The QT

Monday 21 October 2024
21/10/2024

Author name: Dan Sheridan

Mayors at front and centre of economic growth mission

New powers for Englandโ€™s metropolitan mayors will be introduced in an effort to roll out โ€˜greater devolutionโ€™ of decision makingย in the regions. Laying out the governmentโ€™s legislative plans during the Kingโ€™s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday, King Charles III revealed plans to give combined authorities new powers to help โ€˜support local …

Solidarity on display at Gala

โ€œAlways a highlight in the Trades Union Congress calendar.โ€ Thatโ€™s how TUC general secretary Paul Nowak described the Durham Minersโ€™ Gala after another memorable and emotional event last weekend. Despite the best efforts of the wet weather, thousands turned out for the annual celebration and firm fixture since 1871, with this yearโ€™s edition the first …

Schools need more help to support pupils’ mental health

A North East behavioural psychotherapist has backed calls for a โ€˜whole schoolโ€™ approach to help tackle mental health issues affecting the regionโ€™s children and young people. The endorsement comes after a former headteacher who installed a specialist child counsellor to support her pupils at a Northumberland school warned the new Labour government not to โ€˜paper …

How Northumbrian Water is tapping into innovation

Ideas were flying amid the rain on Tyneside earlier this week, with Northumbrian Waterโ€™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 โ€” now in its eighth year โ€” welcomed visitors from over 40 countries as well as representatives from …

On location in the North

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 …

โ€˜Trailblazingโ€™ head backs mental health plan โ€” with a warning

A former headteacher who installed a specialist child counsellor to support her pupils at a Northumberland school has warned the new Labour government not to โ€˜paper over the cracksโ€™ as they look to tackle studentsโ€™ mental health. Sir Keir Starmerโ€™s new administration, which swept to power following last weekโ€™s landslide General Election victory, has pledged …

Recognised for their service

A number of leading figures from the North East business community were acknowledged in the Kingโ€™s Birthday Honours List, which was announced last week. Jen Hartley, director of Invest Newcastle at NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Harry Wilson, chair of South Shields firm UK Docks, Sunderland City Council chief executive Patrick Melia and Martin Lawlor, chief executive at …

Sparking youngstersโ€™ imagination

Schoolchildren from six Newcastle primary schools were welcomed to a special event aimed at inspiring them to consider a future career in science or technology earlier this week. A total of 240 children took part in โ€˜Building Blocksโ€™ โ€” a tech gathering designed to ignite interest in the jobs of tomorrow via a series of …

Social care is a crisis that needs tackling now

The word โ€˜carentโ€™ is not in the English dictionary. If it was, its descriptor might go something like: Adult children looking after an elderly parent, grandparent, relative or friend: the care of someone finding it difficult to live independently due to advanced health problems. The hybrid term, of course, is little more than a portmanteau, …

Blazing a trail for the talented Charlie Rogers

A new trail and exhibition could soon be installed at one of the North Eastโ€™s best-loved parks to celebrate the life and works of Gateshead artist Charlie Rogers. The concept, which is under consideration by Gateshead Council, aims to elevate awareness of Rogersโ€™ work following his death in 2020 via a trail in his beloved …

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