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 …
A trio of North East writers can be found at the centre of Live Theatre’s 2024-25 season. The Bounds, a co-production with the Royal Court by Northumberland writer Stewart Pringle; the first stage adaptation of cult horror film Saint Maud by Sunderland writer Jessica Andrews; and Middlesbrough writer Ishy Din’s Champion about Muhammad Ali’s historic …
Five of the six candidates vying to be the first elected mayor of a huge swathe of the North East attended their first hustings at St Chad’s College, Durham, on Monday night. It is reported about 100 people were there to hear them put their case, discussing issues including transport, green energy, schools, housing and …
In the Summer of 2017 Ellis Short, chairman of newly relegated Sunderland football club, agreed to allow production company Fulwell 73 (named in homage to the club via the road next to its former Roker Park ground) extensive behind the scenes access to the team’s push for promotion straight back into the Premier League. Short …
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 …
October 1963. The Beatles have been at number one for six weeks with She Loves You. Meanwhile, in 10 Downing Street, a report of huge significance lands on the desk of the new Conservative prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home — the Robbins Report on the future of higher education. At a time when only 5% of …
Billy Taylor’s off to Germany next week, playing in an emo band fronted by Thomas Nicholas — the actor best known for playing Kevin Myers in American Pie. Prior to that he recorded the guitar parts for the latest series of top-rated ITV show The Masked Singer. And later this year he’ll be hitting the …
The Arctic convoys which carried supplies to Russia endured some of the most gruelling ordeals of the Second World War. In addition to relentless attacks by German aircraft and U-boats, the ice-encased ships in the convoys had to battle though extreme cold, gales and pack ice. The loss rate of vessels was greater than another …
The spectacular musical Aladdin opened at the Sunderland Empire with all the magic, fun and glamour you would expect from Disney – and more. It’s a breathtakingly gorgeous show that shimmers and sparkles with non-stop song, dance and humour. I might be biased because I love a good musical, but I defy anyone who says …
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 …
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