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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Sep 17

Been waiting for a chance to use that joke for about three years...

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Jul 3

After Labour's election victories last year, we urged them to deliver for the North East in four key areas. A year on, we give our verdict on their work so far #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Jun 2

We've launched a new newsletter that brings together all the news you need to know from around Newcastle. It also has a community noticeboard for people to publicise their events (and it's FREE).

You can find out more and subscribe at thenewcastledrop.substack.com

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · May 30

This makes me so happy. The Brian Eno anecdote is honestly one of the best things I've ever read www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘People in the scene would sometimes be mean to us. They’d forget we were teenagers’: Daphne and Celeste look back

The 00s pop pair on their enduring sisterhood, an embarrassing encounter with Brian Eno, and somehow ending up on a tour of the UK’s Asda supermarkets

www.theguardian.com

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · May 25

A good - if especially nerve-racking - weekend for North East football fans - and on the front of tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · May 7

Great news for the North East as the Mercury Prize comes to Newcastle - the first time it has been held outside London #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · May 6

Efforts by the North East mayor to help families with the cost of childcare + child poverty campaigners calling for Government action make the front of tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · May 2

A seismic day in North East politics - on the front of tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Apr 30

More dramatic evidence in the Sycamore Gap trial leads tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Apr 29

The start of the trial of two men accused of chopping down the tree at Sycamore Gap leads tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Apr 28

Positive news for commuters leads tomorrow's Journal Story by @danhollandnews.bsky.social #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy 10th anniversary to the greatest political photograph of all time

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 30

An amazing celebration for Newcastle United's Carabao Cup win is on the front of tomorrow's Journal - with a 16-page pull-out inside #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 27

A crisis in the region's schools leads tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 26

Shocking figures outlining the impact of the Government's planned welfare cuts make the front of tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 23

No Journal front page tonight - for reasons that will become clear in the morning...!

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 19

A bid to drive up school standards in the North East makes the front of tomorrow's Journal #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

There has also been a big rise in rough sleeping in the region www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

North East rough sleeping crisis point as number on streets hits record high

Newly-released figures show that rough sleeping in the North East jumped 39% last year and was at the highest level since records began in 2010

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

An event was held highlighting the awful state of public health in the North East www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Newcastle vows to cut 12-year life expectancy gap between richest and poorest

World-renowned expert Professor Sir Michael Marmot joined hundreds of key figures from across Newcastle on Wednesday to launch a new push help Geordies live longer, healthier lives

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

The leader of the Newcastle Hospitals trust has been named interim boss of the NHS www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Newcastle Hospitals boss Sir James Mackey to become NHS England chief executive

Sir James Mackey will take over on a temporary basis as the chief executive of NHS England, having been tasked over the last year with turning around Newcastle's hospitals

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

A Northumberland high school was forced to close over safety concerns www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Update on high school forced to close after cracks appeared in the building

Investigations are underway to determine the seriousness of the problem at Prudhoe Community High School in Northumberland

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

It was party time as the Mobos came to Newcastle www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/mus...

MOBOs 2025 in 36 glorious photos as Newcastle delivers unforgettable night

The 2025 MOBO Awards were held at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Tuesday, February 18 as a whole host of acts were honoured

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

Merger plans between Nissan and Honda collapsed www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Nissan merger talks with Honda collapse in blow to car maker

Nissan last year announced plans for thousands of job losses but has not said how its Sunderland plant will be affected

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

But there was less positive news from a long-established employer as closure plans were announced for a Gateshead steel plant www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

180 jobs in jeopardy as Gateshead steel foundry announces potential closure

Union Electric Steel UK on Coulthards Lane has suffered losses in recent years with high energy costs and lack of demand among the reasons

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Graemewhitfield @graemewhitfield.bsky.social · Mar 3

Plans for a 4,000-job innovation zone in Durham took a step forward www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Durham to get 4,000-job 'innovation zone' with plans to develop Aykley Heads

Durham County Council is planning to enter into a joint venture that will see its headquarters demolished to make room for new businesses

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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