Believe it or not, long before Whitley Bay became a gentrified coastal retreat for wealthy retirees and post-pandemic millennials, it rivalled Newcastle’s infamous Bigg Market as a melting pot for no-holds-barred partying. During the hedonistic 80s and 90s, when it came to letting your hair down in Whitley, the gloves — and just about everything …
Maybe Mel O’Connor can see the future… as well as a way forward for world class athletes to significantly improve their eyesight and move more efficiently. It’s 20 years since the North Tyneside-based entrepreneur hatched his idea for revolutionising professional sport but that long-term vision is finally paying off. “We’re ready to do this for …
GFW is the new name for one of the North East’s leading property specialists after ambitious bosses insisted the time is right for a full brand refresh. George F White has provided property and business advice to the region’s residential, commercial, development and rural property sectors since 1979. And after a year that’s seen 17 …
A leading North East author says he’s ‘thrilled’ to appear on the UK’s most prestigious crime writing long list for the second time. Trevor Wood, from Newcastle, joins Vera creator Anne Cleeves as a Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2024 nominee. And the playwright and journalist turned award-winning author is hoping to …
When Jack White, The Wonderstuff and chart-topping North Tyneside neighbour Sam Fender agree to headline Newcastle’s Innovation Festival, it’s likely that Angela MacOscar will feel her work there is done. It’s an ambitious wishlist but then Angela is an ambitious type. In just eight years she has transformed Northumbrian Water’s sector-disrupting summer shindig from the …
“I’m a 60-year-old with the thigh muscles of a man half my age. Go on, have a feel.” I almost choked on my cherry Coke. My shorthand suddenly drifted off into a trembling, wavy scribble. I could feel beads of sweat starting to drip down the inside of my best pinstripe trilby. And I realised …
These are tense times for everyone involved with Key Subject Tuition. Last week, founder and director Claire Wardle submitted an application that could transform the South Tyneside education provider’s ability to arm a generation of young people and adult learners with vital skills and improved prospects. Should Key Subject Tuition be successful in its bid …
James Morgan is staring out of his office at Benwell Hill CC wondering when — or if — the new cricket season will ever get underway. Heavy April showers have been a feature of the last three weeks and grounds staff across the North East have been grappling with one of the wettest springs, and …
“But what’s the local angle,” my irritable news editor would bark across the office floor at least 10 times every day. Inevitably, there was one. And the Chronicle, like every local and regional newspaper back in the day, would pride itself on finding some close-to-home connection to the biggest story of the day — however …
Grabbing Gill Hunter for a quick coffee and a chinwag is easier said than done — even if she used to be your neighbour and you share a passion for ear-bleeding heavy metal. In fact, our last meeting only came about because I’d rather hastily agreed to appear on Square One Law’s increasingly popular podcast, …
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