has announced the sale of The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery in Newburn
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The Keelman pub and restaurant is situated in the Tyne Riverside Country Park
on the banks of the River Tyne at Newburn and approximately six miles from Newcastle city centre
The adjoining Big Lamp Brewery is the oldest micro-brewery in the North East
and supplies fine ales to pubs across the UK as well as within The Keelman’s own bar
The pub and restaurant has seating for 100 covers as well as a mezzanine level where private functions and events are hosted
The pub and brewery also contains letting accommodation
with Keelman's Lodge and Salmon Cottage providing 14 en-suite bedrooms across two buildings
The former owners of The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery sold due to retirement
and the businesses have been acquired by Valiant Pub Company
a growing hospitality company launched in 2021 by Hawthorn Leisure co-founders Gerry Carroll and Mark McGinty
The Keelman is their third pub acquisition in the North East
following The Heart of Northumberland and The Railway
Regional Director of Pubs and Restaurants at Christie & Co
said: “The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery is an institution on Tyneside and there aren’t many people who are unfamiliar with the site and their products
It is incredibly rare that a business is owned and operated by the same landlords and tenant partnership since inception
and I am proud to have helped facilitate their hard-earned retirement
We are also delighted to have helped Valiant Pub Company strengthen their presence in the North East
They have bought The Heart of Northumberland
Blyth through Christie & Co and have other acquisitions in the pipeline due to complete in the coming weeks.”
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The riots that erupted in late July and early August are the most significant instance of civil violence in Britain since 2011
Tim Newburn who led the 2011 Reading the Riots study in partnership with the Guardian
identifies the key differences between 2024 and 2011 and argues that the Government should call an official inquiry to understand the nature and causes of the riots
rather that leave the analysis to academics and journalists
riots by definition involve significant levels of criminality
As a consequence they invite us to ask difficult questions
not least about the motivations of those involved in the violence and destruction
While we have already learned enough to offer an initial analysis of the 2024 events and how they match or differ from riots in the recent past
their nature requires something more official than academic and journalistic analysis
Though much of the violence has currently ceased
it is not yet clear whether the riots are over
who subsequently had moved to live in Southport
the internet-based rumour mill contained a variety of false claims
including that he was an asylum seeker/illegal migrant
this led to a number of “protesters” taking to the streets in Southport
focusing their attention initially on a local mosque
with significant violence eventually breaking out as police who sought to keep order were attacked
similarly focused violence has taken place regularly in a large number of towns in England
as well as on a couple of occasions in Belfast
Whereas in 2011 much of the focus of the anger on the streets was directed at the alleged misuse of police power against ethnic minorities
in 2024 much appears to be directed at minorities themselves
and at the police for so-called “two tier policing”
The apparent target of the riots also differs markedly
This is the assertion that the police deliberately favour minorities and are harsher in their treatment of protesters on the political right: an assertion for which there is no evidence and that is very much the reverse of the claims made in 2011
Riots raise important questions many that are difficult to answer
and which require careful and sustained inquiry
In the absence of such inquiry the danger is that we rely on speculation
that we form opinion about the events based on limited information
or perhaps simply our own biases and prejudices
pure and simple” and that in his view was all we needed to know
police leaders and other opinion formers and community members
little to nothing was heard from the rioters themselves
It was in the context of this refusal to ask difficult questions about the nature of the riots that the Guardian and the LSE established its Reading the Riots study
however good the research I don’t think this should be left to journalists and academics
We find ourselves again in a similar position
academics – have been offering their views about the actions of the rioters
Claims are made about the focus of the “protests”
about the source of their anger and what they are seeking to achieve
But in the absence of proper inquiry this will continue to be little more than speculation with the risk that we settle on simplistic assumptions and answers
The reaction of the Starmer government to the events in Southport and elsewhere subsequently has
like the Cameron coalition government in 2011
focused most of its attention on policing and punishment
While the violence has been ongoing this is perhaps understandable
But once order has been fully restored and things are quieter
One can only hope that Keir Starmer is more open to the idea of an official inquiry than his Conservative predecessor was in 2011
More will be necessary and this ought to involve asking those difficult questions about the rioters and the riots
I don’t think this should be left to journalists and academics
Some form of high-level official inquiry is required
Margaret Thatcher appointed Lord Justice Scarman to inquire into the events around the Brixton riots of April that year
one that was highly influential and one that in many respects has stood the test of time
The events in England in the summer of 2024 are too complex and too serious to be left without something similar
The Prime Minister’s willingness to consider an independent inquiry is one of the first major tests of the new Labour administration
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Tim Newburn has been Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the LSE since 2002
most recently: The Official History of Criminal Justice
we face the choice that confronted Cameron and Thatcher: to seek real explanations or move blindly forward
It is just over a month since the first riots broke out in Southport – seemingly provoked by rumours containing false information about the alleged identity of the attacker who killed three children and injured eight others
Five further days of disorder followed in a number of English towns and cities and in Northern Ireland – with the rioters apparently taking their lead from what happened in Southport
at Asian-owned businesses and at hotels and other locations where immigrants were thought to be housed
a number of fairly firm narratives have become established
The first is that misinformation spread on social media was crucial in bringing people out on to the streets
the anti-immigration rhetoric associated with the far right – and the “tough on immigration” messages now popular across the political spectrum – are assumed to have helped foment the violence
The final piece of the jigsaw concerns the state’s response to the disorder
Tough policing and robust sentencing by the courts are now widely touted as the key to bringing the violence to an end
It seems our standard desire for simple explanations has been sated
about what needs to be done as a response to such complex events
Rioting is generally an indicator that all is not well in the body politic
After the summer of disorder in 2011, along with colleagues from the LSE and the Guardian, I was responsible for a major research project: Reading the Riots
more than 100 police officers and dozens of lawyers
community members and victims of the violence and destruction
Our research was able to illustrate the complexity of those events and how many of the assertions – on matters ranging from the alleged role of gangs to the supposed centrality of social media – were simply untrue
We were also able to draw attention to matters that were otherwise being ignored
including how the misuse of police stop and search powers fuelled the anger that was seen on the streets
and the dangers presented by the conveyor-belt justice that we witnessed in our courts at the time
the temptation to rush to judgment is once again present
there is much about the 2024 riots that remains unclear
What was the background of those out on the streets
or stood by as others threw bricks and attacked people and places
How did the events in different locations and at different times vary
We should not assume that what happened in Blackpool was the same as what occurred in Belfast
Though the authorities were initially caught unprepared, the eventual end of the 2011 disorder was thought to have been a result of mass policing and tough sentencing by the courts. Keir Starmer, then the director of public prosecutions, was convinced that the speed with which people had been brought before the courts was crucial in ending the violence
This experience seems to have shaped much of his and the government’s reaction to 2024’s events. Well over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted and many sentenced
What about the teenagers – the children – caught up in the disorder
In 2011, Reading the Riots was provoked by the refusal of the then coalition government to institute a formal inquiry amid the plethora of largely unevidenced claims that were being made about what had happened and why. The prime minister, David Cameron, was steadfast in his refusal to countenance a public inquiry. It was “criminality pure and simple”
The communities affected were largely ignored
Almost nothing was done to address the problems the riots so clearly illuminated
We find ourselves in a similar position today and the danger is once again that the government will fail to investigate the events and will consequently fail to act
or presuming that what we’ve seen on our screens means that we somehow understand all that has happened and know what
We have to go back more than 40 years to find a better model of how to respond
this time to when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister
in the immediate aftermath of the Brixton riot
Thatcher was persuaded by her home secretary
The outstanding judicial figure, Lord Scarman, was appointed, insisting when accepting the job that the inquiry would be speedy
had much influence and has stood the test of time
The question now is will Starmer follow Cameron’s lead or Thatcher’s
The latter offers at least the chance that society might understand how and why people rioted
Why would we choose to stumble into the dark
Tim Newburn is professor of criminology and social policy at the London School of Economics
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Tim Newburn has been a key figure in British and European criminology and social policy.
Tim’s influence spans the whole field
from comparative and historical scholarship through policy studies
urban violence and restorative justice to criminological theory
He was the LSE’s lead on Reading the Riots
prize-winning research with the Guardian on the 2011 disorder
and with Professors David Downes and Paul Rock is currently working on an Official History of Criminal Justice. At this event
Tim’s colleagues and students will gather to discuss his influence and his major contributions to the field
Confirmed speakers include: Professor Tim Newburn
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Across his nearly 30-year career in Hollywood
the multi-talented artist and designer has been a prop maker
"I got into this business because I was a fan of genre movies like Star Wars," he reveals
"It wasn't the monsters or aliens that I was drawn to
so I initially just wanted to make miniatures."
"I spent a good chunk of my career working in that side of things," Newburn says
"Through the connections I formed along the way
I eventually fell into the prosthetic and monster world of the industry
which has turned out to be just as cool."
'It's a Sasquatch movie,' and I was like
that's the bucket list creature that I haven't gotten to do yet!'" Newburn remembers
It's gonna be low-budget,' and I told them
We'll figure it out and make it happen.'"
The fruits of their labor are on full display in Sasquatch Sunset, for which Newburn was tasked with transforming stars Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough
Christophe Zajac-Denek and co-director Nathan Zellner into Bigfoot through elaborate creature suits and layers of prosthetic makeup
"We've seen other Sasquatch designs over the years
but they always look like low-budget monsters or they're in cheesy commercials for beef jerky," he jokes
that would be my dream job,'" he says
"If I were to give you a list of my favorite movie monsters ever created
the Sasquatch in Harry and the Hendersons would be in the top three
I love the hairy Sasquatch suits that Rick Baker made for that movie
and I've always wanted to do something like it."
