On Saturday 10th June 2012 the heavens opened with fury on the North East but it didn’t stop the 32nd Blaydon Race on the 150th anniversary of… Read more “Blaydon Races 2012: 150th Anniversary of the Song”
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North East Street Parties for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012
If the official street parties are anything to go by, there were loads more of us celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee than the Royal Wedding. According to a survey – 7… Read more “North East Street Parties for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012”
A Story for A Story: Ivor Potter and His 100 Strangers
Back in about November I was treading Northumberland Street voxing for BBC Newcastle…and sneakily eating a pasty…which incidentally Mr Osbourne alienated himself from his budget-funding public by… Read more “A Story for A Story: Ivor Potter and His 100 Strangers”
Engineering Apprenticeships: Tharsus
Companies in the North East say they’re struggling to find good quality engineers. Yet GCSE graduates are struggling to compete against A Level graduates shying away from… Read more “Engineering Apprenticeships: Tharsus”
Newcastle’s Swanky New Library
Newcastle City Library is finished and furnished with £19 million pounds worth of exciting new gadgets. Is this self-service, light, airy, modern building the future of libraries?… Read more “Newcastle’s Swanky New Library”
Training Hairdressers to Spot Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer experts want hairdressers to be trained to spot cancer. It’s come from an American study that Nottingham Hospitals looked into. It could be a great… Read more “Training Hairdressers to Spot Skin Cancer”
Bagging Dog Dirt and Leaving it on the Beach Threatens Wildlife
Our beaches are getting cleaner. Great. Dog owners on the whole are sensibly picking up their dog’s mess but many aren’t finishing the job: leaving it on… Read more “Bagging Dog Dirt and Leaving it on the Beach Threatens Wildlife”
Tuition Fees: How to Afford University in 2012
When you were in school what felt like a lot of money? £1000? £10,000? £100,000? How much did you think you’d earn when you graduated and when… Read more “Tuition Fees: How to Afford University in 2012”
Running 2012 miles in 2012
This year I have misguidedly signed up for the Great North Run and the Kielder Marathon. I’ve done the Great North Run before and it was a… Read more “Running 2012 miles in 2012”
Government Calls Summit On Dodgy Sat Navs
The government holds a summit on a dangerous device that’s sucking onto car windscreens across the country, making the roads dangerous with distracted drivers, arrogantly following their… Read more “Government Calls Summit On Dodgy Sat Navs”
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