The UK’s media regulator has found GB News guilty of breaching the UK’s ‘due impartiality’ code in five separate programmes. This brings the total violations for the news channel to 12 in the last 18 months, with eight investigations underway. Despite repeated infringements, Ofcom has not sanctioned the channel or threatened to revoke its broadcast …
HISTORIC MOMENT: St Chad’s College in Durham was the historic setting for a historic moment as seven leaders from across the North East came together to sign the region’s devolution deal with Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young. With the deal signed, it ensures the area can hit the ground running when a new Mayor for …
VIRGIN TAKEOVER: The largest building society in the UK has reached a preliminary agreement to takeover Virgin Money in a £2.9bn deal. Nationwide said the merger means they would become the second largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK. In a message to Virgin Money staff, Swindon-headquartered Nationwide said they ‘value Virgin Money’s …
Ultimately, the success or failure of any media organisation — or individual journalist — depends on trust. Do you, as the reader, listener, or viewer, trust the information you are being fed, along with the practices being used to obtain and present that information? If the answer is no, then all credibility is lost, and …
Tony Baker, one of the North East’s most eminent journalists and broadcasters, has died, aged 76, following a long illness. Ever-present on BBC screens for almost 30 years, his communication skills, empathy and understanding of ‘the story’, meant Tony was comfortable in the presence of a huge spectrum of people from Prime Ministers and Parliamentarians, …
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 …
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 …
GIGAFACTORY TALKS: Administrators EY said they have held discussions with other potential buyers of the gigafactory site in Cambois, Northumberland, where Britishvolt planned to build. The nearly £4 billion plant had been promised around £100 million of Government grants if it could reach certain milestones, but it collapsed at the start of last year. After …
REGENERATION DEAL: Homes England has announced plans to build 1,100 sustainable homes at Quayside West, a large brownfield regeneration site close to the centre of Newcastle, after agreeing a £7m deal with administrators. Developer Newby announced their plans for the site in 2018 but the company went into administration last year. Peter Denton, chief executive …
STEPPING DOWN: Helen Golightly has announced she is stepping down as chief executive of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership. Helen, who has been with the LEP for 12 years and in the top job for nine, said she wants to spend time with family and travelling. She said: “I am immensely proud of the …
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