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Saturday 14 December 2024
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28 March 2024

Consensus through collaboration

Tell us about Developing Consensus. When were you formed and what were you set up to do? Developing Consensus was formed around 10 years ago to unite public and private sector organisations and encourage collaboration within the property and development industry. Since its inception, the group has grown steadily from 10 founding members to over …

The Brontës as not taught in schools

A new play called Underdog: The Other Other Brontë has just opened at the National Theatre but there’s good reason in the North East for looking out for the reviews when they start appearing in the coming days (press night in London is April 4). It’s a co-production between the National Theatre and Northern Stage …

Eyes and ears

ASHLEY SUES NUFC: Former owner Mike Ashley is suing Newcastle United for refusing to supply his retail company Sports Direct with the team’s kit for next season. The club have agreed an exclusive deal with rival retailer JD Sports which Ashley claims breaches competition law. He is seeking damages from the club and an injunction …

Cast your vote for Newcastle University study?

The looming General Election will be a relatively sedate affair compared to some of the contests of the past, a Tyneside-based project suggests. While today people will cast their secret vote in the local polling station or by post, in the 18th and early 19th centuries it could be an altogether livelier event. A study …

Animal tragic for the Borders raider

One of the perks of joining a local newspaper back in the 1990s was the chance to write about anything and everything. Sure, there were specialist senior reporters who regularly mopped up the front page exclusives on crime, politics, education and health. But that still left plenty more for the general news pool and, as …

You’re doing alright, Jack

It’s not even Easter yet, but I’d wager that 2024 is already riding high at the top of Jack Robertson’s life league table. Truth be told, I’ve no idea if he — or anyone else for that matter- has one. But if he did, this year would surely have to be up there for the …

Owner sought for spectacular historic home

Leading architect Ignatius Bonomi dotted the County Durham landscape with impressive works, ranging from mansions and a pioneering bridge to churches. Durham-based Bonomi worked on Lambton Castle, grand Durham country houses such as Eggleston Hall, Windlestone Hall and Blagdon Hall in Northumberland. Now another of Bonomi’s projects, the Grade II-star listed Burn Hall, near Durham, …

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