North East Bylines

River Tees Harbour Seals is a fundraising appeal to finance testing of sediment at seal hauling sites on the River Tees

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/river-tees-harbour-seals/

Story for Short Story Sunday

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/short-story-sunday/the-proposal-of-lovers-lane/

"There is something faintly comic about wealthy middle-aged men spending fortunes trying to become the oldest corpse in the cemetery"

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/love-actuaries/

Tees Valley Combined Authority’s (TVCA’s) cabinet is taking tighter political control over the £421mn debts it is owed by its subsidiary, South Tees Development Corporation (STDC)

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/tvca-leaders-take-control-of-400mn-debt-plan/

Aladdin runs from Saturday, 5 December to Thursday, 31 December at Middlesbrough Theatre

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teesside/panto-magic-in-middlesbrough-with-aladdin/

With wildfires raging across much of Europe and temperature records seemingly being broken on a weekly basis, we must consider the benefits of solar power much more seriously. One church in Newcastle has done this and this is how they did it

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/here-comes-the-sun-2/

Each day, Amnesty International UK will unveil another way that Amnesty activists are standing with Uyghur creatives

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/amnesty-international-appeals-for-solidarity-with-the-uyghur-people/

Andy Burnham stressed the jobs benefits as well as the defence and security importance of renewing Britain’s nuclear deterrent

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/business/economy/nuclear-deterrence-means-apprenticeships-says-burnham/

There is increasing consensus that Brexit was a terrible mistake. The slogan "Make Brexit Work" is an oxymoron. Brexit cannot work. Joining the EU is the only way forward

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/brexit-part-7-the-way-forward-is-joining-the-eu-but-how/

The Local Democracy Reporting Service went to Percy Main to speak to locals to ask what they want to see happen over the next 10 years of the Pride in Place funding

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/tyneside/percy-main-vox-pop/

We can use wisdom to overcome the climate crisis and build a fairer world at the same time

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/making-peace-with-creation-2/

We can use wisdom to overcome the climate crisis and build a fairer world at the same time. | Peter Sagar
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/making-peace-with-creation-2/

Fake news has become more common as social media develops and it’s becoming increasingly harder to spot

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/social-media/why-do-we-keep-falling-for-fake-news-and-how-can-we-stop/

Fake news has become more common as social media develops and it’s becoming increasingly harder to spot. | Alice Leddy
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/social-media/why-do-we-keep-falling-for-fake-news-and-how-can-we-stop/

The success, or otherwise, of SeAH Wind is closely tied to that of the neighbouring South Bank Quay, which is used as an offshore base for wind farm construction

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/business/south-bank-quay-another-teesworks-project-facing-an-uncertain-future/

Earth Overshoot Day marks the exact date when humanity's total demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that same year, and in 2026, it falls on 30 July

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/earth-overshoot-day-how-many-earths-do-we-need/

Earth Overshoot Day marks the exact date when humanity's total demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that same year, and in 2026, it falls on 30 July

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/earth-overshoot-day-how-many-earths-do-we-need/

“I just don’t accept that this problem is too big to solve. What we need is a new way of doing politics where we come together, face the challenge head on and build an integrated system that gives people security and dignity"

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/burnham-starts-fixing-adult-social-care/

The plan’s objectives include to retain and enhance biodiversity and wildlife habitats; preserve the landscape and features of historic interest

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/historic-at-risk-coastal-gardens-in-saltburn-now-subject-to-five-year-management-plan/

It seems clear that the Labour Party will never recover as a potential governing party in this country until there is a true cleansing of the stables and every last vestige of the toxic Labour Together faction, which has done so much harm, is removed from the leadership of the party

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion/how-labour-together-wrecked-the-labour-party/

Northumberland Wildlife Trust is running a great series of walks and talks this month

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/northumberland/walks-and-talks-with-northumberland-wildlife-trust/

As director-general of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (PTE – now known as Nexus), Tony Ridley, who has died at the age of 92, was one of a handful of people who shaped Newcastle city centre and the wider metropolitan area in the 1970s

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/transport/dr-tony-ridley-father-of-the-metro/

The war in Iran has caused a surge in renewable energy
 | Peter Sagar
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environment/government-to-make-plug-in-solar-available-within-months/

This is an account of the latest trip, from Ferryhill to Hartlepool, made over two consecutive days in mid-February 2026. | Ray Casey
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/county-durham/tracing-a-lost-county-durham-railway-part-1/

A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food | Peter Sagar
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/food_drink/refuse-cafe-building-community-over-healthy-and-affordable-food/