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North East Mayor, councils and medium businesses join in growth drive
1+ week, 37+ min ago (574+ words) North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, the region’s local authorities and its medium-sized businesses will all have roles in delivering the government’s economic growth agenda, backed by funds from the British Business Bank and the National Wealth Fund. Chancellor John Healey,…...
A week to remember wildlife: What’s my legacy?
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (375+ words) Rainbow Moorland by Ben Hall As ‘Remember A Charity Week’ takes place from 7 to 13 September. people across the region are being urged by Northumberland Wildlife Trust to ask themselves one important question: “What’s my legacy?” At a time when many…...
Reform conspiracy theory row in Newcastle
1+ week, 2+ day ago (703+ words) Daniel Astley, Reform UK councillor for Benwell, Scotswood and Denton Burn, speaking at a Newcastle City Council meeting on 2 September 2026. A Reform UK councillor in Newcastle has been criticised for appearing to endorse a “vile” conspiracy theory. Benwell, Scotswood and…...
Burnham’s tribute to Cleveland police officers. And his devolution vision
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1099+ words) Andy Burnham 1.9.26, Flickr CC 4.0 Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as almost his first act on returning to the House of Commons, paid tribute to the two Cleveland police offers killed in the horrific two-car crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough in the…...
Andy Burnham and Ukraine
2+ week, 1+ day ago (858+ words) North East Bylines Andy Burnham and Ukraine Andy Burnham’s first overseas visit as PM was to Ukraine It is very significant that despite some of his previous protestations, and his obvious desire to get to grips with problems here at…...
The A66 tragedy one week on: human grief became content and outrage became a witch hunt
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1422+ words) ID 431599875 © Qoysudzakarovi | Dreamstime.com Seven people died on the A66 last Saturday in South Bank. Two were police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough who were killed when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the dual carriageway…...
The A66 tragedy: breaking a cycle that began long before social media
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1583+ words) ID 131140676 © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com I grew up in Middlesbrough, so watching the aftermath of the horrific A66 crash at South Bank has brought back memories I haven’t thought about for years. For those who didn’t grow up with the term,…...
From PIP reform to Reform UK: how disabled people became a political target
3+ week, 21+ min ago (1439+ words) There seems to be some confusion in Westminster about why Britain suddenly has more disabled people. You’d think the mass-disabling global pandemic we all lived through about five minutes ago might provide a clue. Politicians stare gravely at graphs. Newspapers…...
Keeping beaches clean doesn’t stop at nurdle clean up, public urged
3+ week, 3+ day ago (376+ words) Beachgoers are being urged to prevent a plastics “nightmare” on the region’s coast as the nurdle clear-up continues. As efforts by both volunteers and local authority staff continue to clear beaches of small plastic pellets known as nurdles, the public…...
Mayors given powers to green light developments
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (350+ words) Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, and North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, OGL The move has been backed by mayors from different parties and will bring mayors across the country in line with powers the Mayor of London already has. The…...