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Consett and Grand Theft Auto VI: The Local Link Hidden in...
A Prefab Sprout classic in Rockstar's new GTA VI preview creates an extraordinary trail from Vice City to early gigs in Langley Park, an old rectory in Consett and Paddy McAloon's witty answer to Bruce Springsteen's highways and heartbreak.
CONSETT ENTERTAINMENT
Consett and Grand Theft Auto VI: The Local Link Hidden in Netflix’s 31-Million-View Hit
A Prefab Sprout classic in Rockstar's new GTA VI preview creates an extraordinary trail from Vice City to early gigs in Langley Park, an old rectory in Consett and Paddy McAloon's witty answer to Bruce Springsteen's highways and heartbreak.
The Bells
A new poem by local poet Anthony Page – on parish bells, and the beauty and wonder they carry.
Northern Doc Fund Reopens, Offering North East Film Makers £3,000 and Industry Mentorship
A funding scheme for working-class documentary makers across the North of England has launched its fourth year. Applications close on 17 August.
Consett Holidays (1960’s Style)
Lorraine Weightman remembers the six weeks holidays of a 1960s Consett childhood – the walk to the waterfall, egg sandwiches in a duffle bag, and the red dust of the Company on the way home.
Medal of Honour
A poem by local poet Anthony Page, on remembrance, faith and a plea for war to cease. First published in our July 2026 print edition.
CONSETT BUSINESS
The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority has launched a public consultation on a proposed bus franchising scheme. No final decision has been made, and responses close at 9am on Monday 28 September 2026.
Complaints about council services have hit a record high across England, yet the North East continues to have the lowest rate of any region – with one exception.
For the fourth year running the Independent Monitoring Board has recommended the Home Office reconsider Derwentside’s suitability as a detention site. Serco says the centre is “very well-run” and points to a top inspection rating.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
A North East school has benefited from a grant of almost £1,300, to support advanced Maths students to excel in their additional studies.UKSE, the business support subsidiary of Tata Steel, provided the grant to Consett Academy, to purchase three Lenovo Thinkbooks from its 50th Anniversary Bursary F…
Rivers do not stay still chemically. A single discharge event shifts what is in the water within hours. Seasons move baseline readings. Pollution can...
NORTH EAST NEWS
The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority has launched a public consultation on a proposed bus franchising scheme. No final decision has been made, and responses close at 9am on Monday 28 September 2026.
Complaints about council services have hit a record high across England, yet the North East continues to have the lowest rate of any region – with one exception.
For the fourth year running the Independent Monitoring Board has recommended the Home Office reconsider Derwentside’s suitability as a detention site. Serco says the centre is “very well-run” and points to a top inspection rating.
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CONSETT HISTORY
Most people have heard of the Salem witch trials. Far fewer realise that one of England’s largest witch trials ended in a mass execution here in the North East, while fear and accusations of witchcraft also reached communities around the Derwent Valley.On 21 August 1650, a crowd gathered on Newcastl…
Lorraine Weightman remembers the six weeks holidays of a 1960s Consett childhood – the walk to the waterfall, egg sandwiches in a duffle bag, and the red dust of the Company on the way home.
A quiet riverside walk along Shotley Grove Road was once one of the North East’s busiest industrial centres, where 300 people made more than 4,000 tons of paper a year.
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