Peter Cronin wonders if the high street is killing itself?

I recently went shopping in the premier shopping streets of Newcastle . Unfortunately they can’t look as welcoming as they used to but security is…

Jesmond Dene deserted , Peter Cronin in the Jewel in the …

The last time that I went to Jesmond Dene I decided that it was a bit too busy for my liking. I could understand why…

Merry Christmas from Peter Cronin with the top ten Christmas …

Merry Christmas everyone. The top ten Christmas hits are in reverse order as usual : Christmas Wrapping – The waitresses 2000 Miles – Pretenders I…

Getting a blog up and running in just seven days, …

The blog has shown steady growth over the first six months , and to be honest , that is exactly what I expect I would…

COP 26 in Glasgow, Greta Thunberg, blah , blah , blah , Peter Cronin …

So the first COP (Conference of Parties) was held in 1995 and it is pretty clear that we are only going to make some progress…

COP 26 Don’t forget, it’s all about the money …

Good intentions , Good words , of course , who would not want to save the planet but it all gets down to money. People…

Champagne Rishi says “more , more , more !”

You could be forgiven for thinking that the Chancellor speaking yesterday was representing labour , but maybe that is because following a pandemic and brexit…