I am now in my third year as chairman of the Northern Group of Motoring Writers. It is the oldest regional group of automotive journalists in the UK, and I feel very honoured to be at the helm. First founded in 1973, the group is open to professional motoring writers across the North of England.

A project which will transform a 4.6-acre disused allotment site into an accessible woodland park is forging ahead following donations from Esh Construction and a host of other partners.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has announced its first ever Photography Experience Event, offering enthusiasts and budding photographers an opportunity to learn from a professional photographer, as they zoom at 125mph onboard an Azuma train along the East Coast route.

Report by Juno paints the clearest picture of late payments. During the pandemic 69% of businesses in the North East said they faced serious problems with late payments

As another University year begins, research by Bright Network, the UK platform connecting graduates to employers, has highlighted how the pandemic and remote working has opened up new career opportunities and better social mobility for graduates in regions around the UK.

Several years ago, I randomly won a prize when buying some bottles of lager: a glass chalice that the brewery would engrave with an inscription of my choice. I thought it would be amusing to choose a phrase that gently mocked the constant reminders that accompanied every beer advert, so I asked for my engraving to read: “Please drink irresponsibly”. Several weeks passed and no chalice arrived.

Children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic are facing "agonisingly" long waits for treatment, a BBC investigation has found. Data from half of England's services found one in five seen in the past year waited over 12 weeks for care. Half of all mental health conditions present themselves by the time a child reaches 14 but most cases remain undetected and untreated 10% of year 10 and 11 suffer from anxiety coupled with a lack of confidence Covid has created an anxiety pandemic amongst all age groups Free primary resource teaches simple brain hacks can last a lifetime and turn around a child’s negative thinking within a month

Boris Johnson and the UN Secretary-General will host a meeting of world leaders on climate change in New York today PM will tell fellow leaders more has to be pledged to help developing countries adapt to and mitigate climate change UK will spend an extra half a billion pounds to phase out coal, move to clean energy and adapt to climate change in developing countries

Polling reveals people in the North have become more optimistic on the North’s economy since the start of the year. But levels of optimism about the North’s prospects over the next ten years have fallen since April.

I was lucky enough to watch the first Land Rover Discovery Sport roll off the production line at Halewood way back in 2014. It remains the company’s best-selling model.