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<strong>Letters: </strong>The former Newcastle city council leader deserves greater recognition, says his son-in-law <strong>Ian Emerson</strong>, while <strong>Richard Harrison </strong>praises When the Boat Comes In
First shown in the dying days of a Tory government, with Labour on the brink of power, the BBC drama offers warnings for a PM-in-waiting, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The man behind MI6 headquarters in London and TV-am’s egg cups has long sought to repurpose buildings and connect with the public – goals now embodied in a new centre in his home town of Newcastle
Alex Niven’s The North Will Rise Again is a missed chance – a sustained swipe at a government long gone rather than a sober analysis of today's north.
AFTER growing complaints about the state of the River Wear, Durham County Council has obtained the necessary licences and permits to begin work…