Ashington, Northumberland. Famed for being the home of superstar footballers Bobby and Jack Charlton, not to mention Jackie Milburn, and once the largest mining town in Europe, known as Coaltown. The pit stood proudly at the centre of the community, with super pit Ellington — the Big E — just a few miles down the …
Last week the food and entertainment industry lost one of its most well-known and loved figures. Dave Myers, one half of cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, passed away aged 66, two years after revealing that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers’ route to becoming a TV presenter was …
A North East solicitor has lifted the lid on the crisis engulfing the region’s criminal justice system — describing a crippling strain on resources and a crushing sense of uncertainty facing defendants and their families. David Forrester, of Jarrow-based law firm Forrester Solicitors, explained how a critical situation came to a head on Monday when …
There is a lot said about the Leamside Line, especially after it was caught up in the Government’s Network North announcement in October last year. Yesterday (March 5) it was announced that the North East has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for the south end of the …
There are no signs of slowing down for octogenarian artist, Sheila Graber, as she continues to fundraise for local charities and back local campaigns. The 83-year-old was given Freedom of the Borough of South Tyneside in 2023 and is ‘very concerned’ to hear of plans to fell 143 trees at South Tyneside College to make …
The distinct needs of women and girls will be the subject of a debate between the North East mayoral candidates next week. Organised by One Million Women and Girls — the campaign set up to ensure the voices of women are heard and listened to by the region’s new Combined Authority — the ticketed event …
A special archive collecting and documenting the pioneering work of BBC journalist and author Kate Adie is being created in her native North East. Back in 2005 the Wearside-born veteran broadcaster, who spent decades on the front line of international journalism, donated her back catalogue of notebooks, tapes, letters, photographs, video footage and fan mail …
A century ago an organisation was founded which was charged with the task of sending a powerful message to Britain’s women. Embrace the new electrical age and its gadgets — from cookers to vacuum cleaners — and free yourselves from domestic drudgery, was the call. At a time when families were often large and the …
GREGGS BONUS: Thousands of Greggs staff will receive a share of a £17.6m bonus pot after the bakery chain announced a record annual profit and revealed it had overtaken McDonald’s to become the No.1 takeaway breakfast seller in Britain for the first time. Profits increased by 27% to £188m, meaning that 25,000 of its 32,000 …
North East leaders of England’s most prominent countryside charity have joined the clamour for the Leamside Line railway line to be re-opened. Andrew Thompson, chair of CPRE Durham and Richard Cowen, chair of CPRE North East say that as well as the economic benefits the 21-mile stretch of railway line would bring, there would be …
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