Going back to Wembley for a second successive FA Trophy final ⁦Gateshead FC⁩ 👏👏👏

50mph gusts ⁦Gateshead FC⁩ Hope they can finish this ⁦FA Trophy⁩ semi final 🤞

“Completely unacceptable…humbling…no excuses…” At least Mike Dodds hadn’t tried to dress it up ⁦Sunderland AFC⁩

Officially 42,000 at the Stadium of Light this afternoon. Considerably fewer actually there, and full marks to the handful who stayed to the end. Grim. ⁦Sunderland AFC⁩ 1-5 ⁦Blackburn Rovers⁩

The Guardian view on the glories of the north-east: deserving of a wider audience | Editorial | The Guardian ☺️ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Blummin’ hard work - but nearly done! First cut of the year (at last)🥳

On Look North tonight ⁦BBC North East⁩ chatting to the fabulous ⁦Ray Spencer MBE⁩ about his 25yrs running ⁦The Customs House⁩ in South Shields. A true Local Hero 👏👏👏

Jeff Brown great to see you this evening Jeff at such a fabulous event - Chariots Of Fire on the big screen at The Fire Station and listening to Lord Puttnam and Nigel Havers was fascinating

Such a great organisation, offering invaluable help.

“The team are giving everything but it was a naive performance - you can’t flower it up” Mike Dodds ⁦Sunderland AFC⁩

Thanks for all the lovely messages. Very much appreciated. Not gone yet! End of May…

News just in…after nearly 21yrs with BBC Look North ⁦BBC Look North NE&C⁩ I’m moving on. Projects in the pipeline with BBC & others, but (as you can see) it’s been fun, and a huge, wonderful part of my life. Thanks for watching xx

Lights. Camera. ACTION. 🎥

We’re absolutely delighted that the North East’s trailblazer deal announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget will pave the way for Crown Works Studios in Sunderland to progress.

Lovely guy, Glenn Roeder. Early in my career as a sports reporter I wrote something about him he didn’t agree with. Newcastle United FC captain at the time, he sat me down & quietly put across his point of view. No fuss. No tantrums. We parted with a better understanding of each other. Quality

On the set of ⁦BBC Casualty⁩ with my old mate ⁦Melanie Hill⁩ Hear the tales from Holby on ⁦BBC Look North NE&C⁩ next week…

Caught up with this last night on BBC iPlayer and Melanie Hill is, of course, OUTSTANDING!! What a class act 👏👏👏💕

Went to see it with my mate Pottsie on a visit to London. As Peter O’Toole entered, covered head to toe in stage blood, an ambulance (or maybe police car) drove past the Old Vic, siren blaring. The audience howled with laughter. Don’t think it was in the script…☺️

Great songs, great set, great night out (as always!) Sunderland Empire 👏👏👏

Alex Pritchard asks to leave. Sunderland AFC needing a win today more than ever…

Watch this lovely piece on Corbridge CC, winners of The Cricketer's Greenest Ground competition 2023. Thanks so much to BBC Look North's Jeff Brown BBC North East and to Ortus Energy for the £500 cash prize. It could be your club in 2024! youtube.com/watch?v=QCCSO5…