First came the announcement of National Service for 18 year olds – a scheme that would see the North East and Tees Valley lose millions of pounds of funding. Then Rishi Sunak turned his sights on universities, accusing them of basically ripping off young people by offering degree places that would limit their ability to …
Tyneside record-breaking yachtsman David Scott Cowper is to tackle another testing voyage at the age of 82 to help promote and expand a cancer charity. He was the first man to sail solo round the world in both directions and was also the first to successfully sail around the globe via the Northwest Passage single-handed. Now he …
A rubbish artwork has been installed on a town’s seafront. Made from litter collected along the North Tyneside coast, the six-foot fish sculpture has been sited opposite the Spanish City Dome in Whitley Bay, as part of the council’s campaign to cut plastic waste. The fish replaces a similar creation, Martin the Seal, who made …
Lives and landscapes are set to be transformed by an ambitious environmental project centred around Gateshead’s iconic Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art over the next three years. The Birds, Bees, Bikes and Trees initiative has secured more than £500,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund for work including helping young fathers from challenged backgrounds develop …
Dozens of good causes across the region have received a cash injection thanks to donations and fundraising by Newcastle Building Society. The company published its community impact report earlier this month, which shows the total value raised was £893,810, including £357,296 directly from donations and fundraising. Newcastle Building Society has also worked in partnership with …
A1 WIDENING APPROVED: Permission has been granted to widen a 13-mile stretch of the A1 in Northumberland. Development consent was given for a dual carriageway between Morpeth and Ellingham by the Secretary of State for Transport last Friday (May 24). Funding will be reallocated from the scrapped HS2 rail project. The much-delayed scheme has been …
When is a safety valve not a safety valve? When it applies to vulnerable young people in need of most support it would seem. In public sector language they are called SENDs — children with special needs and disabilities. They need, and deserve, support to help them with their education and life chances. Councils have …
A new “chosen family” comedy, set and filmed in the North East has been commissioned by the BBC. The six-part series, Smoggie Queens was confirmed at the BBC Comedy Festival, taking place in Glasgow this week. Written by Middlesbrough-born Phil Dunning – who will also star alongside fellow Teesside actor, Mark Benton – the comedy …
Work is underway on a £500m project aimed at promoting ‘new ways of living’ in Newcastle in a bid to transform the west end of the city Ground was broken on Newcastle University’s Health Innovation Neighbourhood earlier this week on the former General Hospital site, with the new facility focused on ‘living well’. The 10-year …
The North’s universities have been doing the maths on what effect government attempts to curb immigration is having on their bottom line and they warn it could be ‘catastrophic’. International students provide a lucrative income for UK universities but there’s been a dramatic fall in applications in recent months. Recent rule changes to cut down …
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