Barry Kirkham

5 days ago | newcastlemagazine.com | Barry Kirkham

This round will invest £225,000 in grants to support community-led places and spaces that help meet basic day-to-day needs. The focus is on creating opportunity, improving skills, digital access, and health outcomes, while also tackling child poverty. Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 are available for organisations working within the priority neighbourhoods identified by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON).

1 week ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Barry Kirkham

County Durham’s property market is quietly outperforming expectations, delivering impressive returns for sellers and investors whilst maintaining its crown as one of England’s most accessible housing markets. As we navigate through 2025, the county presents a compelling case study in how regional markets can thrive without pricing out local buyers. The numbers tell a remarkable story. Average house prices reached £138,000 in March 2025, marking a robust 10.7% annual increase.

1 week ago | edinburghmagazine.com | Barry Kirkham

Fresh from eighteen years of English captivity, he’s returned to find his kingdom soft, his nobles rebellious, and his people more interested in kicking a ball around than defending their homeland. His solution? Ban football entirely—and while he’s at it, systematically destroy the most powerful family in Scotland. The scene unfolded not in Edinburgh, as one might expect, but in Perth, where James convened what would become one of Scotland’s most consequential parliamentary sessions.

3 weeks ago | edinburghmagazine.com | Barry Kirkham

After an exciting meetup between JCI Scotland and JCI Poland members at the recent JCI European President’s Meeting in Luxembourg, we’re thrilled to share that JCI Scotland has been officially invited to attend one of the biggest events on the JCI calendar – the JCI Poland National Convention 2025!Poznań is gearing up to host the biggest youth leadership event of the year – the JCI Poland National Convention 2025.

1 month ago | consettmagazine.com | Barry Kirkham

A local team is lacing up their walking boots this May to raise both awareness and vital funds for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)—a debilitating condition that has turned the life of former teacher and mum-of-two, Gemma Castledine, upside down.