A shaft of light shines down through the leaded window of Newcastle Cathedral. It momentarily dazzles me as it glimmers on the quivering blade of a knife. It’s in the hands of a young man not long out of prison. As I stand opposite him, we both understand the situation perfectly. Without questioning I hand …
“Being around other people always helps. Realising you’re not alone…” I first met Hannah Tait when she was running a pop-up playgroup at a local football club and I took my son along. I was struck, not only by her relaxed, friendly nature, but by her ability to make everyone feel included – even someone …
Farmer Dave Wilde — trusty border collie, Joe, zigzagging at his heels — strides towards his flock of grazing sheep, and surveys the scene from the top of the hill: “I’ve found my perfect job,” he says with a broad smile. Welcome to the field of dreams — New Warlands Farm, near Burnopfield, in County …
LGBT+ History Month is an opportunity for the North East’s prominent LGBT+ central characters to come together and celebrate past and present achievements. It is also a moment of reflection on issues currently faced across their community, including transphobia. Dr Michael Wilkinson specialises in geriatric medicine for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. He is …
John Millard, 52 is a former climbing instructor and professional editorial photographer of more than 25 years. He was introduced to the joy of capturing the world by his dad who was an ‘avid amateur and very talented‘ photographer but while he can remember taking the first photo he ever took, he never actually saw …
A month before my eldest son was born my father suffered a stroke. It came out of the blue, and left my dad a shadow of the man he had once been. Born in 1922, he had joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in April 1940, spurred on to enlist out of both patriotism, …
Apple donuts, ice cream for breakfast, chocolate cake, creamy pasta, a boatload of chickpeas and more potatoes than you can shake an organic carrot at… welcome to the world of Broccoli Mum, where huge portions of delicious nosh are the order of every day. And here’s the kicker, all of the above has helped the …
Staring out towards the North Sea, from her riverside flat overlooking the Tyne, Angie Jenkison’s in reflective mood. It’s only been a few weeks since Roger Daltrey, a close friend and a source of constant inspiration, revealed to the world that he was stepping away from the fundraising mission closest to his heart. It’s still …
Ross Millard, 41 is a guitarist and songwriter in The Futureheads, a printmaker and a photographer. He’s also puts together the Summer Streets festival in his native Sunderland. An upcoming exhibition of his photographs at community cultural venue, Pop Recs Ltd got our attention, so we thought we’d ask Ross if he’d be so kind …
As a kid, growing up as a copper’s son in a working class suburb of Tyneside, Stuart Brayson was immersed in the industrial heritage of the North East. “The pits had closed but we were still in the shadow of the mining way of life, and we lived close enough to the railway track to …
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