Newburn shares with A.frame his five favorite films
Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Steven Spielberg | Written by: Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb
If you look at it from a modern effects standpoint
but I think Jaws really is a perfect actor-driven movie
There's not actually a lot that happens in it
but it always keeps you on the edge of your seat
I really think I was the right age when I saw Jaws
There's something about it that's very relatable
There's nothing too fantastical that prevents you from getting lost in it
The film doesn't require you to suspend your disbelief too much
so I've always been able to relate to it
and I know the chill that goes up your spine when you see one for the first time
Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Richard Donner | Written by: Chris Columbus
When I think of my favorite films and the movies I loved as a kid
Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchWritten and Directed by: George Lucas
so he was a big fan of science fiction movies
we used to go and see every sci-fi movie that we possibly could
I saw Star Wars so many times in the theater because of my dad
There had never really been anything like it at the time
It came out when I was six years old and watching that film was a mind-blowing experience for a six-year-old kid
Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Steven Spielberg | Written by: David Koepp
Like a lot of movies Steven Spielberg has made
there's this perfect storm swirling around inside of it
Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Steven Spielberg | Written by: Lawrence Kasdan
so a lot of my favorite films are probably go-tos for a lot of people who grew up in that era too
That's certainly true for Raiders of the Lost Ark
I can't think of anything that you would want to change about it
We speak to Professor Tim Newburn about his new co-authored book
which explores facets of daily life – dog mess
toilets – that reveal the changing patterns of social order and organisation in Britain from post-war to the present day
Q&A with Professor Tim Newburn on Orderly Britain: How Britain has resolved everyday problems
Q: You have undertaken extensive research on riots and disorder – what inspired you to turn your attention to orderliness
Q: Orderly Britain explores ostensibly mundane matters
How did you choose the examples you discuss in the book
It was dog mess that started the whole thing going
Out walking one day I noticed my elderly aunt taking a bag from her pocket to remove her dog’s poo from the side of a country lane
Her behaviour was very much in contrast with what I had experienced as a child in Merseyside where no-one picked up after dogs and the pavements were littered with mess
Quite clearly something happened in the intervening period to change our expectations and our conduct
And it was considering this that prompted me to think more widely about social change
From there what I was looking for were other everyday subjects that all readers could find some personal link to
Social change in relation to many of these matters – drinking
even dog mess – turned out to have many of the classic features of social problem creation: claims about dangers and risk – often at least initially health-related – followed by spirals of action and reaction
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Q: Are these ‘social problems’ purely a matter of state intervention or has the market played a part too
They are far from simply a matter of state intervention
Although state regulation has been very important in relation to many of the subjects covered in the book – drinking
parking and so forth – corporate interests and the market are also often very significant sources of influence
Where smoking is concerned it is clear that the overall trend in the post-war period is toward far greater state intervention and regulation – turning smoking from a popular
But it is worth remembering that more than half a century passed between the publication of clear empirical evidence linking tobacco consumption to significantly increased risk of lung cancer and the eventual banning of smoking in public places such as pubs
There are multiple reasons for this but one
was the power of corporations to limit the nature and degree of official intervention
The regulatory regimes that govern everything from smoking and drinking to the provision of public lavatories are heavily influenced by commercial interests
Q: Another theme in the book seems to be a shift towards self-regulation whereby people internalise the idea of being ‘a responsible citizen’
Has this become a more powerful norm in recent decades
of course in many respects self-regulation
and one of the things that also lay behind the desire to write Orderly Britain
was that what we might refer to as ‘informal social control’ is
more important in day-to-day stability than the work of formal control agencies such as the police and the rest of the penal apparatus
The book reinforces that classic sociological observation that order is not the product of top-down control but is the outcome of everyday interactions
I do think in the longue durée – much longer than the period covered by this book – we have witnessed complex social processes involving increased pressure toward self-control: what the German sociologist Norbert Elias referred to as increased social constraint toward self-constraint
or what Michel Foucault argued to be a shift toward the disciplining of the soul
Q: One of the chapters discusses queuing – does Britain deserve its reputation as a nation of queuers
In the main we have to acknowledge that the linking of queuing to British national character is long-established and widely believed
Waiting in line is pretty much a universal activity
albeit practised in different ways in different places and times
Our reputation for queuing dates back to the Second World War and the queues that became an everyday experience as a consequence of rationing
The association of queuing with the war effort in part helps to explain some of its positive associations
queuing was utilised more negatively as an indicator of a lack of social and economic progress
first by Winston Churchill’s Tories in the 1950s and later by Margaret Thatcher’s Opposition to underpin its claim that ‘Labour Isn’t Working’
It’s fascinating how queuing has become one of those stories we like to tell about ourselves
Any chance of our throwing off this conceit about our national character has been undermined by the ten-mile-long queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state
Photo by Matt Seymour on Unsplash
Q: Parking is the one example in the book where you point out that it really does need formal input for the system to work – why is this the case
The bulk of the chapters in the book focus on examples of quite significant social change and
tend to demonstrate the power of informal social control (as well as formal regulation) with consequently high levels of compliance
It not only requires the presence of formal regulatory systems and officials but is also characterised by quite high levels of non-compliance
There are close to 16 million parking tickets issued each year in Britain
I think there are likely a number of factors at play
As drivers we often feel ‘invisible’ and consequently behave in ways we might not in face-to-face interaction
The complexity of parking regulations often makes compliance tricky and can become something of an excuse
drivers feel a sense of entitlement and find a range of rationalisations – what criminologists have referred to as ‘techniques of neutralisation’ – to justify their lack of compliance and to normalise it
Q: You turn to the impact of COVID-19 at the end of the book
How did the pandemic affect your perceptions of orderliness in Britain today
in the main it was not formal surveillance or enforcement that kept us in line but the very swift embedding of new social norms and shared social beliefs about how we should behave
Q: Your co-writer Andrew Ward sadly passed away during the writing of the book
How did you come to work together on Orderly Britain
What parts of the book most strongly convey his vision
Andy and I first worked together on a book on the Hillsborough disaster in the nineties
In the period since he had worked as a freelance author
writing dozens of books on a wide array of subjects but with football remaining his main focus
The basic idea for this book came to me many years ago but because it was a ‘hobby’ rather than my job
Thankfully Andy came on board to help out and it is terribly sad that he was unable to see it to completion
His illness meant his role in its eventual form became quite limited but any reader who knew Andy would immediately be aware that it is the humour in the book that most strongly conveys his character
Q: Given the proliferation of rules and regulation over the past decades
Or is the construction of social order more complex than this
We say explicitly that we don’t try to answer the question of whether Britain is more or less ‘orderly’
I think this is effectively an impossible question
The focus is more about charting how our orderliness is managed and some of the ways in which it has shifted
I think it’s fair to suggest that Britain is now a more ordered society than it was in the early post-war period
What we have witnessed in all the areas we consider is a proliferation of phenomena that seek to guide and direct our behaviour
regulations and rules to what some scholars referred to as the ‘official graffiti of the everyday’
the explosion of signage indicating more or less forcefully how it is expected that we will behave
Note: This interview gives the views of the author
and not the position of the LSE Review of Books blog
or of the London School of Economics and Political Science
The interview was conducted by Dr Rosemary Deller
Managing Editor of the LSE Review of Books blog
Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the LSE
Official Historian of Criminal Justice and a past-President of the British Society of Criminology
his research interests span policing and security; comparative policy-making and policy transfer; youth crime and justice; and the history of penal policy
He is currently dividing his time between completing work on the final volume of the Official History of Criminal Justice and wondering what to do next
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Newburn Medical Practice will move to a new location next week as the current building was “no longer suitable”
Currently, the practice operates out of the Denburn Building on Rosemount Viaduct but will move to Carden House on Wednesday
Patients of the practice have received letters alerting them to the change
explaining the current building is “no longer suitable for the provision of healthcare services”
Issued on behalf of Newburn HC LLP and Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership, the letter explains patients booked in for appointments will be seen at the new location
The new premises are a 10-minute walk from the current building
the practice will reduce its service for two days next week
The letter reads: “New and existing equipment will need to be moved unto Carden House and this will take place during the week commencing September 18
“This will involve equipment and furniture being removed from the current premises
“Whilst we hope to keep the disruption to a minimum
a reduced service will operate on September 20-21 to allow for the move
“This means only urgent and emergency appointments will be available at these times.”
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(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester woman’s trial is delayed after her defense requested a competency evaluation
and 5th-degree assault charges after allegedly using a pizza cutter to lacerate a child under the age of 2
Olmsted County Court ordered an evaluation to determine whether or not Newburn is capable of participating in her own defense
Her next hearing is scheduled for March 26
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appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing on assault charges for an alleged attack on a toddler from last year
Prosecutors in court Tuesday said the trial
the judge said other cases may take priority and push the trial back
In June of 2024
Newburn worked at the Rochester Kindercare Learning Center
where she got into an argument with a coworker
she then began making threats with a pizza cutter
eventually using it on the co-workers young daughter
received cuts to her leg and face but she did survive
Newburn was arrested and charged with 2nd- and 5th-degree assault
However, at her plea hearing in July, Newburn changed her account of what happened and the case was set for trial
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Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science
has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award 2024 by the British Society of Criminology
Professor Newburn’s research has spanned a wide range of areas including policing and security
comparative policy making and urban violence
the prize-winning research with The Guardian on the 2011 disorder
with Professors David Downes and Paul Rock
is currently working on the immense Official History of Criminal Justice.
