The vice chairman of an impartial body charged with monitoring Durham Prison has called into question whether fresh government plans to reduce overcrowding can scratch the surface of a crisis threatening to cripple the UK’s justice system. The Independent Monitoring Board’s (IMB) annual report into the state of under-pressure HMP Durham — published today (March …
Sam Fender’s face was a picture. His eyes were sparkling and his mouth had cracked into a huge smile. He was listening for the first time to Alan Hull’s original demo of Winter Song, a track he’d grown up with and had recently recorded. This was the look of instant recognition as one songwriter hears …
Ultimately, the success or failure of any media organisation — or individual journalist — depends on trust. Do you, as the reader, listener, or viewer, trust the information you are being fed, along with the practices being used to obtain and present that information? If the answer is no, then all credibility is lost, and …
In 1900 a Tyneside youngster was ‘taught a lesson’ for stealing from his employer by being birched. Now the fate of George Sayers, aged around 12, has provided a lesson in turn to pupils at a school near to where he lived in North Shields. George’s story is the latest project by the North Shields …
Tony Baker, one of the North East’s most eminent journalists and broadcasters, has died, aged 76, following a long illness. Ever-present on BBC screens for almost 30 years, his communication skills, empathy and understanding of ‘the story’, meant Tony was comfortable in the presence of a huge spectrum of people from Prime Ministers and Parliamentarians, …
As an audience member, says Janet Plater, you can come out of a theatre sometimes feeling a bit concerned or even depressed. That’s true. Given theatre’s role of reflecting society, there’s no shortage of material that would have that effect. “But I make no criticism of anyone,” adds Janet quickly. “Theatre’s hard whatever it is …
A rare natural history collection is back “in the family” after being believed lost for decades. The internationally important 18th century shell collection has been returned to English Heritage’s Chesters site in Northumberland after once being saved from a skip. Containing more than 200 specimens, including an extinct species and several believed to have been …
A poignant farewell celebration to mark the end of much-loved theatre company, Curious Monkey will pack out Gosforth Civic Theatre on Friday night (March 15). Curious Monkey Grand Finale promises to be an emotional and joyful evening as the curtain comes down on a decade of the North East’s trailblazing Theatre Company of Sanctuary, which …
As a technology journalist in my 20s, not only did I spend much of my time interviewing disruptive tech founders across the North East, and wider UK, but such people became my friends. I found a tribe for my passion. I’d always be envious when those mates would jet off to Austin, Texas, every March …
Hand-painted birthday cards by anonymous artist Banksy are set to realise happy financial returns in a sale on Tyneside. The cards by Banksy were sent to close friend Emma Houghton, who has now put them up for auction with Anderson & Garland at the Newcastle firm’s Spring sale on March 20. Estimates for the cards …
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