Sitting in his bedroom in North Tyneside, Adam Olaore is daring to imagine the possibility of Olympic glory. After years of blood, sweat and sacrifice, it’s now within touching distance. Tantalisingly so. The 22-year-old Wallsend boxer, who is nicknamed Big Future, has secured his ticket to Paris 2024 and, as he prepares to step on …
A blue bicycle is tethered to a lamppost outside Whitley Bay’s newest pub. Random act or product placement? Let’s go for serendipity. The pub is Café Amsterdam and anyone who knows the slightest thing about the Dutch capital will recognise that every hitching post at every bar and canal bridge is a pedal-pusher’s depository. Café …
The North East has stunning stretches of coastline to explore — but one Army veteran believes they can be a life-saver too. Gareth Howell spent more than 23 years in the Royal Signals, serving in such conflict hotspots as Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. On leaving the Army, he admits he struggled — and so …
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