18 official reports and 72 chapters in books introducing pioneering textbooks and handbooks including the popular Criminology (3rd edition
2017) and Criminology: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press
Professor Newburn was the founding editor of the British Society of Criminology’s journal Criminology & Criminal Justice and is General Editor of Routledge’s Key Ideas in Criminology series
and a series editor of Key Thinkers in Criminology. He was President of the British Society of Criminology from 2005-2008
The Outstanding Achievement Award is decided following nominations from the British Society of Criminology membership
Associate Professor and Director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology
said: “All of us at the Mannheim Centre extend our heartfelt congratulations to Tim on being awarded the British Society of Criminology’s Outstanding Achievement Award – an amply deserved recognition of his consistently impressive contributions to the discipline over several decades
Tim has produced an extraordinary amount of stellar scholarly works
he has been a tireless and exceptionally effective institution builder
he has always been a dedicated and inspiring teacher and mentor to countless students
And all this while being a wonderful and generous colleague
President of the BSC Professor Pamela Davies
said: “Tim Newburn has long been
an inspiration to the criminological community around the globe.”
The British Society of Criminology’s Outstanding Achievement Award will be marked by an event during the Society’s annual conference hosted in conjunction with the University of Strathclyde in July
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We are thrilled to share with you the launch of the #RunAndTalk podcast which has been created and hosted by Andrew Ball
a Mental Health Champion and Mental Health First Aid Trainer
The first episode features Hannah Hughes from Fareham Running Club
with the second episode featuring Simon Lynch from Newburn Running Club
Hannah has gone from being the last child picked for teams at school to running countless races
Her running journey started in adulthood when she was going through a difficult time and she was looking for a release
“I got into running just by going through a tricky time in my life and kind of just wanted to do something for charity
but I saw quite quickly how much of a positive impact it was having on my mental health and just my being
I thought that this is something that I really enjoy doing and have kept on doing.”
Listen now to hear more about her running story and how taking part in the first #RunAndTalk Foodbank Run which her running club instigated has supported her mental health
founder and Chair of Newburn Running Club in the North East of England
Simon started running on his own and having achieved a 5k and 10k
he decided he wanted to join a local running club
“I went down that night and the anxiety levels were so high; I’ve never experienced anything like it
I sat in the car park and saw all these people arriving for the session and I sat there
I couldn’t do it the anxiety levels were so high.”
he went back to the club and met the members and discovered they were all friendly
Simon wanted to setup a club to bridge the gap between the course and a traditional running club
The club started during lockdown as a community supporting each other through the difficult circumstances
as was brought to light recently during the challenging time following the death of one of their members
Listen now to hear Simon’s running story and how #RunAndTalk creates a supportive community at Newburn Running Club
Photographer Mark Pinder recalls the years he spent in Newcastle’s West End in a collection of pictures documenting the six miles along the river Tyne from Elswick to Newburn
where the west of the city meets the countryside
Mark Pinder’s Newcastle West End: Elswick to Newburn is published by Cafe Royal Books
Mark Pinder’s Newcastle West End: Elswick to Newburn is published by Cafe Royal Books
A burnt Mini on the steps of the former Scotswood station
In 1987, aged 20, I returned to Newcastle
I needed somewhere to live and I ended up taking the keys to a two-bedroom upstairs Tyneside flat in Scotswood for the “huge sum” of £29 a week
children playing in the remains of the Robin Adair pub
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had always had a certain reputation for its poverty and deprivation
most notoriously as the home to the child killer Mary Bell back in the 1960s
But by the mid- to late-1980s it had been hit extremely hard by the waves of deindustrialisation that had closed down most of Armstrong’s munitions works
that ran all the way from Elswick to Scotswood along Scotswood Road
Conservative party election poster for the 1992 general election
the West End of Newcastle was hit by riots that spread across Tyneside after two joy-riders died in a police chase on the Coast Road at Wallsend to the east of Newcastle
By comparison to events such as Handsworth or the Broadwater Farm riots
but it still resulted in the burning out of the post office on Armstrong Road where I’d photographed women queuing to cash their child benefit cheques four years earlier
these riots caused ructions among policymakers and politicians because of their nihilism – lacking the ready-causes such as the institutionalised racism Leslie Scarman addressed in the wake of the Brixton and Toxteth riots in the early 1980s
The causes of these riots were structural to the Thatcherite project that no fact-finding visits by Michael Heseltine were going to address adequately
We are still living with the consequences three decades later
Michael Heseltine visits Scotswood in 1992 in the wake of the rioting that occurred there in September 1991
Living there for nine years was often surreal
as “twocked” and burnt cars became so common that it took something interesting such as a Mini stuffed down the steps of the Old Scotswood station to register as a bit unusual
children playing in the remains of the Scotswood post office after it went up in flames during riots in 1991
View image in fullscreenI moved from Scotswood in 1996
The area was in seemingly terminal decline as the anti-social behaviour grew
and my old street was finally flattened in the early 2000s
despite the tens of millions of pounds that had been pumped into the area in the wake of the rioting
Artist Jeremy Deller wanted to be photographed in a Coronation Street setting
wanted to be photographed in a Coronation Street setting
all we had to do was go out of my front door for a suitably “northern” location
where we proceeded to photograph each other
Technicolor was still several years off – and the north of England really felt black and white in those days
is currently being redeveloped as part of a large public/private initiative to build housing and attract people back to the area
If it can rid itself of the stigma of poverty and deprivation that blighted the area for many years
such as wonderful views across the Tyne valley and great transport links – being close to the A1
Looking west up Lemington Gut towards Stella power station
(ABC 6 News) — The daycare worker accused of slashing a toddler’s face with a pizza cutter faced a judge on Wednesday
Related: Court orders competency evaluation for woman accused of attacking toddler with pizza cutter
Andrianna Newburn faces several assault charges for an incident last year at Rochester’s KinderCare Learning Center
The prosecution has now filed for a speedy trial
meaning a court date must be filed in the next 60 days
By Clyde Hall — While the lethal crime cases solved in each issue of Newburn are excellent stand-alone fare
one-and-done mysteries of such brevity they allow a backup story every issue
“Luck Ran Out” in #5 may be the most masterful yet
A closer examination reveals an elegance married to practicality that not only epitomizes this series
but the character of Easton Newburn himself.
And it’s certainly a story which is his alone
The tale open as he’s introduced to his cellmate on Newburn’s first day in prison
Because our Private Investigator/Crime Syndicate U.N
Ambassador has been found guilty of murder
so immediately there’s suspicion on the readers’ part that this is some elaborate sting operation of the detective’s construction
making the wisdom of any plan placing him in this amount of harm’s way either very gutsy or very foolish
but the two men find they have one thing in common: They are quite adept parlaying knowledge into survival currency.
Newburn’s ability with information commodity trading is effectively showcased in a confrontation with inmates he’s had convicted
and it once again spares our hero serious injury
The final portion of the story finds the mystery solved and Newburn once again a free man
But it also addresses the application of knowledge as power and the misapplication of same
From the merest inference of the murder Newburn’s seeking answers and culprits for
to the revelation of its solution using very limited dialogue and few outside characters
writer Chip Zdarsky exhibits his command of narrative
He conducts a storytelling masterclass which leaves other crime drama comics looking bloated with their attempted
Artist Jacob Phillips punctuates the spartan elements of the story by focusing on its equally spartan setting
The cinderblock conformity of incarceration is barely reprieved with an exercise period in the prison yard
backgrounds blank or missing as often as detailed
Readers who enjoy the exchanges between Newburn and his cohort
Her appearance in the story is very limited
though her exposition places a bow of crime scene tape on the narrative itself
There’s also a tiny suspension of disbelief factor regarding the American justice system
It’s known for failure to act in a timely fashion (or at all) when exonerating evidence comes to light regarding an incarcerated prisoner’s innocence
Once someone is convicted and incarcerated
getting a verdict overturned easily is the stuff of TV and fictional story convenience
“Spook-A-Rama” presents an effective ‘failure of justice to deliver’ story written by Casey Gilly
the living proof our odd way of looking at the world and reveling in the unusual was not a fluke
What if the one person who drew us from cold
indifferent shadows into her warm and comforting shadowlands of nonconformity was taken from us
What if we were the one who discovered her body
And what if we were less than convinced the police investigation would successfully uncover the truth
What if we expected instead a cold case file as cold comfort for all we had lost?
Protagonist Veronica Nakama has a few scales of justice balances on her side
An overworked investigator who seems to genuinely care
And her own determination to ass-kick the wheels of justice into motion
but Gilly brings deep feels in its telling
planting seeds of investment with her readers
We want to see Veda avenged and her killer rotting somewhere not nearly as cool as the Coney Island boardwalk setting of this whodunit.
Artist Soo Lee brings unconventional aesthetic honesty creating our visual portal to Veronica’s reality
its cool consolation finding her as a companion
Her style grants Veronica’s pain its wondrous delivery by Veda and
drives its world-weary need for reprisal.
