Rob McLoughlin joins in the tributes following the death of the great Coronation Street writer John Stevenson.
Rob’s tribute is featured in a Mail Online feature, published 7 September 2023.
Click here for the full story on the Mail Online website.
Rob is also quoted in Metro on 8 September – click here to read more.
Cheshire Police have issued an in-house film on their investigation of the Lucy Letby case.
Rob McLoughlin OBE is a former investigator for ITV’s multi-BAFTA-winning current affairs series World in Action, host of Granada’s political and election programmes until 2016 and presented the original Weekend Breakfast shows on BBC R5Live with Jane Garvey. He praises Cheshire Police’s in-house film for its “remarkable insight into the intensity of an emotionally draining investigation over more than six years.”
You can read the full article on the Prolific North website by clicking this link.
The winners of this year’s Educate North Award have been announced. Lancaster University wins the University of the Year Award and Birkenhead Sixth Form College wins Further education College of the Year.
For full details of these and the other winners in a wide range of categories, visit https://educatenorth.co.uk/2023-winners/
Educate North has unveiled a ‘superb’ shortlist for 2023 Awards in Manchester on 27th April 2023.
A record number of entries has led to a high quality field across a range of categories and from institutions and individuals across the North of England.
Tickets now on sale via www.educatenorth.co.uk and the Awards dinner is held at the Midland Hotel Manchester on 27 April 2023.
To view the Educate North Awards 2023 shortlist, click here:
https://educatenorth.co.uk/2023-shortlist/
The North’s prestigious educational awards are back for 2023 and categories across the University, HE, FE and Sixth Form sectors are now open for entries.
Educate North Awards launched in 2015 with the clear aim of celebrating the world-class success of the North’s education sector and to encourage excellence, achievement, and improvement across 23 special categories.
2023 will see new categories emerge to encourage outstanding performance in the arts, in digital and in student experience and welfare/
The University Entrepreneurs Grant (UEG) will also return as 4 students or graduates with bright business ideas will once again compete on the night for a £1000 prize and the chance to study at The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Manchester. The 2020 UEG winner, Dr Mohammad Elhaj, has raised millions of pounds in investment since he walked away with the trophy, and it’s hoped another winner can replicate his superb success.
The Awards are promoted and sponsored by 4 of the most popular radio stations playing to millions of listeners across the North including Smooth North West, Heart Yorkshire, Smooth North East and Manchester’s XS, all part of the Communicorp UK group; The University of Manchester is Patron of the awards along with John Kennedy CBE.
Beebot AI became sponsors in 2022 and will return in 2023 along with CCL Digital and other new sponsors which will be announced shortly.
‘These awards focus attention on the best and most impressive achievements of staff, students and institutions across Northern England at a moment of immense change and pressure’ said Emeritus Professor Phil Harris, Chair of the Judges; ‘The standard of entries gets higher each year and the popular awards event ensures that we recognise the incredible work which so many people are doing despite the complexities of education in the UK currently’.
The Awards Dinner will take place on the evening of Thursday 27th April 2023 at The Midland Hotel in Manchester.
Entrants have till January 20th 2023 to submit their entries which will be judged by academics and business people from across the UK. Entries via www.educatenorth.co.uk
There will also be 3 special awards nominated by listeners to Smooth, Heart and XS in the North.
Enter the awards now by visiting: https://educatenorth.co.uk/how-to-enter/