Amid the many historic appointments in his cabinet, the new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made one particularly noteworthy announcement: James Timpson to become Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation. Timpson is not a politician but the head of the key-cutting and shoe-repair company of the same name. He was also the chief executive of …
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Northumberland Park nestled between Tynemouth and North Shields is a curiosity that, depending on your sensibilities, is either morbid or charmingly sweet. It’s a tranquil spot sheltered under countless mature deciduous trees that epitomises what it means to love — and lose — those closest to you. Filled …
In the first General Election since the UK officially left the EU, both Labour and Conservative leaders were conspicuously mute about Brexit. There have been some vague aspirations to ‘seize its opportunities’ or ‘make it work’, but otherwise, nothing. As prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer will have to deal with it, particularly as more Britons …
As a boy of seven, Les Coates watched — mesmerised — as neighbours crowded round a small black-and-white television set to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On June 2, 1953, in the village of Croft-on-Tees, near Darlington, it was the moment that sparked Les’s imagination and went on to define his life. “From …
Website wizards, coding kings and content queens are en route to North Tyneside ahead of a packed programme of cutting-edge tech talk. WordCamp Whitley Bay brings together WordPress experts from across the world for a day of debate, learning and innovative thinking. And the only event of its kind in the North East promises to …
Mark Pinder was a teenager when the possibilities offered by photography started coming into focus. “I’ve always been quite a curious person with many interests ranging from science, the arts, social and current affairs, politics etc,” he says. “I wasn’t particularly good at painting or drawing but a friend of my parents had an SLR …
Keith Alessi’s on the road again, speaking to me on a WhatsApp call as he embarks on a four-hour drive to see a friend in Philadelphia who’s “not doing too well”. The drive’s nothing, he assures me. “I routinely drive 30 or 40 hours across country in the States. “When I come to the UK …
Two weeks ago The QT published one election wish in one paragraph from one hundred people — and it’s fair to say it got people talking. A North East manifesto some called it. Last week North East Mayor Kim McGuinness wrote for The QT and said that dealing with child poverty, health and social care, …
Ideas were flying amid the rain on Tyneside earlier this week, with Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival pulling in more than 3,000 guests across their four-day event. Sprawled throughout 56 marquees at Newcastle Racecourse, the annual brainstorming get-together — now in its eighth year — welcomed visitors from over 40 countries as well as representatives from …
The film and television industry in the North East is set for a further boost after Newcastle was named as the latest location for a new production company. Leeds-based True North Post, which specialises in post-production, identified Newcastle in the hope of bringing more creative jobs to the city in the coming years. The announcement comes …
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