, and be recognised for their expertise — I saw it too frequently and …
Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed an apparent rise in the number of snarling and snapping dogs? Oh, and more dog poo on the pavement. More on the poo later, but let us turn first to the snarlers and snappers. Well, it turns out I wasn’t imagining it at all. Vets even …
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