The QT

Sunday 13 October 2024
13/10/2024

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Rain stops play for Little Lindi  Family festival Little Lindi, which was due to take place from July 26-28, has been cancelled due to the persistently awful weather the North East has been subjected to in recent weeks. Organisers of the younger sibling of the Lindisfarne Festial made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon (July 17), …

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ALL CHANGE: Newcastle United co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi look set to leave the club this summer after three years at St James’ Park. Staveley played a key role in orchestrating the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s purchase of an 80 per cent stake in The Magpies in 2021, bringing an end to Mike …

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Popular stage show Birdsong to return to the region A new production of First World War drama Birdsong begins a national tour in the autumn, arriving at Newcastle Theatre Royal from January 21 to 25 next year. Rachel Wagstaff’s stage adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s 1993 bestselling novel of war and romance premiered in London in …

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Annual blast of brass to signal festival’s return Durham Brass Festival begins in traditionally rousing style tomorrow (Friday, July 5) with a gig in the cathedral featuring Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) and the NASUWT Riverside Band. The former, marking 40 years since the miners’ strike, will perform their hit album, Every Valley. It’s a sell-out …

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BORN TO RUN: There was a Geordie fairytale finish to the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle racecourse at the weekend. Trainer Brian Ellison was born on Plate Day 72 years ago and it has always been his ambition to train the winner of the North East’s biggest horse race, also known as the Pitmen’s Derby. He …

One wish, one paragraph, one hundred people

The North East election wish list is long and varied. Some favourites did emerge. Ending child poverty, investing in the NHS and social care, taxation and planning, along with a return to honesty, integrity and standards in public office. So here is our collection of ‘one wish in one paragraph’. How long is a paragraph …

Constructing the case for local investment

What is Construction Alliance Northeast (CAN) and what does it do? CAN represents the members of Northern Counties Builders Federation (NCBF), Federation of Master Builders (FMB), National Federation of Builders (NFB) and Civil Engineers Contractors Association (CECA). We lobby the Government, MPs, local authorities and other procurement organisations, to remind them of the wider benefits …

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NOTHING TO GAIN: The Gainford Group says it is looking to invest elsewhere after claiming a lack of support from Newcastle City Council. The company employs more than 1,200 people, operates care homes as well as hotels, bars and restaurants across Newcastle, including The County  and The Vermont Hotel. Director Imran Khaliq said: “Gainford has …

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Cultural partnership announced Northumbria University has unveiled new partnerships with Live Theatre and Tyne and Wear Museums, to ‘cement the region’s reputation for excellence in the cultural and creative industries’. The partnerships will support new research addressing some of the key challenges of our times; ‘linking culture and creativity to health and wellbeing, and exploring …

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Big screen opening for Beamish Museum County Durham attraction, Beamich Museum, is preparing to unveil its 1950s cinema – offering an entertaining addition to its 1950s Town. The recreation of the Grand cinema, from Ryhope in Sunderland, will give visitors a chance to experience a trip to the cinema in the 1950s, including Pathé news …

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