A North East-based carer has claimed many of those being controversially asked to return Carer’s Allowance overpayments to the authorities are “paying for the government’s mistakes”. In a week when the BBC shone a light on the impact the Department for Work and Pensions’ retrieval methods are having up and down the country, unpaid carers …
While the Northern Lights have been all the rage across the North East since their spectacular appearance last weekend, stargazing experts are pointing to another rare sight that’s set to decorate our skies this summer. Night shining clouds are an ethereal phenomena; noctilucent clouds that exist in Earth’s upper atmosphere that become visible from mid-May …
Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy says Northumberland can look forward to a ‘prosperous’ future following the news that a world-leading wind turbine testing facility is to be built in the county. The £86m investment was announced earlier this week by Science, Innovation and Research Minister, Andrew Griffith, with the new facility equipped to test 150m …
A research team led by Northumbria University has received funding to investigate the future use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. The four-year project has secured £3.4 million from Responsible AI UK as part of a wider £31 million programme. The scheme, titled Probable Futures — Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures, will be …
Poetry and healthcare — not an obvious alliance but one that has propelled a North East poet towards a new communications role with independent charity Healthwatch. Lewis Brown has been writing and performing poetry since his university days, appearing at festivals across the UK and overseas, including the Edinburgh Fringe and slams in the United …
It’s been quite a week. The first North East Mayor has already chaired her first meeting of the new combined authority. Kim McGuinness was one of 10 Labour mayors elected last week. Further south, Ben Houchen gave the Conservatives their only success when he comfortably held on to his position in the Tees Valley for …
A leading North East advocate for people with neurological conditions has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of penalising unpaid carers who look after their loved ones and setting them up to fail. Carers from across the region are being forced to repay the government after breaking earning rules set by the DWP, …
Northumbrian Water has released an interactive map which allows members of the public to track potential overflows of sewerage. The map provides real time information on storm overflows across the North East in an effort to allow people to make “informed choices” about how they use rivers and coastal waters. Storm overflows are designed to …
A crucial travel route in Durham is set to benefit from a £2.5 million cash injection for better walking and cycling facilities. The funding will concentrate on the one-and-a-half mile stretch between the Arnison Centre and New College Durham at Framwellgate Moor. Durham County Council has secured funding from Active Travel England to deliver improvements …
A new North East startup is aiming to revolutionise the way clothes are bought online while drastically reducing the amount of returns that currently inundate the sector. With the rise in returns reflecting badly on the balance books of some of fashion’s biggest names, one Seaham entrepreneur has come up with the makings of a …
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