New SpudBro’s launches in Newcastle on North Tyneside
SpudBros, known for its loaded jacket potatoes, opens a new βExpressβ outlet at The Silverlink North/New York Road on North Tyneside, in partnership with Taster and EG On The Move. To celebrate the launch, the store will be giving away a free spud to the first 100 customers from 12pm. The North Tyneside site is…
Best Northumberland farm shops to visit this summer
These are the places readers turn to when they are stocking a holiday cottage, sorting a family barbecue or just looking for an excuse to get out for a drive while the sun is shining. Brocksbushes Farm Shop, near Corbridge Brocksbushes is one of those farm shops that feels like a day out in its…
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
DETROIT β Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday. A criminal complaint was unsealed in federal court in Detroit against Vincent Munster, who is chief of…
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
SEATTLE β A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and motor off the Oregon coast to pull a research buoy from deep out of the Pacific. The buoy 80 meters (260 feet) below the water’s surface will be…
Super Rugby: Liquidators’ report reveals $8.2m hole at Moana Pasifika
The players and coaching staff are among the more140 creditors listed in the liquidator’s report. Photo: Photosport Moana Pasifika is facing more than $8 million in creditor claims, according to the first report from liquidators appointed to the collapsed Super Rugby franchise. The findings, released on Tuesday, offer the clearest picture yet of the financial…
Banks Group celebrates 25 years of Investors in People
The Banks Group in County Durham was first accredited by Investors in People (IIP) in 2001, beginning a quarter-century journey of continuous improvement and recognition in employee management. Nick Hobdey, group HR director at Banks Group, said: “The long-term investment weβve made in training and HR resources demonstrates the emphasis that our senior team places…
Darren Grimes responds to comments made at Durham Pride
The Reform councillor last August said it had turned into a display of “political activism” rather than being about gay rights when his administration said it would not be funding future Pride events. Cllr Grimes said at the time: βPride stopped being a celebration of gay rights a long time ago. Itβs morphed into a…
Echo Comment on the continuing war in Ukraine
At least 18, including children, have been killed, about 100 injured. Itβs just another day in a war on the European mainland. A war that has slipped down the worldβs news agenda. A war that is literally intractable β intractable because there are no peace talks taking place at any stage, and even if there…
