Here’s a quick question, who was the first James Bond? If you said Sean Connery, you’d be wrong. While he was the first actor to play Bond in a film in 1962’s Dr No, that wasn’t the first time an actor played him onscreen. Casino Royale In 1953 Ian FlemingContinue Reading
Crowds gathering in London for UK with Ukraine Photo by Sylvia Zamperini Today crowds are gathering to march and take part in a vigil in London to stand with Ukraine one month after the invasion by the Russian government. The event is organised by the Mayor of London in partnershipContinue Reading
Chris Kamara has gone public with his Apraxia of Speech diagnosis after fans were concerned about his health during an appearance on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday programme last weekend. This is often a lesser known speech disorder within the general public so what exactly does it mean to have thisContinue Reading
Photo by Nicola Tipton I want to send you a poem. No words come on this vernal day full of promise, light and blackbird song. Sun kisses my face. Washing nods to magnolia blossom. Seagulls cry on the breeze. A church bell chimes. I sip my beer. All is shiningContinue Reading
Photo by urbancow from iStock ( licenced to editor) The recent decision of Newcastle Council to invest a further £1.2m into city neighbourhoods and estates is to be welcomed by all those want to see a clean and green environment. The council will shortly launch a recruitment drive for 20Continue Reading
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart the 7th Lord Londonderry of Wynyard HallBy Bassano Ltd from wikimedia commons Last week the Middlesbrough Gazette ran a story on the welcome news that a pub in the West Stockton village of Long Newton was to reopen after a protracted closure. But the pubs name led meContinue Reading
there is an England of sycamore trees dappled in sunlight their dalmation leaves standing guard over verges of ginnels between houses whose doors bear a welcome, kettles ever bubbling, sofas ever dented from shared laughter at daftness of ice cream vans tinkling their way through the 99 dreams and theContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s grotesque comparison of Ukraine’s bravery and fight for freedom in the face of Putin’s agression with the “freedom” voted for by a narrow majority of Britons in the 2016 Euro- referendum hits a new low even by his appalling standards. His comments are a gross and cruel insultContinue Reading
Extinction Rebellion North East (from facebook page) Extinction Rebellion North East have had to change the location of an indoor meeting at extremely short notice due to intervention by Northumbria Police. Infringement on rights In a statement on the group’s facebook page on Wednesday the group wrote: “This is aContinue Reading
Photo from deposit photos Our world is in an unnecessary precarious imbalance. We live with a climate crisis, famine, drought, storms. War is raging in several countries. There is racism, poverty, sexism, homophobia, deprivation. Our precarious imbalance has worsened by greed, power, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Poverty An example isContinue Reading
