North East Bylines
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We are a not-for-profit citizen journalism publication. Our aim is to publish well-written, fact-based articles and opinion pieces on subjects that are of interest to people in the North East and beyond.
I’m not against housing, but when community decisions are made with no transparency or accountability, something’s wrong - like at Wynyard Village
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Wynyard exposed: when a planning decision quietly changed
I’m not against housing, but when community decisions are made with no transparency or accountability, something’s wrong - like at Wynyard Village
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February 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I’m not against housing, but when community decisions are made with no transparency or accountability, something’s wrong - like at Wynyard Village
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Tees Valley Combined Authority to adopt new constitution boosting transparency, scrutiny and ethics after review criticism and best value notice | Peter Morris
TVCA to get new constitution following Teesworks scandal
Tees Valley Combined Authority to adopt new constitution boosting transparency, scrutiny and ethics after review criticism and best value notice
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February 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Tees Valley Combined Authority to adopt new constitution boosting transparency, scrutiny and ethics after review criticism and best value notice | Peter Morris
Lots going on with Northumberland Wildlife Trust | Peter Sagar
A new walk, films and litter-picking from Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Lots going on with Northumberland Wildlife Trust
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February 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Lots going on with Northumberland Wildlife Trust | Peter Sagar
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The month that asks less of us than we ask of ourselves
There is an argument in favour of us welcoming winter’s opportunity to slow down, and not be in a rush to emerge before spring is truly here
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There is an argument in favour of us welcoming winter’s opportunity to slow down, and not be in a rush to emerge before spring is truly here
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The month that asks less of us than we ask of ourselves
There is an argument in favour of us welcoming winter’s opportunity to slow down, and not be in a rush to emerge before spring is truly here
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February 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The month that asks less of us than we ask of ourselves
There is an argument in favour of us welcoming winter’s opportunity to slow down, and not be in a rush to emerge before spring is truly here
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There is an argument in favour of us welcoming winter’s opportunity to slow down, and not be in a rush to emerge before spring is truly here
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For anyone to suggest that parties do not care or do not deliver on the green agenda is misleading
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What do I think of green?
For anyone to suggest that parties do not care or do not deliver on the green agenda is misleading
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February 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
For anyone to suggest that parties do not care or do not deliver on the green agenda is misleading
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Calling all women! International Women's Day is 8 March and we would love to hear your voice. If you'd like to be published on that day or near it please send your articles to [email protected]
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Calling all women! International Women's Day is 8 March and we would love to hear your voice. If you'd like to be published on that day or near it please send your articles to [email protected]
An old saying goes: ‘The snowdrop, in purist white arriae, first rears her head on Candlemas daie | Maureen Taylor-Gooby
Snowdrops the Candlemas Bells
An old saying goes: ‘The snowdrop, in purist white arriae, first rears her head on Candlemas daie
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February 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
An old saying goes: ‘The snowdrop, in purist white arriae, first rears her head on Candlemas daie | Maureen Taylor-Gooby
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From Waseem "This is me, standing above the ruins of our destroyed home.
Behind me are not just broken buildings, but shattered memories and lost safety. I’m staying strong for my children, but we can’t rebuild alone.
Your support, no matter how small can help us start again."
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Behind me are not just broken buildings, but shattered memories and lost safety. I’m staying strong for my children, but we can’t rebuild alone.
Your support, no matter how small can help us start again."
🔗 gofund.me/35fdca7d
February 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM
From Waseem "This is me, standing above the ruins of our destroyed home.
Behind me are not just broken buildings, but shattered memories and lost safety. I’m staying strong for my children, but we can’t rebuild alone.
Your support, no matter how small can help us start again."
🔗 gofund.me/35fdca7d
Behind me are not just broken buildings, but shattered memories and lost safety. I’m staying strong for my children, but we can’t rebuild alone.
Your support, no matter how small can help us start again."
🔗 gofund.me/35fdca7d
Poem by Peter Sagar | Peter Sagar
The gentle heart’s fond gaze
Poem by Peter Sagar
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February 15, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Poem by Peter Sagar | Peter Sagar
Royal Philharmonic's astounding performance at the Glasshouse
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February 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Royal Philharmonic's astounding performance at the Glasshouse
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"Manchester United’s squad currently includes 19 foreign players out of 26 – that’s 73.1% ‘immigrants’, according to Transfermarkt. But apparently those immigrants don’t count. They’re assets. Investments. Tradable commodities. Certainly not immigrants!"
"Manchester United’s squad currently includes 19 foreign players out of 26 – that’s 73.1% ‘immigrants’, according to Transfermarkt. But apparently those immigrants don’t count. They’re assets. Investments. Tradable commodities. Certainly not immigrants!"
Jim Ratcliffe and the art of shamelessness
Immigrant billionaire owner of Manchester United condemns immigrants – just the poor ones, though
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February 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM
This week on Bylines Scotland...