Letterer Toben Racicot effectively adds to Lee’s vision
The letterings of the menus and attractions are a little bit glorious
Overall: For those seeking a cerebral crime comic alternative
one which foregoes padded bullet ballets for intelligent
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Clyde Hall (He/Him) lives in Southern Illinois. He’s an Elder Statesman of Geekery, an indie author, a comics fan/reviewer, and a contributing writer at Stormgate Press. He’s on twitter at: (@CJHall1984)
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You'll find a clever done-in-one crime story in Newburn #5
which takes the former cop turned mob peacemaker into a place where he's in the most danger: prison
the lead character enjoys a unique variant of diplomatic immunity — he is given virtual carte blanche by the NYPD and the city's crime families in exchange for keeping the peace and giving each party justice when wronged
All this ends when he is sent to jail for a murder he claims he did not commit
ending his usefulness to all powers and sticking him in danger from the very people he put behind bars
All of this leads to a very surprising and labyrinthine set of events that may be the best comic book mystery in some time and definitely the smartest issue of this already enjoyable series thus far
The script from Chip Zdarsky never lets on what it's really doing until it's far too late for you to do anything but marvel at its brilliance
The artwork from Jacob Phillips and Toben Racicot brings the claustrophobic confines of a penitentiary to grim
almost monochromatic life with deftness and immediacy
The black-and-white backup story follows a horror-themed amusement attraction and young people trying to find themselves in the face of real-life horrors
The visuals from Soo Lee and Toben Racicot are part Exorsisters and part Strangers in Paradise
while the script from Casey Gilly makes these young lives seem real and vibrant
you get a seriously enjoyable and well-crafted body of work with this issue
but it surely gives you some story meat to enjoy with your literary meal
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Newburn #1 is going to make you hate writer Chip Zdarsky and artist/colorist/letterer Jacob Phillips
Not because the new series from Image Comics isn’t great — it’s fantastic
you’re going to be pissed off you hadn’t come up with him first
Zdarsky and Phillips introduce readers to their own version of Columbo
EASTON NEWBURN is a private detective without loyalties
investigating conflicts between rival crime factions while collecting enemies along the way
a man is murdered after stealing from his own mafia family
but they aren’t the ones who ordered the hit…
Zdarsky’s script for Newburn #1 has several plates spinning at once
But none of these factors are competing against one another; they were perfectly in sync
no-nonsense tone that makes the jokes land so well
And it’s the laughable disregard these characters have for other people that makes them feel so damn dangerous
When Newburn is stopped at the entrance to a club
he wastes no time in getting his arm around the bouncer’s neck
he just tells Newburn to go easy on the new guy
It’s all part of a day’s work for these characters
Their casual responses to violence are both hilarious and disconcerting at the same time
Maybe it’s Phillips art that puts the Columbo connection in my mind
There’s a dry smugness to Easton Newburn
It’s like he has the whole thing figured out from the first scene
but he’s waiting for his cue to blow the lid off the case
He’s waiting for his “one more thing” moment
He’s completely emotionless as other characters get riled up
but then he grins slightly when he knows they’re really pissed off
It’s these little flashes of self-satisfaction
between the lifeless looks of a man on the job
that we learn everything we need to know about Newburn
His is the face of a man who knows far more than he’s letting on
every scene in Newburn has a kind of glow to it
Even one of the character’s apartments has a soft pink glow to it
Phillips reinforces a sense of time and place to each scene
He gives buildings a personality and street corners a sense of character
It’s a beautiful issue that completely immerses you in the world it’s portraying
Phillips’ lettering is definitely the issue’s biggest weak point
Word balloons often show up with very long tails that jut into the faces of some of the characters
And when we see Emily’s journal — Emily is at the center of Newburn’s case and her thoughts show up as pages from her journal — it’s odd that there’s no effort to make those pages actually look like a journal
we see her entries in white and yellow on a black background
It’s a strange design choice that takes the reader out the world for a second
But all of this is small potatoes in the face of this fantastic issue that Zdarsky and Phillips have put together
You definitely don’t want to miss this series
Zdarsky and Phillips are doing some of their best work with Newburn
Pick it up and check out the awesome backup story “Brooklyn Zirconia – Part One” by writer Nadia Shammas
Newburn #1 is out from Image Comics November 3rd at a comic shop near you
(ABC 6 News) – A Pipestone woman accused of lacerating a toddler’s face with a pizza-cutter at KinderCare appeared at a plea hearing which was quickly recessed Tuesday
was originally charged with multiple counts of 3rd- and 5th-degree assault after allegedly attacking another employee’s child following an argument
said the toddler had a 3-centimeter laceration on her lower left leg
as well as a “deep linear laceration” on the right side of her face
which was 4.5 centimeters deep and had to be surgically repaired
a second amended criminal complaint charged Newburn with 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon–substantial bodily harm
Newburn was going to enter a plea to 2nd- and 5th-degree assault in exchange for a sentence within usual Minnesota guidelines for 2nd-degree assault and the dismissal of the remaining charges
Newburn diverged from an account of events from the case
According to Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem
Newburn was “unable to acknowledge all the elements of the offense.”
(ABC 6 News) – A Pipestone woman appeared in Olmsted County Court Thursday for allegedly lacerating a toddler’s face with a pizza-cutter at KinderCare
Andrianna Newburn, 26, was charged with multiple counts of assault and terroristic threats following the incident at 815 Greenview Place SW on June 13
According to an amended criminal complaint
the toddler injured had a 3-centimeter laceration on her lower left
The cut was closed with three different types of sutures
(ABC 6 News) – A Pipestone woman was charged with assault after allegedly lacerating a toddler’s face with a pizza-cutter at KinderCare
According to Rochester police Andrianna Newburn, 26, was an employee at the 1815 Greenview Place SW childcare center
Police claim Newburn assaulted another employee’s toddler with a pizza cutter
following a disagreement that turned physical
Newburn was charged with 3rd-degree assault of a child under 4; terroristic threats; 5th degree assault–fear of bodily harm; and 5th-degree assault–inflict or attempt bodily harm
Court documents claim that around 2:50 p.m
officers responded to the KinderCare location and found an employee holding her toddler
who had a large laceration on her right cheek
The woman allegedly said she had been in an argument with Newburn
who grabbed a pizza cutter and said she was going to cut the other employee with it
Then Newburn allegedly said if she couldn’t cut the woman
the woman told police Newburn went into “the infant room,” where the employee’s daughter was
and began swinging the pizza cutter at her
The assistant director of the KinderCare allegedly told police she had seen Newburn and the other woman fighting
and she had seen Newburn try to yank the other woman’s shirt over her head
she saw Newburn come back with a pizza cutter and begin “banging (it) on the front glass of the building and yelling at (the other woman).”
Newburn reportedly left KinderCare with her own children in a stroller
then called police from a nearby gas station to provide her own statement
Newburn said the other employee “swung on her,” they began fighting
and after Newburn “got control of the pizza cutter,” she went after the other woman’s child
the reporting officer asked Newburn if she intentionally tried to harm the toddler
Newburn allegedly told police the other employee had threatened Newburn’s children
A spokesperson for KinderCare released a statement saying
“Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the children in our care
This type of behavior is completely unacceptable and does not reflect KinderCare’s values or the quality of care we work hard to provide
Andrianna Newburn is no longer a KinderCare employee.”
The other employee allegedly involved in the incident is on administrative leave
Newburn is currently held at the Olmsted County ADC on $150,000 bail with conditions
They aren’t simply part of the “investigation of the month.” These characters have a story that’s bubbling beneath the surface
A story Zdarsky and Phillips want to chip away at slowly
Zdarksy doesn’t shy away from the uncomfortable parts of his script
While Newburn is a character we’re supposed to root for – or at least want him to succeed in solving mysteries – we also see that he’s the kind of guy who can shrug off death with disturbing ease
Yet Zdarksy also shows that Newburn’s a little disturbed by his own callousness
Zdarsky places our characters in a tug-of-war of ideals
Do they want to be inhuman and legendary in their ability to get things done
Or do they want to cling to their conscience in a world that’s begging them to look the other way
Zdarsky presents these ideas with subtlety and subtext
He introduces this dilemma through pregnant pauses and unanswered questions
It’s wonderful and chilling at the same time
He throws a punch with the same look on his face as when he’s walking down the street
Phillips shows us that Emma is Newburn’s connection to normal life
But Emma still sees it for what it is: interesting
Phillips focuses us in on the differences between these two by showing us their faces as often as possible
zooming in on their smiles or (in Newburn’s case) lack thereof
Phillips tells us so much about these characters in the simplest ways
Many of the scenes have no vibrant colors in them
That’s not to say these panels aren’t stunning
Phillips’ colors somehow manage to look messy
He gives every page an uneven painted quality which is outright beautiful
But what we’re seeing are office buildings and quiet city blocks
There’s not a ton to get emotional about
So Phillips renders these in soft colors that blend together
Phillips colors the background in bright red
Phillips takes quite a straightforward approach in his lettering
This uncomplicated approach matches the tone of the series perfectly
And the one time Phillips changes things up
When Newburn and Emma sit in the back of a car and chat
we see them as reflections in the car mirror
Phillips shows their word balloons coming from off panel
each tail directed at a side one of them is sitting on
He uses the reflection to show us where they’re sitting
then keeps the word balloons out of the way of the rest of the picture
It’s a fantastic choice which not only let’s the art breathe
but feels like it places you in the scene with the characters
Image Comics’ Newburn #2 hits comic shops on December 15th
It shows that this series is going to be deeper than a simple crime story
Zdarsky and Phillips want to know what makes Newburn tick
Ohio — Longtime Jefferson County Commissioner Dave Maple decided against seeking re-election this year
opening the door for Republican Jake Kleineke and Democrat Charlie Newburn to tangle for his seat
Both are longtime county residents with their hands in many things
Newburn previously sought a commissioner's spot in 2000
"We need a leader in the county to pursue the things needed for the public,” Newburn said
and I want to do things for the public."
