Voters preparing to elect mayors in the North East and Tees Valley might be forgiven for thinking they are the only ballots on May 2. Indeed, it may ultimately be in the privacy of the polling booth that many find themselves staring at a list of unknown candidates to lead their local police force. That’s …
Amid the gnashing of teeth last weekend following the latest round of VAR-induced squabbling, a sentiment began to emerge that, in the North East at least, put much of that noise to bed: spare a thought for Gateshead Football Club. As supporters, pundits and even official club accounts fumed over refereeing in the Premier League …
Brenda Blethyn first pulled on the distinctive fishing hat, scarf and gabardine coat back in 2010 when episode one of Vera started filming in the North East for ITV. Now, after 14 years and more than 50 episodes the award winning actress has confirmed she’s stepping down from the role of DCI Vera Stanhope after …
The Red King may have only just hit our screens, but a second series is already at the top of writer Toby Whithouse’s to-do list. Well, nearly at the top, once he’s finished reviving Bergerac for UKTV. In a week where it was confirmed that iconic ITV detective, Vera will be hanging up her hat …
COMMUNITIES HELD BACK: If the country’s former mining communities were brought together they would form the most deprived region in the UK, according to a new report published this week. The State of the Coalfields 2024 report said that 40 years after the Miners’ Strike began people living in former mining communities face lower pay …
Sunderland has embraced culture in recent years, mounting a spirited bid for UK City of Culture, hosting the Tall Ships Races, investing in new cultural facilities such as The Fire Station and celebrating a decade of The Cultural Spring, the Arts Council-funded initiative designed to ensure its benefits are felt in every community. There’s even …
They became stars in their own right as their joyous faces beamed into our living rooms but what was it like for the fans wearing the specially-made, vibrating Newcastle United shirts? Ciaran is profoundly deaf. A pupil at Northern Counties School in Jesmond, he was pictured celebrating on national television as the goals flew in. …
The head of a global carbon-capture company hopes ground-breaking research by Newcastle University paves the way for crucial Government support in the widespread use of volcano dust on farmer’s fields. Jim Mann, the CEO of UNDO made a whistle-stop visit to the North East earlier this month, to see the scientific results for himself and …
From the early hours of Saturday morning, hundreds of dedicated music fans will form excited, chattering queues, snaking around the streets of Tyneside, in anticipation of this year’s most sought-after drop of limited edition vinyl. Come rain or shine, Record Store Day brings together serious collectors, late adopters, lifelong friends and excited families. It marks …
Last orders could be all too real and permanent for pubs in the coming years, fears an expert in the field. Now Professor Ignazio Cabras, who is head of the accounting and financial management department at Northumbria University’s Newcastle Business School, has organised a public event which will examine what the future holds for the …
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