Two of the region’s best known business figures retired this week having served their companies for 60 years between them. Graeme Mason stepped down from his role at Newcastle International Airport, while Jamie Martin said farewell to colleagues at Ward Hadaway. In a post on LinkedIn, Graeme described his 30 years at the airport as …
A crucial travel route in Durham is set to benefit from a £2.5 million cash injection for better walking and cycling facilities. The funding will concentrate on the one-and-a-half mile stretch between the Arnison Centre and New College Durham at Framwellgate Moor. Durham County Council has secured funding from Active Travel England to deliver improvements …
Northumbrian Water has released an interactive map which allows members of the public to track potential overflows of sewerage. The map provides real time information on storm overflows across the North East in an effort to allow people to make “informed choices” about how they use rivers and coastal waters. Storm overflows are designed to …
SYCAMORE GAP CHARGES: Two men have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland. The pair were arrested last October and Northumbria Police confirmed they had been on bail since then. Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, both from Cumbria, have been charged with criminal damage and …
They came out from hiding behind the sofa and materialised in the Northumberland village of Allendale — more than 80 Dr Whovians from around the world for the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi’s Monster Men Event. Genevieve travelled the furthest back in time (think about it!) from Australia. She was still struggling with the jet lag …
As a Sunderland season ticket holder, Jack Ramsey wouldn’t normally tune in to watch Newcastle United. But there was something far more important than regional rivalry at work during the Magpies’ Premier League clash with Tottenham earlier this month. In a footballing first, a group of deaf and hard of hearing Newcastle fans were kitted …
Every politician’s nemesis: the ordinary voter. For our elected representatives, there’s no higher stakes moment than a conversation out in the wild. On such interactions are elections won and lost, and careers made or destroyed. There’s a long history of things getting ugly. In 1880, Joseph Cowen Jr, the founder of the Tyne Theatre, owner …
Middlesbrough FC chairman Steve Gibson has criticised Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen over the huge Teesworks regeneration project and come out in support of Labour candidate Chris McEwan. The leading business figure accused the mayor of ‘giving away our children’s future’ in an exclusive interview with The Northern Echo. This is a reference to a …
It sounds like the best job in the insect world. It’s the chocolate mining bee, and is one of 72 bee species which have been recorded in the North East during a major citizen science project. A total of 721 volunteer recorders have reported more than 22,000 sightings of bees, ladybirds and orchids across the …
AIDEN KING (Liberal Democrats) What have you liked hearing most from any or all of your rivals? We’ve had a number of hustings since the start of the campaign and, although there are definitely things we all disagree on, I’m pleased that all six candidates agree that this deal is only the first step on …
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