Fraud, bullying and disingenuous campaigning. These serious allegations and more continue to be levelled at key figures within North Tyneside’s Conservative group by two disaffected ex-Tory councillors determined to bring down their former colleagues. A concerted campaign by Frank and Alison Austin — now proudly independent but still very much active on the local political …
One of Northumberland’s most popular visitor attractions has been recognised for its ‘extraordinary imagination, creativity and professional expertise’ by design bosses north of the border. Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery shared in the success of Studio MB’s Silver Award for Experiential Design at the Scottish Design Awards 2024. And Dr Chris Ferguson, director …
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has promised the region a triple transport boost after revealing rail, Metro and bus passengers will benefit from new investment and the removal of time-consuming red tape. The QT has been campaigning for the reopening of the Leamside Line, the extension of the Metro network to Washington and for the …
It was late at night or early in the morning. Or was it the middle of the afternoon? It’s difficult to tell in the picturesque Norwegian town of Honningsvåg, a few miles south of the Nordkapp, in the middle of summer. You see, throughout June and July, near 24-hour daylight is a prominent feature of …
The litigation arm of a campaigning North East claims company wants to stamp out exploitative business practices after winning what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK. North Tyneside-based Energy Solicitors Ltd (ESL) acted on behalf of a small business owner after an energy broker attempted to claim lost …
David Stubbs doesn’t shirk the question when asked to put a challenging few years into perspective. “It’s difficult, because you’re starting from zero,” he says. “But I wasn’t naïve to this. I knew what I was taking on.” It’s easy to assume that David, a keen advocate for exercise as a means of bolstering mental …
North East England can combine its passion for innovation, its engineering expertise and its higher education ecosystem to drive ahead in the space sector. That’s the positive verdict of industry-leading experts who are encouraging the region’s business, manufacturing and education bosses to embrace the final frontier. Hot on the heels of last month’s North East …
Prof Matthew Johnson is a refreshingly straight-talking, no-nonsense North Easterner with his finger firmly on the pulse of public policy research. The son of welfare dependent parents has seen his head turned and his opinion reshaped by compelling evidence that reinforces the view that financial and social security comfortably trump austerity and economic streamlining when …
Child poverty chiefs and education experts have called for an urgent new strategy to tackle destitution across the North East after a damning report revealed increasing levels of hardship is putting primary education in a perilous position. Teachers across the region are under mounting pressure to tailor the school day to the requirements of those …
Unusually for early June in the North East of England, it was a balmy, blue sky, summer’s day. If I hadn’t been already, I was feeling the heat. The blazing sun was starting to poke through the gaps in my helmet’s visor and, beneath the rim, sweat was pouring off my forehead, down my nose …
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