The head of a leading North East charity has issued a warning about the consequences of an outright ban on zero-hour contracts. A future Labour government would introduce such a ban as part of their flagship workers’ rights proposals — proposals which were agreed last July and reaffirmed this week during a meeting of senior …
The spreading of volcanic dust on farmland to increase crop yields and capture carbon could become commonplace across the world if the UK-based company championing the process wins a $50m prize UNDO, a carbon dioxide removal company launched by former Durham University student, Jim Mann, has been selected as one of 20 finalists from a …
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 …
The son of a distinguished medical officer in the Polish resistance during the Second World War, Dr Andrzej Hubert Szemis was a brilliant, active, and intensely proud man. Having been the director of a hospital in Poland, the eminent psychiatrist came to England at the end of the Cold War in 1984, settling in Leicester …
North East acting stars have been offering inspiration and advice to aspiring performers at the University of Sunderland. A series of special events have given students studying Screen Performance the chance to interrogate Jimmy Nail, Robson Green and Melanie Hill, whose collective CVs are peppered with TV classics such as Coronation Street, Soldier, Soldier, Spender, …
MAYOR STEPPING DOWN: Dame Norma Redfearn has announced she is to step down from her role as Mayor of North Tyneside in 2025. Having held the position since 2013, she has decided against standing for re-election for a fourth term. The news was confirmed via an email to local Labour Party members earlier this week. …
A colourful and vibrant event celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Africa is set to take place on May 25 at One Strawberry Lane in Newcastle. This is Africa is a one-day family-friendly event promising to be filled with Afrobeats, flavourful culinary delights and an abundance of colour. Despite the long-standing history of African communities …
A project set up to gather and maintain a vast collection of archive images of Newcastle’s West End is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The Newcastle Photo Archive, previously West Newcastle Picture History Collection, now numbers around 50,000 images. The volunteer-run organisation is based at the West End Customer Service Centre and Library on Condercum Road …
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 …
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