Working at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for 39 years
Kleineke says Jefferson County needs to work out in front
"We're behind in other counties from being looked at from our capital,” he said
“I hear different quotes and sayings about where we stand
I think if we get communications open to Columbus
Kleineke is a multi business owner with experience in the welding fabrication industry
He says it’s time to use his experience for community benefit
"I’m familiar with that type of equipment,” he said
I can help develop ways to do preventative maintenance and so on
Both men have their ideas if they are elected
"I want to pursue the projects that the men started and new projects
which would be as far as getting more work in the area for the people
and we’ve got a lot of young people who grow up and go to school and there’s nowhere for them to work," Newburn said
He says the future of Eastern Gateway Community College
and the Market Street Bridge are also on his mind
we have all these natural resources to get exposed to people
so you can't say there’s nothing to do around here,” he said
I would love to market our area with the infrastructure that we have such as river
"I'm more of a show people what you can do
rather them tell them what you can do,” Kleineke said
and I feel I can save the taxpayers money by having a no-nonsense approach
and we can take the county a lot forward more than it is now.”
"I believe I’m trustable,” Newburn said
I've been here many years; my wife and I live in Unionport
"If I can be a part of the county and help the people
Past lies are catching up to Emily and Newburn and putting them in the crosshairs on all sides
PLUS: Tabletop gamers plot a perilous heist in LOADED DICE by AMY CHASE and FABIAN LELAY
and podcasts are at an interesting intersection
which speaks to the pulp and linear TV side of the genre
delivering on the case-of-the-week structure
On the other side of the crossroads is the serialized format
which is where many of these projects have pivoted to
Longer mysteries and plotlines expand into multiple installments
serving as the core tension of the final product
the crime comic Newburn makes the pivot from the former to the latter
A member of the Yakuza was framed for the murder by Newburn to protect Emily
and now that information has been revealed to the crime families
Meanwhile, the reporter Natalie, who was last seen digging into Newburn’s history, has found her angle and is working to her own conclusion to the story. There’s also the question of Newburn’s mother and her role in this giant web of deceit and mystery
secrets being revealed between Emily and Newburn
and an ultimatum issued by the Black Castle set into motion the final three issues of the series
The roads Zdarsky presents are all credible
whether it be the future Newburn envisions
it’s just as easy to see an end filled with the death of Newburn
The scripting does an excellent job of entertaining both options
as Zdarsky takes the lessons of developing compelling mysteries and spins them into a more serialized storyline
as the fallout of the various jobs all compound into the story of revenge from those wronged by Newburn and Emily
The opening issues of Newburn were so compelling because they found the right balance of episodic and serialized
the episodic has faded away but the control of pacing and establishment of a specific atmosphere remain
It’s a fascinating bit of writing work that Zdarsky can retain that feeling of the story
even as it shifts modes to deliver the final story
Much of that consistency comes from Phillips’s artwork
which retains its grounded approach to storytelling
The issue lacks flashy splash pages in favor of tight
Phillips divides the pages into either five or six panels
utilizing medium and close-up shots to deliver the character driven beats for the majority of the issue
Whether it be Emily confronting Newburn in a torn up apartment
or Natalie debating a lede with her editor
the repetitive layouts create a steady rhythm that delivers the change in style
These pages evoke the feeling of watching a network procedural
living in a uniform style that emphasizes the story and characters
Phillips doesn’t skimp on the action beats when needed
In the middle of this investigation and dialogue-heavy issue is a quick pop of action
with Henry finding himself in an ambush sprung by the Albanos
sticking with the five or six panel pages that give a unified
concise delivery of violence that is easy to follow but feels like a real depiction of a gun fight
There’s no doves flying or romanticized moments of twin guns firing
as Phillips illustrates Henry pinned by and hurt
Each shot is given a heft thanks to the lettering for the SFX and coloring on the page
Phillips utilizes contrasting SFX and background colors in the action sequence to create a flow between the action filled panels while maintaining the arresting hues
Golden yellow and a bright red alternate for the SFX and backgrounds of the scene
immediately invoking the sense of sporadic gunfighting
clashing with the cool blues and tans in the rest of the scene
the SFX in these two colors evoke other images in the scene
like the flash of the guns or the spilling of blood
These echoes of color create a pulsing pattern that feeds the frantic nature of the scene
In opposition to those bright flashes are the cooler tones the rest of the book trades in
The standout use of the restrained palette is the scene where Emily and Newburn finally air out their respective issues
giving a twilight feeling to the relationship between detective and protege
Newburn knows his time is up in this scene
and the coloring reflects that eve of doom and destruction
and speaks the the artist/colorist’s ability to tap directly into the raw emotion of a scene and paint it into the scenery
Part of the thrill of a new Newburn issue is the backup stories that give new and unique voices an entry into the crime genre
This month is no exception as a new story starts in Loaded Dice by writer Amy Chase
The backup sees a tabletop gaming group planning a heist
using the roleplaying framework as code for the crime
Chase develops a simple script that utilizes dialogue and narration from the table talk of the group that is juxtaposed by scenes of the target
feeling like a natural progression of conversation that feels double in every word balloon
If Chase revealed they pulled the entirety of the dialogue from overhearing D&D groups
it would be believable because of that level of comfort with the jargon and pacing
That organic dialogue gives way to allow the art and coloring to do a lot of the heavy lifting in the storytelling
moving in and out of the heist and the planning
Mini-panels set against a black background is a page layout that really evokes that heist aesthetic that implies the quick cuts between the respective roles of the crew
Fletcher’s coloring creates two separate textures to the scenes
with moodier blue-greens shading the heist while the group sitting around the table is bathed in waning golden lights
Those separate tones establish the two worlds and allow for a delineation that trusts the audience to figure out what is going on at the moment
Newburn #13 is the issue that shifts gears from network procedural to prestige streaming series
as it moves from the episodic case of the week to the systemic fall of the mob detective
Zdarsky pivots the storytelling to chronicle that fall stemming from Newburn’s hubris and attempts at total control
and builds on the reporter subplot as an excellent frame to the narrative
Phillips’s art instills a steady rhythm to the book that is bolstered by flashes of coloring and SFX that signal the shift into the serialized
there is no doubt that the team will stick the landing
but the fun (and tension) comes from how they plan to stick it
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I turn round the bend onto the country lane Easter Newburn Steading sits on and the sweep of the East Neuk coastline swings into view
From the clustered rooftops of Leven to the golden sands of Shell Bay and the jutting headland where Elie lies
Easter Newburn Steading is a former farm building that was converted into a house in the 1990s and has been substantially added to since then
On a minor road off the A915 it’s roughly halfway between Upper Largo and Largoward
In addition to a garden of almost an acre it comes with a 9.1 acre field
John and Jane Banks bought Easter Newburn 11 years ago
“We came to see it in the summertime and as soon as we turned off the main road and saw the view we were captured,” Jane says
“The quiet location and the view were what we loved best about it.”
Easter Newburn is a traditional former agricultural steading
Four wings create a square shape with an internal courtyard
Part of the building was converted into a two-bedroom house by the original owners in the 1990s
The next set of owners developed more of the steading
Jane and John added their mark to the property
putting a stunning living/dining area with mezzanine level into what was once the milking shed
“What’s really nice is that each owner has added their own stamp to the house,” Jane explains
“There are still plenty of outbuildings left undeveloped so we hope the next owner will continue the tradition.”
A glazed door in an arched window opens into the bright farmhouse style kitchen
Next to this is a snug that is used as a dining room and has a wood burning stove
“It’s really nice to cosy up in here on a winter’s day,” Jane smiles
A hallway has a family bathroom and a large utility room
From here a door opens into the wonderful open plan living/dining room the couple added to the house in 2014
The ceiling leaps upwards to full roof height where there are rows of exposed timbers
The couple used the house’s gently sloping site to their advantage
A dining area occupies the high ground. Steps drop down to the living area which has bi-fold doors onto decking. From here you have fantastic views over Largo Law and along the coast to Leven
A spiral staircase leads up to the mezzanine level where there’s a Velux and a gable-end window that looks straight out across the sea
A comfortable chair is perfectly placed to take advantage of the view
Jane adds: “In the winter when the trees are bare you can see right across to Edinburgh
At New Year we sometimes sit up here and watch the fireworks
“We spend a lot of time in this part of the house
It’s so well insulated that we have the doors folded open even on cooler days.”
Up a flight of stairs are four spacious double bedrooms
A guest bedroom has its own toilet and sink
One of the bedrooms connects to the master bedroom and is used as a dressing room by Jane and John
An upper hallway has a family bathroom off it and leads to another bedroom
A second set of stairs drops down to the far end of the house where there are two more bedrooms and a WC
The larger of the two bedrooms has a glazed door that opens onto a terrace
“You could actually lock off one wing of the house and have it as a self-contained annex,” Jane explains
the couple added a huge double garage with electric door
Running along the far side of the house are a row of outbuildings – three sets of stables
There is also a large workshop with an attic level office above
“What we like about the house is its flexibility,” Jane explains
“If you have horses the field is perfect but if you don’t the farmer’s happy to rent it – and he has expressed interest in buying it
“The house can be a fantastic family home or a holiday home
It could also be subdivided or you could create an annex
The outbuildings could be converted into a cottage
And it’s a fantastic place to work from home
We’re due to get fibre broadband in September which should give internet speeds of 900mbps.”
