Owen Amos

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Latest articles from Owen Amos

‘A proper person’ who took on the fight against cancer

In April, The Northern Echo was invited to send a journalist to interview Sir Bobby about the launch of his charitable foundation. Owen Amos grabbed his notebook, but not his sense of direction, and went along for one of the most unforgettable hours of his life.

Taylor made

GP Taylor, the North Yorkshire author who has sold millions of books worldwide, is campaigning to get more children reading. Owen Amos meets him in Middlesbrough to talk about new books, jail and setting fire to desks.

Freedom, but no grazing rights

Being awarded the freedom of a city means you can graze your sheep in public places and draw your sword when you like – or does it? As Sir Bobby Robson is made Freeman of Durham, Owen Amos explores the history of honorary freedoms.

Boot camp

Millions of children want it, but very few get it: a professional football contract. But what do modern football apprentices go through?

Don’t panic!

Survivors, the new prime-time BBC drama, imagines a world after a flu virus has killed 90 per cent of the world’s population. Owen Amos looks back to see how the North-East was affected by the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 – which killed twice as many people as the First World War – and learns how the Government is preparing for the next one

The history man

Yesterday, Barack Obama won the election to become the 44th president of the US – and its first non-white one. Owen Amos examines the African- American history to learn why Obama’s victory is so momentous and popular.

The beat goes on

When Cleveland Police announced PC Stuart Smith, Saltburn’s much-loved beat officer, was to leave, the locals fought to save him. Owen Amos joined him to witness the art of community policing.

Thanks a lotto

When Gary Henry, the “Burger King” from Bishop Auckland, won £4.5m on the Lottery, it got us thinking: would you go public? Owen Amos speaks to Lottery winners and asks why they did.