by Alistair Hardaker
Generator, a North East support agency for the music and creative digital sectors, has today announced that BBC 6 Music presenter, musician and LGBT rights activist Tom Robinson will be joining the organisation as an official patron.
Robinson, known for championing new artists on BBC Radio 6 Music and for hits such as 2-4-6-8 Motorway , War Baby and Glad to Be Gay , will work with Generator to raise its profile on a regional and national level as well as create new opportunities in talent development for emerging artists.
Generator said Robinson has worked at a senior and executive level for many years and has a strong passion for the region’s live music sector. He will work with the agency to increase opportunities for North East artists to get heard and build their audience at national and international level.
Big Bell mine worker Paige Taylor Counsell, 25, remembered as fearless ahead of funeral
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DecDecember 2020 at 2:02pm
Paige Taylor Counsell, 25, who sent this selfie to family earlier this year after passing a test to drive trucks underground, died after being hit by a truck at a WA mine site.
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The heartbroken mother of a 25-year-old woman killed in an underground mine accident just before Christmas has paid tribute to her fighting spirit , describing her daughter s approach to life as fearless .
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Paige Taylor Counsell, 25, was hit by a truck on December 15 at the Big Bell mine, 24km north-west of Cue