In a village hall in the Tyne Valley a group of locals contemplates the end of the world. They do so with a smile, gallows humour, and an astonishing degree of positive thinking. For this is the extraordinary village of Humshaugh, six miles to the north of Hexham. And this is a meeting organised by …
At the end of a 380km three-day bike ride from Newcastle to Birmingham, Dr Heather Lambert still had enough puff to conduct a series of interviews with journalists. Media duties completed, she then joined hundreds of cyclists in Ride For Their Lives — an annual event that sees healthcare professionals campaign for cleaner air by …
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 …
If you’re asked to think about examples of the green economy in the North East then several areas might spring to mind. Sunderland — with Nissan’s pivot to full EV production? Certainly. Blyth — where the Catapult Network is building a thriving hub for renewables? Of course. But a new report from the Confederation of …
Although something huge is happening in the North Sea, something genuinely transformational, the chances are it has barely registered with you. Why is that? Maybe because no matter how hard you scan the horizons from the sandy beaches of Seaburn, Seaton Carew, Sandhaven or Druridge Bay, you can’t see it taking shape and there are …
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