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Royal Grammar School Newcastle honoured in definitive guide to top-performing schools
The 32nd edition of the annual Parent Power, the official league table of UK schools' performance, has been unveiled once again – and the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (RGS), has again been awarded the title of North East Independent Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence. It is a well-deserved accolade for Newcastle’s oldest school, which is approaching its 500th anniversary in...
Top award for ramarketing’s IT leader
A leader in IT and cybersecurity from Newcastle has been recognised on a national stage. Ruth Humpherson, of international life science consultancy ramarketing, has won the Next CSO Award at the 2024 CSO Awards UK for her innovative contributions to cybersecurity and IT operations. The award highlights Ruth’s success in strengthening ramarketing’s cybersecurity while cultivating a workplace...
Northern train conductor wins award for helping save passenger’s life
A train conductor from Middlesbrough has won an award for helping save the life of a passenger. Northern's Liam King was named winner of the Lifesaver Award at the 2024 RailStaff Awards for his intervention that helped save the life of a woman on his train. The 27-year-old alerted the driver and contacted the emergency services before performing CPR on the woman. He managed to revive her, but...
Call for action as ‘600,000 people in the North East in housing poverty’
Some 600,000 people in the North East – 21% of the population, and 30% of children – are pushed into poverty after paying their housing costs, according to new research from the Northern Housing Consortium. The situation is made worse by higher-than-average numbers of people in the lowest income bracket living in the private rented sector (PRS). In the North East 24% of people in the lowest...
Double promotions for Hay & Kilner
North East full-service law firm Hay & Kilner is pleased to announce a duo of promotions, demonstrating their commitment to supporting future talent. Ben Jackson has been promoted to senior associate in the corporate team and Bethany Herbertson to associate in commercial disputes. Ben provides specialist advice to a range of clients, across a variety of sectors, on all corporate aspects of...