On maternity care, on SEND, on trans rights, on anything...

Jess Harpin sits in with recollections of growing up in Yorkshire, and the role of transport in our lives

Experiences of local GP services, NHS treatment waiting lists, dentistry and pharmacy services, analysing data from the Health Insight Survey commissioned by NHS England. These are official statistics...

Arlen Pettit outlines where he thinks the Chancellor should use your taxes to best effect for our region and more broadly in his pre-election Budget on March 6

Actually I love saying it, I just wish it wasn't about a recession

‘I feel no need to kiss the ring,’ says Republican candidate as she turns up rhetorical heat ahead of South Carolina primary

Policy and communications consultant Arlen Petitt outlines why 2024 is the most significant year for the North East in decades

The Teesworks Review has been published!

The Centre for Social Justice, deprivation, homelessness and other cheerful subjects in this week's newsletter

As a songwriter, Tom Robinson penned one of the anthems of the gay rights movement. As a broadcaster, he’s dedicated to supporting artists and providing a platform for new music. We spoke to him a...

The Chief Medical Officer's annual report, NECC's levelling up report, and Homes for the North's plan for more and better homes

They have higher emissions, hog roadspace and are more dangerous for other road users. Yet SUVs are selling better than ever. As calls for curbs increase, some people are taking matters into their own...

Six local creative and climate projects are set to enter an exciting new phase, after securing significant funding and support from the North of Tyne Combined Authority and Newcastle-based writing dev...

This week Rob Parsons chats to Amy Newton, the founder of the Manchester Tech Festival which brings together leading figures from the North's tech and digital sectors.We all know technology and dig...

We're so bad at building houses, honestly.

A Flourish data visualization by Arlen Pettitt

Charlie Charlton tells stories for a living, and encourages other people to tell theirs too. After nearly twenty years with the BBC as a senior journalist and broadcaster, she’s now Community Enga...

Any grasp of reality is purely coincidental

Sarah Cox is a professional innovator and, as the Challenge Programme lead for Innovation SuperNetwork, her expertise is helping people in the North East tackle some of the biggest issues facing the...

It's conference season, so please forgive the extra edition of this newsletter

How a 180km ‘railway to nowhere’ came to symbolize British decline.