ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday evening this week was described as being busier than Bonfire Night for local firefighters. Chiefs at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have called on the public for support and to behave responsibly during the very hot weather. One fire yesterday took over 20 hours toContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT This summer, Side Gallery will transport visitors to the Mid-20th Century streets of New York, Paris and Newcastle with their exhibition tryptic, Classic Street Style: Weegee, Doisneau, Forsyth, which opened this weekend. These free exhibitions showcase three celebrated approaches to street photography, vividly capturing life across different cities. Weegee andContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Fire chiefs in Tyne and Wear have called on their communities to work with them and behave responsibly as the country braces itself for another heatwave. The Met Office has today (Tuesday) issued an Amber weather warning in some parts of the UK with temperatures due to pass 30°CContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT If you think like me that a pizza is just a pizza you might be thinking how can Prezzo, the Italian-themed restaurant give their menu a taste of summer sunshine. The new additions to the summer menu are not too numerous though they have been carefully thought out withContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Christine Berberich, University of Portsmouth Napoli, or Naples for English speakers, is my favourite city. It’s a city of stark contrasts – glorious architecture competing with multi-layered graffiti, hidden piazze surrounded by piled-up rubbish. Naples might be the only place where, late in the evening, you can see aContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT It’s the 1990s. It’s Derry. And it’s the Lady Immaculate College on the first day of term. An announcement comes over the tannoy: “Will the following pupils please report to Sister Michael’s office immediately: Erin Quinn, Orla McCool. Clare Devlin, Michelle Mallon and the wee English fella.” The DerryContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Vision without action is a daydream Action without vision is a nightmare – Japanese proverb Cobwebs fall from my eyes Brushed there by the trees As I emerge from the river, Shivering in the breeze. Into ancient forest Sinking into peat, Leaves dance down Mulching at my feet, LazyContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT How Long? How long before enough is enough and the sordid panto scenes played out nightly on our TV screens are ignited by the poor as they finally really do take back control? How long before we realise that the electric in our meters, the gas in our pipelines,Continue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Queues at Dover have us all thinking about borders again. On a more mundane level, I recently walked with a family and a dog through the land border between Germany (EU) and Switzerland (non-EU) under Basel train station without a single control in sight. The current need to stampContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, has launched an action plan to deal with rubbish, fly-tipping and litter in Newcastle Central. Working with Newcastle Council, Northumbria Police, Community Groups and constituents Chi has put together a 15- point plan which sets out the actions and processes which are alreadyContinue Reading
