In 1900 a Tyneside youngster was ‘taught a lesson’ for stealing from his employer by being birched. Now the fate of George Sayers, aged around 12, has provided a lesson in turn to pupils at a school near to where he lived in North Shields. George’s story is the latest project by the North Shields …
Tony Baker, one of the North East’s most eminent journalists and broadcasters, has died, aged 76, following a long illness. Ever-present on BBC screens for almost 30 years, his communication skills, empathy and understanding of ‘the story’, meant Tony was comfortable in the presence of a huge spectrum of people from Prime Ministers and Parliamentarians, …
VIRGIN TAKEOVER: The largest building society in the UK has reached a preliminary agreement to takeover Virgin Money in a £2.9bn deal. Nationwide said the merger means they would become the second largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK. In a message to Virgin Money staff, Swindon-headquartered Nationwide said they ‘value Virgin Money’s …
Hand-painted birthday cards by anonymous artist Banksy are set to realise happy financial returns in a sale on Tyneside. The cards by Banksy were sent to close friend Emma Houghton, who has now put them up for auction with Anderson & Garland at the Newcastle firm’s Spring sale on March 20. Estimates for the cards …
A celebrity-packed fundraising ball organised to raise money to find a cure for a rare genetic condition will be held on Tyneside later this year. Acting couple Laura Norton and Mark Jordon — who have two young children with Usher Syndrome, which affects both hearing and vision — organised the inaugural event in Manchester last …
A double boost is on the way for the North East’s mining heritage. A sculpture of George Stephenson’s miner’s safety lamp is to be unveiled near Dial Cottage, his former home in North Tyneside. Meanwhile work is due to start on improving Albany Park, as part of wider £4.6m regeneration plans for Washington’s F-Pit Museum …
The prevalence of drugs in society is never far from the headlines. But for Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy, securing coca seeds — known for its psychoactive alkaloid cocaine — has proved more difficult than she was anticipating. Having received special approval from the British Government to grow some of nature’s deadliest plants within The …
With longer days in prospect and clement weather surely on its way, National Trust properties in the North East are opening for the season like the crocuses and daffodils (although at Wallington this year, the former were reportedly three weeks early). Cherryburn, birthplace of wood engraver Thomas Bewick, is the next to open, on March …
Typically there’s not an awful lot of mystery left when it comes to Budget day. However, Jeremy Hunt had a few positive surprises for the North East. Most notably, the Chancellor announced a ‘trailblazer’ devolution deal for the North East, which the official Budget documents say ‘will provide a package of new funding potentially worth …
Ask Caitlin Evans what she believes is the biggest issue currently facing the social care sector, not just in England but across the UK, and her answer is emphatic: a chronic shortage of staff. Low pay, insufficient funding, inadequate training, stress, and a lack of understanding and appreciation amongst many employers and the public of …
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