"Manchester United’s squad currently includes 19 foreign players out of 26 – that’s 73.1% ‘immigrants’, according to Transfermarkt. But apparently those immigrants don’t count. They’re assets. Investments. Tradable commodities. Certainly not immigrants!"
"Manchester United’s squad currently includes 19 foreign players out of 26 – that’s 73.1% ‘immigrants’, according to Transfermarkt. But apparently those immigrants don’t count. They’re assets. Investments. Tradable commodities. Certainly not immigrants!"
Audit oversight at Middlesbrough and South Tees MDCs collapsed in 2024/25, as missed meetings and weak controls trigger crisis reports
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Audit and governance breakdown in Tees Valley
Audit oversight at Middlesbrough and South Tees MDCs collapsed in 2024/25, as missed meetings and weak controls trigger crisis reports
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February 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Audit oversight at Middlesbrough and South Tees MDCs collapsed in 2024/25, as missed meetings and weak controls trigger crisis reports
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When Starmer came to power he said he would make the fight against world hunger a major priority. However, in practice he has done the complete and utter opposite. | Peter Sagar
Starmer accused of hypocrisy over cuts to World Food Programme
When Starmer came to power he said he would make the fight against world hunger a major priority. However, in practice he has done the complete and utter opposite.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
When Starmer came to power he said he would make the fight against world hunger a major priority. However, in practice he has done the complete and utter opposite. | Peter Sagar
Ørsted, the overall contract holder for the Hornsea 3 job, has agreed with SeAH that work on the wind farm bases will be discontinued
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February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ørsted, the overall contract holder for the Hornsea 3 job, has agreed with SeAH that work on the wind farm bases will be discontinued
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A review of the recent book launch event for Pickett’s The Good Society
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Kate Pickett: The Good Society book launch
A review of the recent book launch event for Pickett’s The Good Society
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February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
A review of the recent book launch event for Pickett’s The Good Society
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A look at protest, what's the point, and what works?
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Rage against the machine – why bother?
A look at protest, what's the point, and what works?
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February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A look at protest, what's the point, and what works?
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Councillors have unanimously agreed to write to the government to support an appeal for a new primary school in Wynyard
| Nic Marko
| Nic Marko
Hartlepool: Wynyard school motion
Councillors have unanimously agreed to write to the government to support an appeal for a new primary school in Wynyard
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February 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Councillors have unanimously agreed to write to the government to support an appeal for a new primary school in Wynyard
| Nic Marko
| Nic Marko
In the first of two articles, I’ll discuss Hughes’s conversation with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, on the subject of the so-called Green Revolution | Ray Casey
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
In the first of two articles, I’ll discuss Hughes’s conversation with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, on the subject of the so-called Green Revolution | Ray Casey
A wide variety of services are being reviewed to increase fees next financial year | Gareth Lightfoot
Stockton: fees and charges rising under review
A wide variety of services are being reviewed to increase fees next financial year
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February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
A wide variety of services are being reviewed to increase fees next financial year | Gareth Lightfoot
The revised version of the Green Book may finally allow for more public investment opportunities in the North East | Peter Morris
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The revised version of the Green Book may finally allow for more public investment opportunities in the North East | Peter Morris
While the special relationship must undergo counselling, a closer relationship with Europe must be forged - interview with Sir Nick Harvey | James Jobson
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
While the special relationship must undergo counselling, a closer relationship with Europe must be forged - interview with Sir Nick Harvey | James Jobson
Hartlepool’s flagship Middleton Grange shopping centre, bought on a long lease by the town’s mayoral development corporation (MDC) more than two years ago, remains at high financial risk | Peter Morris
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Hartlepool’s flagship Middleton Grange shopping centre, bought on a long lease by the town’s mayoral development corporation (MDC) more than two years ago, remains at high financial risk | Peter Morris
Newcastle city centre eyesore - regeneration and new footpath to St James' Park set for approval
| Daniel Holland
| Daniel Holland
Newcastle: Percy House development
Newcastle city centre eyesore - regeneration and new footpath to St James' Park set for approval
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February 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Newcastle city centre eyesore - regeneration and new footpath to St James' Park set for approval
| Daniel Holland
| Daniel Holland
In Birmingham a series of strikes by Unite members began on 6 January 2025. The dispute remains unresolved | Nick Kemp
What the Birmingham bin strike really tells us about leadership
In Birmingham a series of strikes by Unite members began on 6 January 2025. The dispute remains unresolved
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February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
In Birmingham a series of strikes by Unite members began on 6 January 2025. The dispute remains unresolved | Nick Kemp
George Orwell’s 1984 imagined a world divided into rival power blocs. Seventy-seven years on, that framework still sheds light on today’s global politics | David Taylor-Gooby
Power dynamics in a divided world
George Orwell’s 1984 imagined a world divided into rival power blocs. Seventy-seven years on, that framework still sheds light on today’s global politics
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February 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
George Orwell’s 1984 imagined a world divided into rival power blocs. Seventy-seven years on, that framework still sheds light on today’s global politics | David Taylor-Gooby