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6 March 2024

Review: Big Bruckner Weekend

Rumour has it that The Glasshouse bosses were nervous nobody would turn up, having programmed an entire weekend of music by a cultish but heavy-going Austrian country boy born 200 years ago. Forget the nerves – the Big Bruckner Weekend pulled in packed houses drawn by the unique opportunity to hear the composerโ€™s final three …

Women urge candidates: Give us a voice

The distinct needs of women and girls will be the subject of a debate between the North East mayoral candidates next week. Organised by One Million Women and Girls โ€” the campaign set up to ensure the voices of women are heard and listened to by the regionโ€™s new Combined Authority โ€” the ticketed event …

Making the case for culture

Five of the six candidates vying to be the first elected mayor of a huge swathe of the North East attended their first hustings at St Chadโ€™s College, Durham, on Monday night. It is reported about 100 people were there to hear them put their case, discussing issues including transport, green energy, schools, housing and …

New principal sets his goals

There can be few greater tests of resilience than the world of football. But as newly appointed college principal and chief executive of Bishop Auckland College Group Shaun Hope is discovering the skills he developed in the game are crossing into education. โ€œWhen you are growing up with football you donโ€™t realise the lessons you …

Unlucky break has a Silver lining

A slip on the ski slopes proved to be a lucky break for Teesside engineer-turned-author Fiona Erskine. After a career spanning 30 years at the forefront of chemical engineering, Fiona decided to put pen to paper and create a jet-setting explosives expert โ€” and that expert would be a woman. It took a skiing accident …

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