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Cost of living crisis far from over

Age UK recently produced an excellent report called “Cold At Home” which highlights how the Cost of Living Crisis is impacting older people. Two million pensioners are living in poverty and for them and millions more people the Cost-of-Living crisis is far from over. Those who had savings have found…

Remembering the Gaul tragedy

An event described as the “worst ever single trawler tragedy” took place fifty years ago on the night of the 8th/9th February 1974. The vessel was a fishing trawler called Gaul, which sank in the Barents Sea off Norway with the loss of all 36 crew. The Gaul had been…

Flooding brings misery

Travelling back from the West Country after visiting relatives at New Year I saw at first hand the effects of Storm Henk. The already saturated ground meant the heavy rain had nowhere to go and soon roads became impassable and rivers and even canals overflowed their banks. It’s estimated that…

Dentistry in crisis

It used to be said that no one liked visiting the dentist, now many people would relish the chance to do so. Dentistry is in crisis and this week Labour took the opportunity to raise concerns in a parliamentary debate. The vote came as new figures reveal the number of…

Happy New Year

I hope you enjoyed Christmas and that you are looking forward to 2024. A political review of 2023 makes grim reading. Politics was dominated by the cost of living crisis with higher than anticipated inflation, which still remains too high. Last month alone 170,000 homeowners faced much higher mortgages and…

Prime Minister fighting for his life

There’s not much Christmas spirit in Westminster at the moment. Instead we have a flailing Prime Minister fighting for his political life. The immediate problem is his Rwanda plan to send asylum seekers as a deterrent to stop the boats crossing, which keep on coming. His plan has few friends.…

Supporting Small Businesses all year round

The vast majority of businesses in our country are SME’s. Small business is the beating heart of our economy. They will be the key to the revival of our high streets. It’s not just about strong and successful businesses, it’s about strong and secure communities. The fact is many small…

A shuffle is cover for doing nothing

No Prime Minister or party leader relishes the idea of shuffling her or his team of Ministers, especially when they are pushed to do it at a time not of their choosing. And so it was last week when Rishi Sunak was forced to sack his Home Secretary Suella Braverman…

Trafalgar Day

The recent storms forced this year’s Trafalgar Day commemoration indoors for the traditional toast to Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood. Collingwood was the local hero who played a key role at Trafalgar. This year’s event took shelter in the Tynemouth Watch House home to the Tynemouth Voluntary Life Brigade and to…

Alarming rise in hate crime

This is Anti Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crime has increased by more than 40% in the last 5 years and recent events have made it worse. Hate crime covers race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity. Anyone convicted risks having their sentence increased. Last year 10,000 people were…

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