Last week I was once again very pleased and proud to be invited as a VIP guest to South Shields Marine School’s Graduants Awards Day. I am invited because...
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I have just read about Heather Mills and the huge payout she has been awarded as a consequence of national newspapers invading her privacy. For decades and decades, for...
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Sea Sunday can be celebrated on any Sunday in the year but is usually commemorated on the second Sunday in July by Christian churches, seafaring charities such as the...
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On the 31st May 2019, Solar Solve Ltd. achieved yet another impressive milestone in the history of our family business when the 3 company directors and 10 employees collectively...
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Admittedly, with only 4 weeks remaining, the Board’s predictions about how well Solar Solve has performed during its first half-year, should be fairly accurate. With the extra sales during...
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My wife Lilian and I recently returned from a very enjoyable and interesting 14-day, 3300 km (2000 mile) cruise on the River Danube, from Budapest to the Black Sea...
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For decades DFDS cruiseferries have been arriving and departing from the River Tyne, in the UK, on an almost daily basis and in the past they have occasionally called...
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A few weeks ago we were sent a copy of a 12 page A5 booklet offering ‘Guidance regarding new acceptance criteria for bulk UK ferrous scrap to improve quality...
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Before starting this blog, I have to clarify that whilst I do have my own view on many political issues, I am always swayed by my individual beliefs and...
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Circa 1949. former Tynemouth based RNLI lifeboat, the 101-year-old Henry Frederick Swan was retired after 30 years of operational service off the North East coast, on and around the...
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