Sam Volpe

North East Combined Authority writes £3m off public loan to Tyneside company North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders have agreed to waive £3 million owed to the authority by Tyne Pressure Testing, which was awarded a loan in 2015

£3m has been written off a public loan to a Tyneside firm

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Tributes to 'remarkable' physicist who died decades after surviving a stabbing Northumberland physicist Bruce Marsh had been stabbed almost fatally twenty years before his tragic death climbing in France.

World leading physicist. Expert climber. New dad and sounds like he had the biggest smile in Switzerland.

And he survived being stabbed in the chest 20 years ago.

Have been really moved hearing about him this week.

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'World expert' physicist from Morpeth died in French climbing accident Northumberland-raised Bruce Marsh worked at CERN in Geneva and had just become a dad when he died climbing in 2023.

Sometimes in this job you pick up a story that just hits you - I'll have Bruce in my mind for some time. A quietly remarkable man that the North East should be very proud of.

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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

Noise complaints are killing London’s pubs We mapped the dozens of pubs forced to shut early or that faced closure last year due to everything from “faint giggles” to “constant honking” from cars.

This is infuriating. If the government want an easy win for growth and to support pubs, they should change the licensing laws to make noise complaints much harder.

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Waiting to see what comes out of today’s speech but v brief thoughts from this end of the country

- optics very south east whichever way you cut it
- Old Trafford gets backing but with no commitment yet to anything specific: as I understand main ask of govt is for rerouting freight services

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Said this re the grooming gangs and we’re back to the same thing. Unclear what *exactly* failed in social services/how, bc they’ve been scant with info. But Britain does expect children’s services to be a firewall vs threats it’s appalled by, while entirely deprioritising them the rest of the time

I lobbied for DCRs when I was cabinet member for public health in Newcastle.

Good to see @richardbranson.bsky.social advocating too.

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Amid all the noise, some key quotes from Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the inquiry into child sex abuse. She said she was "very unhappy with the politicisation of child sexual exploitation", that it was being done in a "very uninformed way", and "risks distracting from the issue"

Back in't day, policemen, teachers and nurses earned about double the minimum wage at starting salary. Now they enjoy a premium of about 20-30%. Squish!

there are no consumer-facing use cases for AI, and i fucking hate that it's being pushed as the next big thing. it's not a search engine, it's not a personal assistant, it's not helpful. it's a hole in the ground that we're all being asked to throw flaming piles of money into

Father Christmas doesn’t just travel by sleigh 🎄🎅🏻

He’s also taking his chances on the UK rail network tonight: www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

GATESHEAD FLYOVER / METRO LATEST:

Metro suspensions expected to be in place until 'early in new year' as engineers try to shore up the flyover so it is safe to run trains underneath.

@kimmcguinness.bsky.social says Gateshead Council 'must get on' with repairs now to end this situation.

Gateshead Flyover and Metro closure update with services set to be off into 2025 Tyne and Wear Metro services across the Tyne look set to remain suspended until early in the new year, as Gateshead Council has been told that it must get on with emergency flyover repairs now

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What a day. Brilliant to be on board the first of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s shiny new trains as it entered passenger service.

A very long time coming, but hopefully the start of a brighter future for the Metro.

The Land Registry putting up fees for finding out the true owner of a property by 133% is a proper financial hit if you're running a small investigative news outlet! (Related: I've always thought if you wanted to start a revolution in the UK, make the Land Registry free and searchable on Google.)

"Nick Candy has not yet secured a meeting with Elon Musk but he would very much like to & is rather hopeful that he might get one in the coming weeks & would be ready to travel at short notice if he did" does seem to set a remarkably low bar for this page one news report headline in the Sunday Times

Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
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Dad says tot, 2, with heart failure has been 'hung out to dry' A two-year-old girl is desperately waiting in hospital for space at the Freeman Hospital to become available so she can get the lifesaving care she needs

And speaking of journalism that matters - was really heartbreaking to speak to Joe about little Fatima.

They were told she'd be transferred to the specialist Freeman children's heart unit three weeks ago. They're still waiting.

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Dad says tot, 2, with heart failure has been 'hung out to dry' A two-year-old girl is desperately waiting in hospital for space at the Freeman Hospital to become available so she can get the lifesaving care she needs

And speaking of journalism that matters - was really heartbreaking to speak to Joe about little Fatima.

They were told she'd be transferred to the specialist Freeman children's heart unit three weeks ago. They're still waiting.

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"With that", rather than "that with", obviously!

Behind Local News Weekly: The infected blood story isn’t over. Plus: Rishi lets local media down in Belfast, NCTJ unveils new courses — plus the latest jobs from local journalism

Wrote this in May and it still stands.

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Needless to say, speaking to all those involved in this scandal is always a privilege and not something I take lightly.

Belated, but really pleased that our @chroniclelive.co.uk work covering the infected blood scandal has been nominated for campaign of the year at the regional press awards. (Along with a second Chron campaign!)

Shows that when you do journalism that with bit of fight, it matters to people.

Chronicle Sunshine Fund launches Christmas Appeal to raise £10,000 Today marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Chronicle Sunshine Fund is sharing its Christmas Appeal to fund life-changing equipment for children with disabilities in the North E...

One last thing - big, big shout out to the Chronicle Sunshine Fund.

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It was really nice to hear, unprompted, how appreciated and life changing the work they do is.

Needless to say - these issues will be ones we revisit in the coming weeks and months, creating a properly accessible and inclusive world is about far more than just #IDPD2024

School 'dreams big' to to support children with additional needs this Christmas On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a Newcastle school has shared how its Christmas festivities will help it create a 'massive asset' to the North East and support people with learning ...

And then Hadrian School - where school leaders want to play a key role for the whole community

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Disability charity in fundraising drive to replace leaking roof at Gosforth base On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, one leading North East charity highlights how, quite literally, the roof could fall in without the help of ChronicleLive readers.

The organisations are Disability North - where a new roof is much needed

#IDPD2024

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'For many people, winning a TV talent show isn't an option' As part of ChronicleLive's drive to support International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley told us about how society treats people with disabilities - for good and for ill.

Was really pleased to contribute to @chroniclelive.co.uk 's #IDPD2024 coverage with three pieces today - two about admirable local organisations that need a helping hand, and this insightful interview with Lost Voice Guy who was very generous with his time ->

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Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line

Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...