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Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig column

We may not have won the World Cup, or any of the five cricket matches against Sri Lanka, or a place in the Wimbledon finals but I'm feeling far from gloomy about our sporting talent or prospects.Read

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The Young Enterprise awards are a shot in the arm for the region. Remarkable business success from the under-30s who work in the North-East is a great reason for us all to celebrate.Read

Too many of our playing fields are now full of houses

It's good news that the cricket ground at Jesmond has been saved. The Royal Grammar School, which has taken up the lease of the famous space, has agreed to let league and county teams use the ground and community teams to book time there.Read

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The World Cup is putting a sizable spring in the step of retailers and businesspeople throughout the region, country and the world.Read

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The longest day of the year is looming. This year the people of Newcastle can celebrate it by taking part in the Year of Exercise and Sport's Longest Day events.Read

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An extraordinary event takes place at Newcastle- Gateshead this month - the World Summit on Arts and Culture.Read

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Planned your Bank Holiday? For all of us taking time out at the beach, countryside or relaxing at home, there are many others having a fun family day out at a supermarket near you.Read

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How green are you? Take away the recycling bins and what are you actively doing to keep us going for another few centuries?Read

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"i think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a treeĀ…" I may not be a particularly flowery person, but arboretums get my vote every time. In Northumberland, we have a real treat this year, with Howick Hall's magnificent arboretum now open to the public.Read

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Today is not only my birthday, but also a permit to pay less on trains, buses, in cinemas and hairdressers.Read

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What a difference a year makes. Newcastle has bombed from being the third best business location in 2005 to being Britain's worst major city for commerce, according to a survey by Omis Research.Read

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I am the holder of an ancient office. As the Under Sheriff of Northumberland, I am part of the oldest secular office after the Crown.Read

Good transport links vital to our future

As a region we could do with a bit more joined-up thinking in the transport department.Read

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Cricket is a real success story in the North-East. Our region has a first class team, is playing host to the Sri Lankans and has the first Women's Academy in the country.Read

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I have lived in Corbridge for most of my life. In that time it has remained a splendid, bustling village. The centre owes much of its charm to a superb range of independent shops. While other large villages have lost many of their local retailers to national chains, Corbridge's unique outlets have retained and gained customers.Read

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World class athletic in the North-East should grow by 2012.Read

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The past appears to have a bright future in our region. Our museums are full of new ideas and big changes, rejuvenating interest in customers of all ages with some astute moves. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, is leading the way with an international architecture competition inviting world-class practitioners to design a landmark visitor centre at the museum.Read

Dr Bunhead's Adult Show or The Science of Cocktails?

Brought up to equate science with spluttering Bunsen burners, sulphur and petri dishes, I am amazed at the cornucopia of delights on offer at Newcastle's Centre for Life for the Science Festival next week.Read

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I am in Nagpur, also known as the Orange City, the cleanest, second greenest city in India. There are avenues of orange trees scenting this bustling city, at the absolute centre of the country. It may not be coincidental that there is some cricket going on, but it also gives me an opportunity to meet the local business people and absorb their culture.Read

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For years this region has prided itself on the quality of life residents and tourists are able to enjoy. The grim results of a survey looking at income, life expectancy, educational performance and employment rates gave me - and many others - an unpleasant jolt. In every measure we bump along the bottom.Read

Author Profile

Nicholas Craig is a partner at Watson Burton law firm. Previously one of the leading commercial and corporate law partners with Eversheds Newcastle, Nicholas has particular inward and outward investment expertise. He also has unusually broad experience of acting for clients with interests in the Far East and Asia, and decided to join Watson Burton LLP to broaden the development of his interest in inward and outward investment.

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