I’m on the train back from Newcastle, having just spent a couple of days there as a guest of One North East, the Regional Development Agency for the area.

I usually schlep around the country self-funded, quietly fulfilling my role as a freelance media and marketing tart. This trip, however, was different. The RDA invited me tour companies in the north east and write about them in Business Matters. I’ll be doing that, of course (especially as the brand-spanking-new BM website is now live, and needs filling with stuff), but I’ll also be writing about my northern experiences here on the blog.

So, lucky readers, over the next few days you’re going to be treated to a series of posts on Billy’s adventures in Geordieland. You may find your reading enjoyment enhanced (if that’s possible!) by wearing a flat cap and sipping from a bottle of Dog as you browse.

By the way, I should offer a shoutout to the excellent and very professional staff of Jesmond Dene House. You know you’ve made it when you’re accommodated in hotel rooms that have special drawers for peanuts and other snacks:

Mmm…. peanuts….

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