A North East behavioural psychotherapist has backed calls for a ‘whole school’ approach to help tackle mental health issues affecting the region’s children and young people. The endorsement comes after a former headteacher who installed a specialist child counsellor to support her pupils at a Northumberland school warned the new Labour government not to ‘paper …
Two weeks ago The QT published one election wish in one paragraph from one hundred people — and it’s fair to say it got people talking. A North East manifesto some called it. Last week North East Mayor Kim McGuinness wrote for The QT and said that dealing with child poverty, health and social care, …
When Joe Morris was born in South Shields at precisely 1.03am on September 17, 1991, unsurprisingly his parents had no idea that nearly 33 years later he would pull off the North East’s outstanding General Election result. But there were some clues. His grandmother was a Labour Party activist in the Gravesham constituency of Kent …
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has promised the region a triple transport boost after revealing rail, Metro and bus passengers will benefit from new investment and the removal of time-consuming red tape. The QT has been campaigning for the reopening of the Leamside Line, the extension of the Metro network to Washington and for the …
A former headteacher who installed a specialist child counsellor to support her pupils at a Northumberland school has warned the new Labour government not to ‘paper over the cracks’ as they look to tackle students’ mental health. Sir Keir Starmer’s new administration, which swept to power following last week’s landslide General Election victory, has pledged …
As a boy of seven, Les Coates watched — mesmerised — as neighbours crowded round a small black-and-white television set to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On June 2, 1953, in the village of Croft-on-Tees, near Darlington, it was the moment that sparked Les’s imagination and went on to define his life. “From …
Fraud, bullying and disingenuous campaigning. These serious allegations and more continue to be levelled at key figures within North Tyneside’s Conservative group by two disaffected ex-Tory councillors determined to bring down their former colleagues. A concerted campaign by Frank and Alison Austin — now proudly independent but still very much active on the local political …
A collection of essays from leading thinkers, outlining the economic and social benefits universities have on their local communities, has been published by the UPP Foundation. The collection, in memory of Lord Bob Kerslake, who died last year, features more than 40 essayists from across the political spectrum and across different sectors. Each essay includes …
A major regeneration and heritage project at the heart of a County Durham market town has scooped a national award. Auckland Castle, Tower and Faith Museum is one of the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National Awards for architecture. The awards recognise the UK’s best new architecture and provide insight into …
Historic North East landmarks connected with lifesaving at sea are being highlighted to celebrate this year’s 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). They appear on a new interactive map in a project by Historic England and the RNLI. The organisations are asking people in the North East to add their own contributions to …
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