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Live long and prosper with good planning
November 1st 2011
As Benjamin Franklin so rightly said: ‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’ But maybe there’s another – living until you’re 100.
The alternative residential care system
August 4th 2011
A North East company is providing a pioneering alternative residential care system which is proving a huge success Words by Dr Guy Turnbull
Dad – his top ten most embarrassing traits
July 12th 2011
Poor Dad. He tries so hard to get it right...
Jackie Toaduff, the original ‘Billy Elliot’ who quit the mines for Hollywood
June 10th 2011
Penny Baddeley meets Jackie Toaduff, who escaped life in the North East coal mines and danced his way to Hollywood Photographs by Andrew Eyley
Royal Wedding Souvenirs: the UK's guilty secret & how to make some money
April 11th 2011
One in five Brits will buy a Wills and Kate wedding souvenir – but seven in ten won’t admit it to friends, it emerged yesterday (Sunday 10th April)...
Royal Wedding Souvenirs: the UK's guilty secret & how to make some money
April 11th 2011
One in five Brits will buy a Wills and Kate wedding souvenir – but seven in ten won’t admit it to friends, it emerged yesterday (Sunday 10th April)...
Leaders by example: Barbara Johnson
February 7th 2011
There’s no place like home for the owner of one of the region’s most renowned wedding venues
North East leaders by example: Emily Keep
December 22nd 2010
At 23 Northumbria University graduate and Life Coach, Emily Keep from Jesmond in Newcastle, has already taken her own advice and set up business
Opening of The City of London's largest ever hotel - video feature
December 21st 2010
The City of London’s largest ever hotel opened recently - the new-build Mint Hotel Tower of London. It occupies a stunning location on historic Pepys Street, positioned between the ancient and modern parts of London in the heart of the City
Date and Venue Set for Royal Wedding
November 23rd 2010
The date and venue for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding has been announced...
Prince William Announces Engagement to Kate Middleton
November 16th 2010
Prince William is to marry Kate Middleton in summer 2011, following an announcement by Clarence House today. The couple became engaged during a holiday to Kenya in October, and are said to be delighted to be able to announce the news...
Speculation Builds Around Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress
November 16th 2010
With the announcement of a royal wedding, rumours are circulating about who will design the princess-to-be's dress for her big day...
Newcastle designer creates hand-crafted handbag heaven
October 19th 2010
What do most women go wild for? Why, handcrafted, heavenly handbags of course
Newcastle cyclist pedals through the pain to Tour de France ambition
October 11th 2010
Three weeks of pain and suffering is the strange ambition that spurs on a qualified surveyor turned professional sportsman, as Roger Tames explains
Influencing people: Alan Whiteley
June 22nd 2010
A profile of people from all walks of life who influence those around them for the better and make a positive difference to the North East
Influencing People: Ian Payne
May 29th 2010
A profile of people from all walks of life who influence those around them for the better and make a positive difference to the North East
Singer songwriter Alan Price talks of his North East roots
May 10th 2010
The Animals were the first North East supergroup and rivalled the Beatles and the Stones in their Sixties heyday. Founder Alan Price, who arranged their massive hit House of the Rising Sun, talks to Michael Hamilton
Influencing People: Samantha Belcher
May 8th 2010
A profile of people from all walks of life who influence those around them for the better and make a positive difference to the North East
Durham homecoming dream of TV’s Matt Baker
April 30th 2010
Matt Baker was thrust into the limelight when he became a presenter on the TV children’s favourite, Blue Peter. Today, he’s still at the top of the ratings charts as co-presenter of the programmme, Countryfile. Andrew Smith talks to him
North East Business Entrepreneurs
January 18th 2010
A profile of people from all walks of life who influence those around them for the better and make a positive difference to the North East
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