Newcastle Writers Festival a space to 'listen' and 'reflect'

'No one listens to kids': Newcastle Writers Festival confronts Hunter's dark history of child abuse

Writer Anne Manne exposes Newcastle's hidden child abuse horrors at the Writers Festival, highlighting systemic negligence and ongoing challenges.

It’s A Grand Place

We spend hours walking the streets of that great big architectural theme park that is Newcastle Upon Tyne, in constant danger of walking into lampposts as we gaze up at the ever-changing skyline. Bridges appear from the rooftops of Victorian offices, cathedrals and castles nestle up to Edwardian shopping arcades. It’s a grand place.

Hundreds of Derby children 'at risk of abuse or neglect' put into care

An inspirational fostering couple have praised social services for identifying kids in danger