Author: Graeme Pallister
Graeme Pallister
Graeme Pallister spent fifteen years in operations management across the North East before he started writing about the businesses that kept the region running. He came up through logistics at a mid-sized haulage firm on the Team Valley, moved into procurement at an engineering outfit near the Tyne, and ended up running supply chain for a renewables contractor during the offshore wind build-out. He left the corporate side in 2021 and started covering North East business because most of the people writing about it had never seen the inside of a Gateshead warehouse at six in the morning. He writes about manufacturing, construction, logistics, and the firms between the Tyne and the Tees that rarely make the nationals but employ half the region. Graeme lives in Jesmond with his wife and two lurchers. He thinks the phrase "levelling up" should have been retired in 2022, and that anybody who describes Newcastle as "up and coming" has not been paying attention.
If you’re looking into laser tattoo removal on darker skin, there is a lot more to understand than the average clinic brochure will tell you, and the stakes are higher than for lighter skin tones. Painful sessions, unpredictable results, the real risk of lasting pigment damage, this is what you need to know before you book anything. How laser tattoo removal actually works The technology is straightforward enough. As board-certified dermatologist Bradley Glodny, MD, of Park Avenue Dermatology explains, ‘Certain wavelengths of light absorb different colours and therefore can be used to target a tattoo. The lasers break apart the…
The Target NYFW Style Tailgate put the retailer squarely at the centre of New York Fashion Week, with influencers and editors hitting the streets carrying the brand’s Guardsman Red shopping bag while the event itself drew some serious names.Fashion week is a marathon, not a sprint. Long days, back-to-back shows, and the constant pressure to look sharp from kerb to front row. That is the context in which eight influencers and editors were photographed around New York City, each toting Target’s red-and-white bullseye bag and talking through what is actually inside it.What the Target NYFW Style Tailgate Actually Looked LikeBeyond…
The government has announced tougher flexible working request rules that will force employers to sit down with staff and properly explain any refusal, a move billed as putting power back into the hands of workers.Louise Haigh set out the proposals at the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton. Under the changes, businesses will need to demonstrate they have genuinely considered a worker’s request before turning it down. A brief, off-hand rejection will no longer be enough.What the new flexible working request rules actually meanHaigh was direct on the detail. ‘If an employer wants to turn down a request, they…
The Newcastle United injury crisis heading into Saturday’s home match against Hull City is severe enough on its own. What makes it genuinely alarming is that the visitors arrive at St James’ Park in fourth place, unbeaten in four Premier League matches, and absolutely reeking of confidence after one of the more startling early-season runs in recent memory.Hull beat Manchester United, beat Frank Lampard’s Coventry City, drew with Aston Villa, and then drew 2-2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, according to The Athletic. Four games, four points shared or taken from clubs with considerably larger wage bills and squads. Nobody…
Millie Bobby Brown adoption news broke on 17 September 2026, when the actor and Jake Bongiovi confirmed via Instagram that they had welcomed a second child through adoption. The post, shared jointly by the couple, showed them holding their newborn’s hand, with Brown captioning it simply: ‘Hi little guy.’ A Second Adoption in Under a Year The news came less than a year after the couple first went public with parenthood. In August 2025, they announced their first adoption through a joint Instagram post. ‘This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,’ they wrote. ‘We are beyond excited…
The burgundy trousers trend has hit hard this autumn, with Google searches for the term up 170% in the past month. Black has been the default office neutral for years, but a deep wine shade is making a serious push to take that crown before the year is out.The pair everyone seems to have landed on is H&M’s Wide-Leg Dress Pants at $45. The Dark Burgundy colourway, a wine-rich shade that reads far more expensive than it costs, is selling fast. The cut is high-waisted with a straight, wide leg, and the woven fabric moves through a full desk day…
The Tom Cruise Taylor Swift friendship got its most public airing yet when the pair were spotted deep in conversation at the Kansas City Chiefs season opener on Monday night, and now Cruise himself has broken his silence on what they were actually talking about.Speaking to Page Six, Cruise revealed that Swift was “schooling [him] on football” throughout the game. So much for the lip-readers who thought they were discussing infrastructure.How the Tom Cruise Taylor Swift Friendship Actually StartedIt goes back to London. According to a source speaking to the Daily Mail, Cruise attended the Eras Tour and the two…
Sean Steur arrived at Newcastle United in July 2026 with a chorus of criticism ringing in his ears from the Netherlands, and so far he is doing everything right to shut it down.Former Newcastle head coach Ruud Gullit has spoken about the 18-year-old’s start to life at St James’ Park, admitting he has been ‘pleasantly surprised’ by how well Newcastle have performed and backing Steur to prove his Dutch doubters wrong after they insisted the move from Ajax was a mistake.What Gullit said about Sean Steur’s Newcastle United start’In Holland people said that Sean Steur was making the biggest mistake…
Gateshead Council’s proposed Gateshead council tax support cuts have triggered a sharp political row, with Reform UK’s leadership set to consider increasing the minimum contribution for the borough’s lowest-income working-age households from 8.5% to 10%.The council currently covers up to 91.5% of council tax bills for those who qualify for the maximum level of support. Under the proposal, that floor would drop to 90%, saving the council around £200,000 per year. A public consultation on the changes will be put to Reform’s cabinet at a meeting on Tuesday 22 September.What the numbers mean for residentsThe council ran its own calculation…
The Anthony Elanga injury Newcastle feared could derail their season may not be as bad as first thought, with the winger potentially available for the trip to Coventry City, according to Chronicle Live. But Alan Shearer has made it clear that Jacob Murphy cannot wait for good news: he needs to step up now. Newcastle were rocked earlier this week when Elanga picked up a training injury and was sent for an MRI scan. The 25-year-old had established himself as one of Matthias Jaissle’s key players in the early weeks of the new manager’s tenure, and his absence would have…