The garden at Easter Newburn Steading stretches to almost an acre
There is decking and lawn facing west and enjoying views along the coast as far as Kinghorn
To the east is a large stretch of grass and trees with a small burn tricking quietly down the boundary line
The courtyard also has its own garden and patio which make sheltered outdoor spots on windy days
Accessed through a gate is a 9.1 acre field which the couple rent to a local farmer
utilising the two-storey outbuilding as their workshop and office space
Jane runs a successful laser cutting and engraving business
former GP John gave up being a doctor to pursue his enthusiasm for cars
that specialises in remapping and modifying high end cars to produce much more power
“I sell a lot of the technology I developed in America,” John says
“They really love to get their cars up to 1,000bhp there.”
After more than a decade at Easter Newburn the couple are selling up and moving to the Isle of Mann – famous for hosting the TT motorbike race
What could possibly be the attraction of moving to an island with no speed limits
“It’s a fantastic place for motorsports and living there has always appealed to us
It feels like the ideal place to continue growing my car tuning business.” Jane adds: “We’ve been here for 11 years which is long enough to be in one place
We will miss it but it feels like time to begin a new adventure.”
Easter Newburn Steading is on sale with Rettie for offers over £785,000.
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An ex-Yakuza is on his way to the States for a liver transplant in exchange for intel on NYC Yakuza activities
To stop the info from making it to the Feds
Newburn and Emily have to dodge the cops and the FBI
PLUS: In "GO BACK" by DRAGOTTA & BROTHERS
the kid tries to find a single friend in a city of eight million strangers
as various shades and hues can influence the underlying theme or emotion behind a scene
A harsh red can lead an audience member to the feeling of anger or hatred
while a forest green evokes the calming presence of the trees and a bountiful garden
coloring sets an atmosphere and attachment to an emotion that can sell the essence of a story and its artwork
which features an artist/colorist double threat in the form of Jacob Phillips
wanting to use a connection she has in the FBI
the reporter on the scene of Newburn starts to tie the Yakuza and Albano spats together
looking for a chink in the detective’s armor
Zdarsky’s script for this issue delivers a tense
off-kilter look at the ways that secrets unravel
The crux of the issue’s tension relies on how close outsiders (anyone not Newburn or Emily) get to the secrets about the Albano and Yakuza murders
as a question suffices for the weapon of choice in this battle
Newburn seems a bit more in control after the spinout of the last issue and continues to play those around him even as his strings start to shorten
Natalie represents the largest threat of the issue
with a sharp mind that seems to rival Newburn’s and a tenacity that refuses to drop a lead
The conclusion of this arc seems to be telegraphed by the end of this issue
plenty of pivots are lurking in the shadows
Natalie’s uncovering of the truth is going to provide the crime family with their smoking gun unless Newburn can destroy another piece of himself to take her out
Or Emily proves her true allegiance to either Newburn
A juicy part of this book is the depths of speculation
and Zdarsky makes any of the paths forward equally compelling
Much of that comes from the experience of ten previous issues
and a fine weave of intricate mysteries and shifting loyalties in this world of crime
Another angle that makes the book such an enthralling experience is the shift in color palette that Phillip employs for the issue
with a cold blue permeating the atmosphere of the story
The cover uses a stark blue that echoes throughout the backgrounds and costuming of the issue
creating a cool tone that feeds the tense game between characters
The soft blue background of the cloudless sky feels tonally different from the sterile background of the prison that Natalie goes to visit
and even the homey blue-green of Casey’s apartment
Each of those hues evokes a distinct emotion but falls into a close balance of highwire tension
The artwork also matches that range on display in the coloring
working to emphasize the curiosity that underlines every interaction of the issue
Whether it be the Yakuza members trying to affirm their role as leader while assuring doubts
Natalie’s obsessive streak regarding Newbun
or Emily’s search for a way out of the brewing storm
Phillips creates a series of complex spectrum of emotions conveyed through faces and anatomy
The icy tension between Newburn and the Yakuza is sold by close-up panels and reaction shots of characters gritting through formality
The close-up pairs with the solid background to create a simple contrast that makes the emotion even more palpable
The chilling implication of Oyabun’s words sinks right in thanks to the layout and coloring
and no time is wasted in reinforcing this tone later in the issue
Natalie and Shiroo’s conversation flows in a similar manner
moving in and out of close-ups and reaction shots that reflect an idea-driven conversation
There’s never a sight of a weapon or external threat
but Phillips heightens the tension through his use of a steady rhythm of panel blocking
Even a panel of the back of Natalie’s head is enough to draw the eye and sell the targeted nature of Natalie’s inquiries
revelation of truth that Natalie comes to by the end of the interaction
Newburn #11 is a prime example of how an established tone and rhythm can be twisted for maximum effect
Zdarsky takes the idea of clashing questions and applies it to the center of the Yakuza case from the first arc
which charts a path forward for Newburn and the other lead characters
Nothing in the issue is too shocking or out of line
but the constant affirmation of tone by Phillips in the spectrum of blues and the use of close-ups
Newburn and its creative team continue to uncover new ways to dig into these mysteries and concepts through character and coloring specifically
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“When you look into the walls of an ice cave, you are looking into the past as if you were suddenly inside of a time capsule that had been buried for 500 to 1,000 years,” says Ryan Newburn
“Every air bubble that you see is oxygen from a different time period
Every speckle of ash is from a different volcanic eruption.”
Raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and now based in Reykjavik, Newburn is closely acquainted with the ice caves that surround his adopted home. He first came to Iceland in 2018, training on the enormous Vatnajokull Glacier before working as an expedition guide and eventually launching his own tour company, Ice Pic Journeys
with his fellow American business partner Mike Reid
Newburn ventures into the frozen caverns with groups
photographing them and the landscape along the way
His images capture the immensity of the arctic masses
and the shapely contours of caverns and rivers carving through the ice
rocky tunnel or precariously posed beneath a cluster of sharp icicles to showcase the scale of the openings
Occupying such an ancient and always evolving space is an experience that’s difficult to photograph
because the constant trickle of melting water
or even the unique interplay of light and glacier are impossible to depict entirely
where the sun cannot penetrate,” he says
“your eyes slowly adjust from the bright sun to the glowing deep blue crystal walls of the ice cave
It’s a surreal visual experience that you cannot get from any photo of an ice cave.”
While shades of blue dominate most of his images
much of the walls are transparent and crystalline
making it appear as if you could “gaze into it for miles.” This clarity
due to the extreme pressure exerted during their formation that forced much of the oxygen from the snow as it compacted
Although exploring these spaces is dangerous—Newburn emphasizes the necessity of proper gear and a guide who knows the ins and outs of performing crevasse rescues—it’s also an experience that truly only happens once
What’s even more unreal is realizing that when you discover an ice cave for the very first time
you are the only human that has ever been inside
On a planet where almost every area of land has been explored
the glacier provides you with never-ending caves and structures to discover
This is because the ice is always melting away and forming something new that didn’t exist yesterday and won’t exist next year
This creates an unending sense of wanderlust of what I am going to stumble upon next when exploring
Newburn shares many of his glacial adventures on Instagram, and you can find more about his company’s expeditions on its site
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Christie & Co has been instructed to sell The Keelman & Big Lamp Brewery in Newburn
Located within the Tyne Riverside Country Park and on the banks of the River Tyne at Newburn, the brewery is approximately six miles from Newcastle city centre. Established in 1982, The Big Lamp is the oldest microbrewery in the North East and now supplies a range of traditionally brewed fine ales to public houses throughout the UK, alongside The Keelman.
Named after the River Tyne boatmen of prior years, The Keelman boasts a warm and welcoming atmosphere and comprises a traditional pub and restaurant with seating for circa 100 diners. Benefiting from a mezzanine level often used for private functions and events, the bar and restaurant is also complemented by a large contemporary conservatory, which overlooks the external patio and trees towards the river.
Boasting a total of 14 en suite letting bedrooms in two purpose built buildings set in the grounds, The Keelman’s Lodge comprises six en suite family rooms and Salmon Cottage consists of eight en suite letting rooms, each with king size beds and Juliet balconies.
“Sat on a 1.7 acre site, there is also significant scope for further development/expansion.”
The Keelman & Big Lamp Brewery along with Keelmans Lodge & Salmon Cottage is available on a freehold basis at an asking price of £995,000. The owners may consider leasing the entire site to an experienced and ambitious operator on terms to be negotiated.
By Clyde Hall — Easton Newburn’s the Anti-Columbo of investigators
chauffeured car that’s a reasonably new model
His conversations establishing that fact tend to be short and sharp
or a suspect through their paces or in their places
His reputation as a nearly supernatural boogeyman precedes him and he makes use of it
He doesn’t set traps by making perpetrators underestimate him
He models an eerie level of calm and observation that can’t be overestimated
and when he’s determined who the guilty party is
and he works for the largest New York Crime families
In a perfect self-description from Newburn #1
inspector with total immunity while travelling the war zone
and all the families have agreed to abide by them because he’s that good
Newburn can prevent major dustups between the syndicates before they become serious
That keeps the illegal fund rivers flowing to all parties
his input can make law enforcement look good
solving tricky mob cases and preventing gang wars
But his expertise is a valuable proven commodity and liking him isn’t necessary
so long as all parties prosper from it.
