The multi-million-pound conversion of an historic engineer’s workshop into a centre for businesses has been completed in Newcastle. The Pattern Shop, behind Central Station, is where Robert Stephenson built and exported steam engines all around the world, putting it at the heart of the industrial revolution in the late 1800s. When it fell empty in …
Earlier this month I read with interest news of the freak storms passing through the US states of Utah and Nevada which brought about an unprecedented invasion of tumbleweed. Helpless residents became prisoners in their own homes as thousands of bone dry plants piled up against their doors and windows, preventing entry or exit. Time, …
On the face of it, managing the Metro is a thankless task. Record delays to the service, the painful disintegration of an ageing fleet, damaging storms destroying decades of investment and technical problems plaguing the network’s incoming trains have all contributed to a miserable few years for the team tackling crisis upon crisis. It’s to …
On a mission to stimulate the North East economy, point regional businesses towards potentially transformative pots of cash and persuade SMEs to take the next step, Jonpaul Heron is passionate about enabling financial flexibility. Newly appointed at growth fund managers UMi, the experienced business adviser spends his working week seeking to inject fresh capital into …
North East rock icons Mark Knopfler and Brian Johnson team up with the region’s latest local hero, Sam Fender, in a new documentary series airing this spring. Dire Straits star Mark and AC/DC frontman Brian are the faces of Sky Arts show Music Legends. And the second programme sees Brit award winner Sam take the …
‘Funeral van drops coffin’. Even today, the rather sobering headline still beggars belief. But it happened. And I was there. Almost. Back in the day — when there was barely room to move in the newsroom, 10 reporters were chasing every story and exclusives were like gold dust — it was difficult to make your …
The vice chairman of an impartial body charged with monitoring Durham Prison has called into question whether fresh government plans to reduce overcrowding can scratch the surface of a crisis threatening to cripple the UK’s justice system. The Independent Monitoring Board’s (IMB) annual report into the state of under-pressure HMP Durham — published today (March …
Tucked away on a modest plot at Newburn Riverside, D’Addario’s unassuming European base remains one of the North East business community’s best kept secrets. It’s from the US firm’s busy Tyneside hub that everyone from Sam Fender to Mark Knopfler sources tried and tested equipment that’s been trusted for half a century. D’Addario supplies and …
A leading energy claims specialist has helped recover thousands of pounds for a small amusement arcade business, after leading energy supplier Engie was found liable in a groundbreaking legal case. The business operating as Queenie’s Casino Slots (Queenie’s) was awarded more than £10,000 from the global supplier following a court claim brought by energy litigation …
Join the erudite and engaging Jeab Prapunwong on a long-imagined journey through Thai cuisine and within minutes it feels as if you’ve been transported to a far-flung corner of the Far East, where nuanced spices jostle for position with marinated meat and sumptuous seafood, in delicious dishes honed for hundreds of years. The proud owner …
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