ADVERTISEMENT I suppose the public spectacle of cats fighting in a sack makes for good entertainment, but it is hardly edifying for those concerned about politics and the future good of our country. It has been a strange debate, with all the candidates calling for a “new start” as ifContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Muster your crews for summer fun! This coming weekend heralds the return of the Beach to the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland. On 23 July, for children age 10 and younger the indoor Beach is the place to be; a Pirate-themed Party is the first event of an enticingContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Matt Vickers MP (Stockton South, Deputy Chairman of Conservative Party) replied to my letter regarding his unwavering support for Boris Johnson. In it, he set out in detail the reasons why I was wrong in my assessment of both his and the PM’s shortcomings. It is nothing less thanContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Plans to build a state of the art tri-station have been approved that will see one of the first stations of its kind built here in Tyne and Wear. On 18 July South Tyneside Council’s Planning Committee approved the application for the Tri Station in Hebburn. The committee met atContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT The unprecedented deaths of sea creatures along the North East coast has stirred three Tees Valley councils to action. Thursday 14 July saw two motions passed at Hartlepool and Redcar council meetings. They follow a successful motion at Middlesbrough earlier this month. The hat-trick of motions was co-ordinated byContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT The Blackbird Inn at Ponteland, a popular foodie haunt, earlier this year won Pub of the Year at the North East England Tourism Awards. And now it has unveiled a new menu which showcases the skill which helped the pub scoop the top honours. The inn’s summer menu isContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT My mam told me that her first memory of Durham Big Meeting (Durham Miners Gala) was sitting on a large worm in her new dress aged four in the late 1940s. My first memory of it was playing under the geodesic wooden stage aged 12, where The Prime Minister,Continue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT On 19 January the Prime Minister said in the Commons “We got the big calls right”. This sentiment was re-iterated by Jacob Rees-Mogg. Michael Gove also defended Boris Johnson. Rees-Mogg said: “The government has done an amazing job. The vaccine rollout, the furlough programme, the economy having bouncedContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT You have to feel a bit sorry for Boris Johnson. While he was busy trying to run the country to the best of his ability, 50 members of his government resigned at fairly short notice. He then felt obliged to join them, but it’s not quite that easy whenContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Today Steve Bray, the campaigner known as Mr Stop Brexit, is being followed by police as he protests outside parliament. It seems that he has been assigned two officers to “stick with him and follow him all day”. This is a new occurrence which may (or may not) beContinue Reading
