Dear Newcastle As the evenings darken and the Christmas adverts begin the last thing we want is a huge energy bill. But that is just what we have to look forward to as energy companies announce price rises of around…
Dear Newcastle
Well for once we can say we definitely had a summer, indeed the thermometer was uncomfortably high at times. MPs were recalled to Westminster early but Cameron’s reckless attempt to force through military action in Syria on an arbitrary timescale…
Dear Newcastle
A day I dreaded turned out to show the city at its best – May 25th the day of the EDL march only a few days after the tragic and horrendous murder of Lee Rigby. They came to try and…
Dear Newcastle
Chi attends Newcastle Youth Council meeting We hope that we have seen the worst of the winter weather and now the snow is finally off the streets of Newcastle. I know how difficult it made ordinary journeys to work…
Dear Newcastle
As we go into Christmas we have the heartbreaking images and devastating consequences of the Newtown shootings to remind us of just what humanity is capable of in both the best and worst senses. In a moving speech, President Obama put into…
Keeping You Informed (November 2012)
Dear Newcastle This weekend’s Remembrance Day service was a very moving occasion. In the bright November sunshine crowds waited at Old Eldon square to pay tribute to the fallen of two World Wars and all those who have been killed…
Keeping You Informed (September 2012)
Dear Newcastle Autumn has come flooding in, literally for some people in Newcastle and it looks likely that the rain will be with us for some time to come so I hope everyone can stay safe and dry over the…
Keeping You Informed (July 2012)
Dear Newcastle At last the sun came out in the North East, so of course some are beginning to complain that it is too hot! But it is great to see the city bathed in sunlight after many weeks of…
Keeping You Informed (May 2012)
Dear Newcastle It is now generally agreed by everyone that the budget was bungled, the question remaining is whether it was a failure of communication as the Chancellor claims, or substance as the opposition believe. In any case what is…
Keeping You Informed (April 2012)
Dear Newcastle I hope everyone has had a good Easter. I am sorry that this is my first newsletter since January. In February I broke three of my fingers. I was walking in a hurry and eating a sandwich, not…