Britain’s Left must swap scolding for stories - only heartfelt solidarity can outmatch the far-right’s emotional pull | Deep Singh

New research shows how “zero budget natural farming” has more than doubled farmer profits | Lynn Dicks

Blyth’s story, from salt pans to green energy, is told in Salt and Smoke, an immersive journey through its past | Peter Sagar

A short guide to avoiding the latest scam and scam prevention in general  | Peter Sagar

Syria’s post-regime decade begins: ten months on, politics, security, economy, and daily life show fragile gains and fresh hope | Maysara Al Khalaf

North East leaders have agreed bold new plans that could turbocharge regeneration on both sides of the River Tyne  | James Robinson

The rates of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis are higher in Gateshead than the North East as a whole and nationally, data shows | Austen Shakespeare

The privatisation of public services has caused more harm than good  | Peter Sagar

"Colours are not created by nature – nor solely by the eye or the brain – but by society, which assigns them different meanings depending on the era" | Sabine Ruaud

Marcus Ryder is a huge figure in the factual news world and has a new book, with Sir Lenny Henry, The Big Payback talks about Reparations to address the legacy of slavery. He chats with @benjitoon.bsky.social and @annesjoukje.bsky.social about the book and his experiences. tinyurl.com/Bynetpod

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Rachel Burns is the first winner of the Bylines Network's Sky Hawkins Poetry Prize | Rachel Burns

Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system  | Dr Jayne Hamilton

The ‘Season of Creation’ and ‘ecotheology’ offer us an opportunity to stand back and think more deeply about our place in nature and our role in sustaining it | Peter Sagar

Is the new Labour party group, Mainstream the only hope of defeating Reform? Could this mean a change of leadership of the party?  | Peter Sagar

Conservatives and Labour falter as unions cut ties, while Reform and Corbyn-backed ‘Your Party’ surge in polls and membership | Steve Grinter

1/ Great to see the Bylines Network, and citizen journalism generally, getting a shout-out from George Monbiot in the Guardian @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Newcastle’s former General Hospital site, the West End corridor, Newcastle Business Park, and Newburn Riverside together represent one of the most significant urban regeneration opportunities in the UK | Nick Kemp

Reform UK Ltd isn’t change - it’s the Tory party rebadged, in a lighter shade of blue | James Jobson

Starmer's recognition of Palestine: A positive step forward that, without tough action to restrain Israel, could sadly become an act of hypocrisy | David Keys

A crisis in British identity on stark display: two visions for the nation's future emerge from London | Kate Hobbs

Newcastle and Gateshead need strategic, place-based leadership focused on delivery - on the ground, in the city, and in the real projects that will shape the future of the region | Nick Kemp

Salt & Smoke runs from Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September 2025 | North East Bylines

A crisis in British identity on stark display: two visions for the nation's future emerge from London | Kate Hobbs

Salt & Smoke runs from Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September 2025 | North East Bylines

Gateshead dad Paul Parkinson answered a stem cell call, donating to a stranger in need - a choice that may have saved her life | Peter Sagar

Newcastle and Gateshead need strategic, place-based leadership focused on delivery - on the ground, in the city, and in the real projects that will shape the future of the region | Nick Kemp

Councillor Dawn Welsh opens up on experiencing domestic abuse as a child  | James Robinson

"At No To Hassockfield we remain steadfast in our campaign to end the cruel practice of detention. We urge all decent citizens to join us" | North East Bylines

Freedom of speech used to be a huge part of "The work of American people"  | Mary Ann Curty

Aw. Such a sweet little boy in his Teddy t-shirt. ❤️ 🙏

In Sudan’s El Fasher, 260,000 face starvation as war and siege turn the city into one of the world’s worst hunger crises | Peter Sagar

At the full Council meeting of Newcastle City Council on 3 September 2025, members debated the City’s future waste disposal strategy | Nick Kemp

My personal experience at the Gateshead Glasshouse as someone with a disability  | Clive Carr

In a “First Past the Post” electoral system the absence of an explicit, codified constitution leaves the people vulnerable to an executive’s exercise of power and encourages a lean towards authoritarianism | Gareth Kearns

As Trump’s red carpet rolls out, police crack down on dissent - raising fears that Britain’s silencing free speech | Robin Tudge

Tees Valley Mayor has caused confusion with his announcement on BBC radio that Darlington Borough Council had decided which of two proposed road links will go ahead | Peter Greenwood

AI Growth Zone in North East to bring £30bn investment and 5,000 jobs, making region a hub for UK’s AI revolution | Peter Morris

Speakers of all backgrounds call for peace and reconciliation in Israel and Palestine at a meeting at Newcastle City Library, hosted by the UK Friends of Standing Together  | Peter Sagar

The North East Mayoral Combined Authority is a partnership vehicle. It exists to coordinate, not control. It is there to support local authorities, not to replace them | Nick Kemp

Ex-Newcastle City Council leader cleared of bullying senior director | Daniel Holland

Ex-Newcastle City Council leader cleared of bullying senior director | Daniel Holland

Ex-Newcastle City Council leader cleared of bullying senior director | Daniel Holland

September 2025 brought yet another announcement about Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the Tees Valley | Ray Casey

With the resurgence of flag bearing in England, the true meaning of patriotism needs to be reexamined  | Peter Sagar

Please help Waseem if you can. He doesn't need much more money to get his boys to safety, but every additional hour in the north could mean death. They're lovely kids and they should get to grow up. gofund.me/35fdca7d @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @fairshare.help #MutualAid #SkyAid 🍉

North East leaders fear new ‘fair funding’ review will cut resources for deprived councils instead of boosting them | Peter Morris

Our descendants must not look back fondly to the past but still fight for a better world. | David Taylor-Gooby