As he’s less than forthcoming left on his own
the reader learns much through a new associate he’s hired as the title began
Emily was involved in a crime and involved very intelligently
Her role was hidden since equally guilty parties were already uncovered
directly and in an ongoing journal about her new employer.
writer Chip Zdarsky’s put forth an intriguing murder case involving one or more crime family members
Larger matters and additional details reside at the edge of the narrative
things about his past and the ever-changing crime-scape he works for
But it’s refreshing that the murder-of-the-moment not only has resolution each issue
The murders are performed by a lone killer with no witnesses and the same M.O
Almost as if a single vigilante has taken a dislike to mob members no matter who they work for
Is it a case of our thinking man’s sleuth taking on a Punisher analog
the body count’s over two dozen and the clues left are minimal. Newburn’s reputation’s taken a hit
and most likely that’s not random word choice
As precarious as his and Emily’s positions are
unmasking this latest killer proves even more dangerous than walking the mob family minefields.
Zdarsky’s strength in these stories lies in his ability to place clues stealthily or obviously
with their importance indistinct until filtered through Newburn’s perception
we also feel the currents of crime changing
Leadership has passed to younger family members in some cases
leadership which questions Newburn’s methods
In #3 it’s suggested these interests send along some ‘help’ for their U.N
But the sheer number of gang numbers lost across all the families before the crimes are solved is causing reevaluation of their arrangement
Grist for coming issues and not the sort which makes Newburn’s life run any smoother.
The art by Jacob Phillips echoes Newburn’s understated and spartan approach to his work
and the consistency of Phillips’ illustration bears this out
Whether the scene takes place in a back alley
a seedy apartment or Newburn’s sterile abode
balance teetered between darks and lights.
and Phillips uses a dual balloon variation for dividing the dialogue
I haven’t noticed it in the work of other artists
and it bestows a small personal touch I appreciate
Phillips’ use of his art creating sound effects rather than fonts and letters
never more effective than in the final confrontation scene this issue.
and writer Nadia Shammas takes us on a flashback ride of how the relationship between protagonist Amir Khoury and his brother
Amir’s been reaching out since Yaccoub was beaten and his store robbed but he’s been soundly rebuked
Their history gives an interesting perspective on who originally wronged who
and perhaps the crime here’s robbery with a side order of fraud
It wouldn’t be Yaccoub’s first deceit of near-scriptural proportion.
Ziyed Yusuf Ayoub’s art is once again distinctively excellent in telling an NYC tale of family
The line work of it conjures imagery of stylistic street art exactly as you’d expect across the ultimate urban concrete canvas
His renders of youthful Amir and Yaccoub leave no doubt who they are
he displays the ill will firmly fomented between these siblings.
vital in the signs and background fonts of the first
narratively minimized chapter of this story
is once more instrumental in relating the opposite: a tale with more expositional dialogue
and his sound effect fonts are perfect for the pivotal scene of this piece.
Newburn #3 continues giving readers a thoughtful procedural in both main story and back-up
Zdarsky’s use of Emily as our viewport in assessing Newburn and the situations they face is effective
allowing his enigmatic former cop a degree of separation
We don’t yet know a lot about him because Emily’s still learning
In #3 we see him risking his own well-being rather than hers in one instance
these situations tend toward greater sharing of details for future issues
getting drawn into the “Brooklyn Zirconia” feature
but with this issue it becomes required reading as much as the primary tale
Overall: Whetting our appetite for more of both these masterful noirish offerings quietly
with less cinematic bravado than restrained realism
the members of each creative team deserve bravas and bravos
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Perry Newburn took 18 days and eight hours to travel the 1,800 miles from Cape Reinga in the north to the southern port of Bluff
Fuelled by hash browns and chocolate milkshake
he shaved 18 minutes off the time set by Siggy Bauer in 1975 to raise more than 7,000 New Zealand dollars (£3,800) for an autism charity
Seven days later he posted on Facebook to announce that he was not going to claim the world record “for some obvious reasons”
“Now that I am back home and the brain has started to clear from the fog and fatigue
I have been able to think and reflect on the run,” he said
“There were parts of the run where road/bridge conditions were totally unsafe to run and therefore I made the call to be driven through these parts – these decisions were my decisions
“The traffic was the main culprit in these situations but there were some parts where road conditions were unsafe as well.”
who has been called “the real Forrest Gump”
said that sleep deprivation and the windy conditions in the south “were also totally unsafe” and paid tribute to his “hero” Mr Bauer
He signed off by thanking everybody who sponsored his run and added: “Your support means the world to me
keep exercising where possible and smile where able.”
Responses to the confession were overwhelmingly positive
with many praising his honesty and humility
who worked as a drug and alcohol counsellor
took up running after setting himself the goal of completing a marathon before he turned 50
He went on to achieve a series of running feats including a circumnavigation of New Zealand and a 72-hour run without sleep
Four years ago Mr Newburn ran from New York to Los Angeles in 51 days
16 hours and 40 minutes to claim the world masters record for veteran athletes
The current overall record stands at 42 days
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Emily goes back to school for a deadly investigation and runs into the last person she wants to see
PLUS: In "GO BACK" by DRAGOTTA & BROTHERS
the kid finds a brief moment of peace and camaraderie before asking his boss for a favor
there’s nothing more compelling than a character (on either side of the law) with their back against the wall
The backing into a corner makes them more desperate
resulting in the most narratively fascinating actions
Desperation and obstructions enrich conflict and characters
and a book like Newburn thrives as its lead characters get backed further and further to the wall
Newburn #12 – written by Chip Zdarsky with art, colors, and letters from Jacob Phillips, and color assists by Pip Martin – pivots and gives Emily the spotlight again, playing on previously established bits of her backstory from issue six
That installment saw the young woman’s fall from the police academy and a flawed relationship with a small-time criminal
He’s returned after picking up what he thought was a low-risk gig
it put him on the radar of the Black Council
While Emily investigates the reason for the hit on Armand, Newburn digs deeper into the Triad after the last issue’s case
He knows the threats around him are only getting more dangerous
he is looking out for Emily by refusing to help with Armand’s issues
The two plotlines sync up at the end of both investigations with a literal bang
as Newburn is shot protecting Emily on the street
The book ends with a clear message to the detective duo as the criminal element is ready to strike against them
Zdarsky’s script does an excellent job of infusing a new life into the issue by returning to Emily’s perspective
It’s a pivot in the typical structure that develops the character’s already complicated history while creating additional fissures in her relationship with Newburn
There’s a tense but effortless back and forth between Emily and Armand
revealing the pain and tenderness of the long-past romance
It’s easy to see why they never worked out
an evident passion makes the long past relationship seem bittersweet
Wrapping the relationship drama in the mystery of the stolen report cards also makes for an excellent scaffold to hang the complicated past
That allows Zdarsky to play up the school angle
providing an opportunity to reflect on the past’s simplicity and the present’s complexities
as the structure gives way to other elements like the characters or form
Emily shows how much she’s grown and developed working under Newburn
letting the investigation serve her growth from cop in training to criminal detective
the plot thrives in the shorter Newburn section of the issue as Zdarsky progresses the core storyline of the growing threats to the detectives
The senior detective crosses the Triad off his list of problems to handle as he confides in his driver
Foreshadowing the latter half of the issue and beyond
this small moment showcases the range in Newburn’s personality
proving his philosophy of knowledge and leverage as power
he’s ready to admit that danger might be more than he can handle
That complexity of character is solid enough on paper but is elevated through Phillips’s facial expressions and emotional clarity
Every layout in this issue puts the characters front and center
no matter if it’s a dialogue or action beat
This creates an effect that overtly humanizes these characters
who have thrived under the complex multitudes that Phillips’s linework has imbued
creates a steady rhythm that only gets more oppressive as the book continues
keying readers into the desperation starting to seep into the lead’s minds
the linework moves from quiet discussions to explosive action later in the issue
Emily’s quick show of force in the Bratva club sells her capability to exist in this criminal underworld
only taking up two of the five panels on the page
It’s paired with a bright red background and yellow SFX
creating a shock of violence that seeps into the subconscious
The final attack on Newburn and Emily is another flash of violence that Phillips renders with absolute clarity
That moment uses a similar color scheme of red and yellow and only takes up two panels
That echoing effect shows the two sides to the violence and how both sides of the conflict can make a physical threat
Surrounding those flashes of red is a beautiful series of pinkish-blue hues that Phillips uses to contrast against the darkness of this world
In both Newburn’s conversation with Henry and Emily and Armand’s final talk
the coloring is used to show the softer sides of both detectives
and reds around cast an ethereal hue over the man’s face as he reflects on the approaching danger
the palette diverts to a pink that infuses a sense of sweeping romance between the detective and her ex
The hue passes just as quickly as the sense of a win for this issue
and Phillips makes clear that even in the darkest of times
a new wrinkle in the status quo of the criminal’s private detective makes for an excellent pivot as Emily revisits her past
The scripting for the issue forefronts character
letting the mystery take a backseat as detectives and their respective fears and doomed loves take center stage
The compositions and layouts build on that emotional core
highlighting what makes the book such a compelling read month to month
The linework pairs perfectly with the coloring to bolster both the bittersweet romance and explosive action to showcase the book’s range
selling the shift from breezy victory to desperate corner
Newburn continues to deliver high after high
proving itself to be one of the most consistently rich crime dramas on shelves
Newburn’s list of allies is growing shorter
alienating police contacts and his employers at the Black Castle
PLUS: Things heat up for the kid as he tries to find a single friend in "GO BACK" by BROTHERS & DRAGOTTA
mysteries feel like a game in motion on the page
with shifting motivations and allegiances underlying a compulsion to reach the center of the board
