Cast and creatives From Friday 10 December to Tuesday 28 December the Queen’s Hall in Hexham is putting on this Christmas show for all the family. Elijah Young, the playwright, says, “It’s a modern fairytale that will give you all the Christmassy feels. Writing Remarkable Robin was so much fun,Continue Reading
Brexit isn’t working is the message of North East residents, who took to the streets of Newcastle this weekend to protest against the local impact of the recent HGV and supply chain crisis. Campaigners from North East for Europe spoke to members of the public at Grey’s Monument on SaturdayContinue Reading
North East residents will be on the streets of Newcastle today to protest against the local impact of the recent HGV and supply chain crisis. Campaigners from North East for Europe will be speaking to members of the public at Grey’s Monument on Saturday 20 November about shortages of goodsContinue Reading
Photo from creative commons Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have today unveiled plans to modernise rail connections in the Integrated Rail Plan. However, the mothballed Leamside Rail Line which runs from Gateshead, through Washington, Penshaw, Fencehouses, West Rainton, Belmont and Shincliffe before merging with the East Coast Main Line at Ferryhill, wasContinue Reading
Strikes by bus workers employed by Stagecoach on Teesside have been suspended following an improved pay offer. The strikes scheduled for Thursday 18 November, Saturday 20 November and Monday 22 November have all been called off to allow members to ballot on the improved pay offer. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is aContinue Reading
As the UK moves towards the end of its first full year outside the EU, a recent poll suggested that there is a small majority in favour of rejoining the EU. This then prompts the question, does the EU want the UK back? As a UK national and a relativelyContinue Reading
sunset and sea behind, Michigan In Memoriam Sea path shimmers beneath the Autumn sun. Above the wash of waves the wind does sigh. I know that time and tide eternal run, Yet I am haunted by a seagull’s cry. Memories ebb and flow and call up ghosts – Flotsam, jetsamContinue Reading
Richard Holden by Suzy Varty Some background on Richard Holden Richard Holden is the first Conservative member of parliament for North West Durham. He was elected in 2019 as one of the ‘red wall’ MPs. His work background includes both the public and private sectors. Before he was elected MPContinue Reading
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his 2021 budget that there would be no VAT cut to household energy bills. This news came as a blow to millions of households who have seen a sharp rise in their energy bills this autumn. As winter draws closer, energy consumers across the countryContinue Reading
Amongst the great and the good at the Government’s Global Investment Summit 2021 in late October, one of the preparatory sessions to COP26, was a man in a dark flannel suit seemingly looking round for people to impress. Who was this man? The CEO of a vast multinational firm? AContinue Reading
