Dead crustaceans on North East coast: the next chapter
A new chapter in the catastrophe of dead sea life along the North East coast is unfolding
Read moreJulia Mazza grew up in Middlesbrough, the descendant of Irish Famine refugee ironworkers and a Tyne shipyard union organiser. She is in awe of how the North East industrial workers, enduring intense hardship, still managed to create a formidable labour movement. Retired after a career in campaigns and commercial and policy research, she now lives in London
A new chapter in the catastrophe of dead sea life along the North East coast is unfolding
Read moreThe recent audit report revealed a number of incidents where elected members went beyond the limits of their remit or...
Read moreMiddlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar councils have passed motions on investigation and monitoring marine deaths after Defra closed the case
Read moreJonathan Brash has been selected as Labour candidate for Hartlepool
Read moreThe motion about marine creature deaths was easily passed with no amendments, a significant achievement as Labour does not have...
Read moreJulia Mazza takes a look at who will be the next Labour parliamentary candidate for Hartlepool
Read moreMiddlesbrough Labour is a step close to turning the 'Boro red again
Read moreUpdate on the Hartlepool Tories and Councillor Cranney story. More twists and turns.
Read moreFurther allegations about Cllr Cranney, of Hartlepool amidst constitutional crisis
Read moreFollowing the Hartlepool Conservatives call for a boycott of council meetings, Labour responds
Read moreGordon Cranney, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, posted on Saturday that he was resigning. He has now withdrawn...
Read moreHartlepool councillor resigns after suspension from the Conservative Party
Read moreJulia Mazza reports on the local election results in Hartlepool.
Read moreJulia Mazza takes a look at the council elections in Hartlepool
Read moreJust how independent are the North East's Independents and what can you do about it? Julia Mazza investigates.
Read moreJust how independent are the North East's Independent councillors and what can we do about it? Julia Mazza investigates.
Read moreImagine a policy that aims to reverse the North East's economic malaise, community wealth-building. It's already here...
Read moreHartlepool former councillor Bob Buchan faces a legal bill of nearly £50,000 after losing a High Court bid to have...
Read moreOn the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Julia Mazza goes back further in time and writes about the role of...
Read moreIt was a huge steaming rectangle, not the small buns of the Godless South, that she'd cut into wedges and...
Read moreAfter a hike through a biting north wind, eat your scone hot and soaked in butter and topped with raspberry...
Read moreWith Tees Valley's bid for 2025 City of Culture now abandoned, it seems that local heritage has a low priority...
Read moreJulia Mazza investigates the storm around a possible plan for nuclear waste management in Hartlepool and a council civil war.
Read moreMike Young, the Conservative Deputy Mayor of Hartlepool has resigned after a war of words with Ben Houchen, Tees Valley...
Read moreA war of words has broken out in Hartlepool about early discussions on a possible offshore radioactive waste storage facility.
Read moreStobart Aviation Ltd has pulled out of Teesside Airport. The company owning the airport reported losses in the last two...
Read moreJulia Mazza takes a look at Dominic Cummings and how the North East has shaped his career. What is his...
Read moreJulia Mazza writes about an amazing bond between North Korea and Middlesbrough.
Read moreJulia Mazza writes about football legend, Lindy Delaphena a Middlesbrough player in the 50s. A popular player but an undercurrent...
Read moreJulia Mazza looks at the way that the Tories have treated the North East over the past 40 years and...
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