North East Bylines
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With local elections around the corner, voters should consider voting for candidates that stand for more than just ambition
| Nick Kemp
| Nick Kemp
Why local leadership needs integrity, not just ambition
With local elections around the corner, voters should consider voting for candidates that stand for more than just ambition
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
With local elections around the corner, voters should consider voting for candidates that stand for more than just ambition
| Nick Kemp
| Nick Kemp
Lessons learnt from the Northern Ireland peace process | Peter Sagar
Seeds of peace: lessons for Israel and Palestine from Northern Ireland and the Peace Process: part one
Lessons learnt from the Northern Ireland peace process
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January 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Lessons learnt from the Northern Ireland peace process | Peter Sagar
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Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.
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Happy New Year!
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January 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Rattle up, Monkseaton on New Years Day
The Monkseaton Morris Dancers will perform outside The Ship, Percy Tce, Monkseaton on 1 January 2026 from 11:50 to 13:00
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January 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Happy New Year from North East Bylines!
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Our most read article of February 2025.....
Loan charge new review announced by Labour shocks victims
A new review of the loan charge legislation promised by Labour before the July 2024 election is a different story now they are in government
Loan charge new review announced by Labour shocks victims
A new review of the loan charge legislation promised by Labour before the July 2024 election is a different story now they are in government
Loan charge new review announced by Labour shocks victims
A new review of the loan charge legislation promised by Labour before the July 2024 election is a different story now they are in government
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December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our most read article of February 2025.....
Loan charge new review announced by Labour shocks victims
A new review of the loan charge legislation promised by Labour before the July 2024 election is a different story now they are in government
Loan charge new review announced by Labour shocks victims
A new review of the loan charge legislation promised by Labour before the July 2024 election is a different story now they are in government
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At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater need for citizen journalism
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December 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater need for citizen journalism
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"I don't think anybody believes that those elections will be free and fair.” UN Secretary General António Guterres 27 October 2025. | Peter Sagar
More sham elections in Myanmar
"I don't think anybody believes that those elections will be free and fair.” UN Secretary General António Guterres 27 October 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"I don't think anybody believes that those elections will be free and fair.” UN Secretary General António Guterres 27 October 2025. | Peter Sagar
This government has time to become one of our great reforming governments. It needs to political will to do it | David Taylor-Gooby
Political prospects for 2026
This government has time to become one of our great reforming governments. It needs to political will to do it
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December 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This government has time to become one of our great reforming governments. It needs to political will to do it | David Taylor-Gooby
The latest scam-related news
| Peter Sagar
| Peter Sagar
New scam alerts
The latest scam-related news
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The latest scam-related news
| Peter Sagar
| Peter Sagar
The first in our new Reform Watch series | Julia Mazza
Reform Watch: part one
The first in our new Reform Watch series
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December 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The first in our new Reform Watch series | Julia Mazza
Whilst the future is unclear, what we can be sure of is that the SEND system is currently broken, and that a Reform government is unlikely to fix it | Peter Sagar
Reform Special Education policy promises chaos
Whilst the future is unclear, what we can be sure of is that the SEND system is currently broken, and that a Reform government is unlikely to fix it
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Whilst the future is unclear, what we can be sure of is that the SEND system is currently broken, and that a Reform government is unlikely to fix it | Peter Sagar
This is real - and is a story for thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. Please help - the funding link is below
December 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is real - and is a story for thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. Please help - the funding link is below
Addressing the student housing crisis requires coordinated action rather than piecemeal solutions | Charlotte Walsh
Priced out of education: the student housing crisis hitting the North East
Addressing the student housing crisis requires coordinated action rather than piecemeal solutions
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December 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Addressing the student housing crisis requires coordinated action rather than piecemeal solutions | Charlotte Walsh
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Please help if you can. The funding link is www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Please help if you can. The funding link is www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
Chris Humble reports on his travels this winter in Oceania | Chris Humble
A winter in Oceania: part one, Papua New Guinea
Chris Humble reports on his travels this winter in Oceania
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December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Chris Humble reports on his travels this winter in Oceania | Chris Humble
Middlesbrough is the biggest winner, with a 20.6% CSP rise next year compared with 2024/25, increasing to 40.6% in 2028/29 | Peter Morris
Teesside councils win in “fair funding” stakes
Middlesbrough is the biggest winner, with a 20.6% CSP rise next year compared with 2024/25, increasing to 40.6% in 2028/29
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Who really decides the future of the North East?
| Nick Kemp
| Nick Kemp
Regeneration by design – or by default?
Who really decides the future of the North East?
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Who really decides the future of the North East?
| Nick Kemp
| Nick Kemp
The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen | Peter Sagar
Ceasefire proposal in Sudan, while another massacre is revealed
The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen | Peter Sagar
With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles | Mark Bell
We need more tiddlers
With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles
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December 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles | Mark Bell