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’ve been eyeing Apple deals on Amazon and waiting for a reason to pull the trigger, Labour Day weekend (running 5 to 7 September) is giving you one. Amazon has cut prices across AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and accessories, with some discounts matching the lows seen during Prime Day in July.The standout is the AirPods 4, now down to $99, a 23% reduction from their $129 list price. That is the same price point they hit during Prime Day, which makes it a genuine low rather than a routine markdown. If you missed July, here is your second shot.Which Apple…
The Newcastle United squad list for 2026-27 has been submitted to the Premier League, and the numbers tell a clear story about where this club is heading. Sixty players appear on the under-21 register. Just 19 feature in the senior 25-man group. Far from a red flag, that split is the point. What the Newcastle United squad list 2026-27 actually shows Premier League rules allow clubs to name up to 25 players in their senior squad, with under-21s sitting outside that cap entirely. Newcastle’s 19-man senior list leaves six slots open heading into January, but the headline figure is really…
Matias Fernandez-Pardo’s Newcastle debut is the moment St James’ Park has been building towards since the summer, and Saturday’s lunchtime clash with Bournemouth could deliver two home unveilings in one afternoon, with Nico Gonzalez also expected to run out in front of the Toon faithful for the first time.The mood around Newcastle has shifted sharply. A close season of Bruno Guimaraes’ departure, Alexander Isak’s exit, and the loss of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali could have broken the place. Instead, Newcastle United head into this fixture on the back of a flying start under Matthias Jaissle.Five unbeaten and momentum buildingJaissle…
Maya Jama The Gentlemen season 2 has been one of the most talked-about casting moves ahead of the new run, and now the show is on Netflix, we can see exactly what she brings to Guy Ritchie’s sprawling criminal world. It is the Love Island presenter’s first acting role, and she makes her entrance in the very first episode of the new season. Who does Maya Jama play in The Gentlemen season 2? Jama plays Aisha, introduced during a hunt at the Duke of Halstead’s estate as a friend of Susie Glass. Susie’s description of her sets the tone immediately:…
The Chappell Roan Olivia Rodrigo friendship has been building since long before either of them was selling out arenas, and Daisy Chain Fields brought it full circle in the most fitting way possible. Here is every key moment, in order, from the early days to the festival stage. How the Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo Friendship Started It begins with producer Dan Nigro. Chappell moved to Los Angeles around 2018 and started working with Nigro, who went on to begin working with Olivia in 2020. That shared creative relationship put the pair in each other’s orbits early, and Olivia has…
Gloria Steinem dies at 92, her foundation confirmed on 2 September 2026, announcing that the writer, editor and activist passed away peacefully at her home in New York City. She was surrounded, the statement said, by ‘some of the many who loved her.’The foundation’s tribute described a woman who never stopped. ‘Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end,’ it read. Her forthcoming book, An Unexpected Life, was among the projects she was still engaged with at the time of her death, along with a commitment to turning her home into…
The Great North Run motivation station gives supporters a chance to put a personalised message or photograph in front of their runner at exactly the right moment, and this year, with 63,000 people on the start line on 13 September, that moment could matter more than ever.Positioned in the final mile of the course, the AJ Bell-backed big screen will display individual messages at the precise second the targeted runner passes it. Organisers say it is sited there deliberately: the closing stretch to the South Shields seafront finish is where legs are heaviest and where a well-timed boost from a…
The Steve Madden Labor Day sale is live now, and if you have been putting off building out your autumn shoe collection, this is a decent moment to stop procrastinating. Running until Monday 7 September, the sale lets you take 30% off select styles, with some pieces discounted by more than 70%, using the code WEEKEND at checkout.We’re talking ballet flats, loafers, kitten heels, stilettos, sandals and a solid range of handbags, with some styles coming in at less than $30. That is a lot of shoe for not much outlay.Steve Madden Labor Day Sale Prices Worth KnowingThe headline discounts…
Cosmopolitan threw the Love Island USA reunion watch party to end all watch parties, taking over one4one sports bar in New York City to close out a season that moved fast and hit hard. It was the same venue Cosmo used for the Season 8 premiere, and bringing things full circle felt right for a show where closure is never straightforward. How the Night Came Together The setup did the talking before a single Islander appeared on screen. Cosmo’s fall issues featuring JENNIE were lined up in a row beneath wall-mounted screens, and laminated portraits of the finalists were spread…
Gleb Savchenko is out of Dancing With the Stars season 35, and the reasons are messier than a simple scheduling clash. The season 35 cast was revealed on Good Morning America, and Savchenko’s name was nowhere on the list, continuing an absence that started last season. Gleb Savchenko DWTS Season 35: How It Unravelled Savchenko spent 12 seasons as a pro on the show. His exit from the current line-up did not come as a total shock. He had already hinted at the situation himself, in comments on a since-deleted TikTok where he lip-synced the lines: ‘I don’t know where…