There are typically rules or boundaries set
and a bad mystery will often break these for narrative convenience
True skill in crafting a mystery is not only setting up but maintaining the board while adhering to the rules without giving away the whole game
That’s exactly what a book like Newburn does
and why it remains to be such a compelling read month after month
more cracks are showing as now even the media (or in this issue’s case
a lone reporter) is starting to look harder at Newburn
the ongoing case of the week involves the Triad’s sinking arrest rates
while the rest of the crime families are seeing more lock-ups
Convinced they’re being wronged in some way
the Black Castle sends Newburn to look into the Triad’s methods for avoiding interference and confirm if a deal has been struck between the two parties
Newburn and Emily follow leads on the cop side of things
Just not the one imagined by the crime families
even as the recently introduced reporter makes the case otherwise
It’s so much so that he can time his watch to a person’s self-destructive tendencies
but the coloring and art give the sense that the storm is closer to the harbor than expected
moving at a steadier pace as the issue is split between the investigation while also starting to flush out the side plots
The issue deploys five and seven-panel pages with a key moment
uniform panels that work to carry that sense of rushed momentum as though time is running out
Phillips doesn’t linger on the page and that urgency is felt not only in the layouts but the inking as well
ensuring the creation of dynamic figures on the page that propel with action
moving away from the more methodical style of the first story arc
The page that crystallizes this style and shift is a totally silent page that ends the main story
as Newburn exits the Black Castle and the doubt starts to creep in
For what feels like the second time in this series
Newburn seems like a normal human and the pressure is getting to him
The first would be from the last issue when he got the sudden call from his mother
The issue foreshadows this moment when Newburn goes to visit Casey at the station
and a flash of anger comes out when he explains life before his role as peacekeeper
It could be read as either an honest flare-up of anger or a well-constructed moment for the cameras and men behind the glass
which could be read as a true revelation of Newburn’s doubts and fear
It seems unlikely based on the progression of the panels
but after everything on display in this issue
Phillips’s expressions and direction bolster that sense of ambiguity
but the use of color and change in time telegraph something might be different this time
The back-up story written by David Brothers with art and letters by Nick Dragotta plays as a much shorter
but just as compelling entry into the unraveling of a young man’s life
The lead is still on the run after robbing and murdering a plainclothes cop last issue
The issue delivers yet another stunning action sequence from Dragotta
continuing the channeling from the hyperkinetic linework more often associated with manga
The scripting also provides an excellent showcase for Brothers and his ability to infuse rich emotion in minimal words
There’s a sense of melancholy to the lingering words as the lead tries to return home
but is turned away due to his wanted status
It cuts straight to the heart and reinforces his alienation
pushing the story further into a place of no return
Newburn #10 is an arresting example of how stakes can be recalibrated as a story moves forward
Not willing to settle into something comfortable
Zdarsky and Phillips work to create a dissonance in their craft to underscore the evershifting game that Newburn is playing with everyone planning to get him
Whether it be in the form of a color palette that doesn’t betray the surface-level sense of calm or the use of cluttering panels that speed up the previously methodical pace
the game is evident but the motive behind it is still shrouded in questions
This issue feels like a calm before the storm and displays a level of craft from Zdarsky and Phillips that will keep you hooked until the tempest at bay arrives
The RNLI has warned sailors to check weather conditions before leaving port after the loss of a yacht that grounded on rocks near Newburn Bridge
amidst a busy weekend of lifeboat crew callouts
A 33ft (10m) yacht with five people on board sparked a call out when it ran aground on rocks near Newburn Bridge
Hartlepool RNLI volunteers were paged by Humber Coastguard at 5.20pm on Saturday 11 May
Both the inshore lifeboat Solihull and all-weather lifeboat Betty Huntbatch launched at 1738 and were on scene within a few minutes
the five people aboard had been able to make their own way to the shoreline where the local Coastguard team and paramedics dealt with them
Sea conditions were described as rough with a force 6 easterly-south easterly wind
An RNLI spokesman said: “Unfortunately
A Maritime & Coastguard Agency spokesperson said: “HM Coastguard coordinated the response to a vessel running aground in Hartlepool on 11 May
the Coastguard Rescue Team and RNLI lifeboats from Hartlepool were sent to the scene
The five people onboard were recovered to shore and checked over by the ambulance service
Counter Pollution and the Local Authority have been informed
it appears that the vessel is still awaiting recovery.”
Poole RNLI crew throwing supplied to a grounded a yacht
On the South Coast, Poole RNLI’s D class lifeboat launched at 1200, to reports of a 9 metre (30ft) yacht aground
The lifeboat returned to station washed down
refuelled and was ready for service by 1300
The D class was further tasked by the Coastguard on Friday at 1730 to conduct a welfare check to a 6 metre (19ft) fishing vessel with two people onboard that was aground at entry of River Frome
the occupants were happy to wait for the high tide which was expected at 2330
The lifeboat arrived on scene and checked that they were okay
conditions were sunny with a slight south-easterly breeze
The crew packed a dry bag with provisions such as water, chocolate bars biscuits and sun cream and hauled it across with the throw line as the mud was very deep and gloopy for the crew to pass through
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Using the heaving line the anchor was passed back and the crew set the anchor in deep water so that when the tide came back they would be able to pull themselves back into deeper water and refloat
The lifeboat asked the casualty to keep in touch with the coastguard and to let them know when they were safely ashore
where other crew had stayed to help with the wash down
the mud in Poole harbour is very clingy and sticky
Lerwick Lifeboat crew were able to pass a salvage pump aboard the vessel to help reduce the water level below deck
In the northern isles, Lerwick lifeboat launched at 5.15pm on Saturday to go to the aid of a seven-metre (23ft) vessel taking on water near Sumburgh Head
had contacted the UK Coastguard to report that they were taking on water and were in need of assistance
Lerwick Lifeboat launched and in calm sea conditions averaged around 25 knots to reach the vessel just after 1800
The vessel had taken on water but still had engine power and the skipper was able to make her way unaided to the Pool of Virkie
Lifeboat crew were able to pass a salvage pump aboard to help reduce the volume of water below deck
it became clear that a hose clip from a pump had failed
The vessel had run aground at low tide on sand near Ness Boating Club and was expected to refloat on the next high tide
Coastguard rescue teams and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also attended
Coxswain said: “Despite the calm sea conditions
this could have been a different outcome with the vessel taking on water in open seas near Sumburgh Head
We’re glad that the vessel was able to make her way to the relative safety of the Pool of Virkie and that the two crew on board are unharmed
“We were able to assist with a salvage pump and the skipper did the right thing by calling the Coastguard as soon as they realised they needed assistance.”
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A mysterious gangland murder brings out the worst in many people in power, and Newburn #7 is here to throw the plot twists at you fast and furious. When a special set of circumstances isn't enough to make everybody play nice, things can get messy on the playground of New York's streets, and virtually nothing is what it seems.
The former cop with the titular name has a deal with every crime family in New York City to help maintain the uneasy peace between them. The problem (for him anyway) is that he's picked up a new apprentice, and said new apprentice has a history with some of those crime families in the city. This, of course, leads to some twists and turns when a Yakuza crime boss is killed in his home, and the story in Newburn #7 does quite a bit to manage intimate tensions.
Writer Chip Zdarsky has turned in a wonderfully mean-spirited crime drama with real teeth and layers that peel back from the story like an onion. The visual storytelling from Jacob Phillips and Toben Racicot brings each moment to vivid life. A solid black-and-white segment of a backup story called "Spook-O-Rama" shows a bit of juvenile detective work that feels like it would be better served as a single story and not backups.
Nonetheless, the entire package presented here is entertaining, and the lead story surely has an absolutely jaw-dropping conclusion. Newburn #7 builds up another noirish smash hit that is 100% worth a read. RATING: BUY.
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Security fears have lead some residents from an estate badly affected by flooding to move back into their homes in spite of advice to leave.
After severe rainfall gouged out material from under a four-storey development in Newburn, Newcastle, people living in the surrounding homes in Mill Vale were advised to move out.
But now due to an apparent lack of security on site some have taken the step of moving back to protect their homes.
There is also anger among some residents as Dunelm Homes, the developer of the estate, has a house from Mill Vale listed as its Home of the Week.
On their website the development is described as "hidden by deciduous woodland, providing all the peace and tranquility of the countryside".
Dave Moir, 35, who has lived on the estate for seven years, said: "We are all feeling confused and scared and we want to be proactively informed.
"Everything that has been done so far has been reactionary.
"We were promised 24 hour security but that has not been the case and people are just walking through all the time.
"There's nothing wrong being interested but we're asking people to do it from the road.
"Some residents have chosen to come back to their homes to protect them because there is not the security here we were promised."
There is also a fear that more rain this week could cause further flooding.
As a result people living in Mill Vale were advised to leave their homes but were given the choice of whether or not they did.
Newcastle City Council said a dene north of the estate, which is full of water, could overflow and cause more flooding if rain is heavy.
A second dene behind Mill Vale, which has debris from an earlier flooding event, could also fill very quickly with water if a culvert becomes blocked.
A spokesman from Dunelm said: "We are extremely sorry for all of the families affected by these events.
"Despite implications to the contrary by others Dunelm Homes has been providing much practical support throughout this week to both residents and other parties involved through its team on site.
"The fact remains the events leading up to this situation were and are out of our control and not our responsibility.
"We have acted with the thoroughness and rigour with which we conduct our business and the care with which we work with our customers.
"We have compiled an exhaustive timeline detailing all significant events and critical documentation relating to the entire site and its curtilage."