People from across the region pulled on their walking boots and set off on a walk with their four-legged friends, raising nearly £6,000 for a North East friendship dog charity.
Wag and Company, which works to combat loneliness for older dog lovers, has been hit hard by pandemic restrictions that...
A North East based social enterprise has secured funding to pilot a new innovative service to delay the onset of dementia.
Unforgettable Experiences will provide creative, interactive and practical support to older people to help them to participate in a series of weekly arts, cultural and heritage activities online....
Colleagues at HC-One’s Kirkwood Court care home in Newcastle upon Tyne recently hosted a coffee morning bake-off competition, in order to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
With families not being able to visit due to coronavirus restrictions, wellbeing coordinators, Sarah Strawbridge and Lauren Proctor were not able to put...
A South Tyneside secondary school has scooped a highly acclaimed teaching award in geography.
St Joseph’s Catholic Academy, in Hebburn, has won ‘Centre of Excellence’ status for the Secondary Geography Quality Mark (SGQM). This status is the highest tier of the accreditation and the academy is one of only two...
THE STYLISH interiors created for a Newcastle bar has taken a top honour at a prestigious international awards ceremony.
The unique wallpaper and look of Leila Lily’s at Grey Street beat of competition from around the world at the FESPA awards, which celebrate print excellence across the globe.
It was the...
Businesses and volunteers socially distanced themselves and “net walked” along the North Tyneside coastline to raise much-needed funds for a nautical charity.
Members of the Northumbria Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) took part in their annual sponsored “Pier to Pier” walk which this year went from St Mary’s...
Northumberland National Park are launching a new education programme, highlighting the importance of nature in young people’s education, health and wellbeing.
In order to kick off the programme the National Park are gifting every first school in Northumberland with a copy of the multi-award-winning book, The Lost Words, which...
A New Tyneside business has bucked the trend by reporting an increase in trade – directly as a result of lockdown.
As concerns grow for the future of British retail following the economic impact of Covid, The Aviary art gallery, at Jesmond, Brentwood, is busier now than it was pre-lockdown.
The...
Bay Create is a new project that uses creativity and coastal landscapes to bring under 25s and over 60s together united in the idea that:
‘We are more similar than we are different.’
Whitley Bay Big Local has been awarded a £100,000 grant from the London 2012 legacy funder, Spirit of...
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle city centre will reopen to the public on Monday 10 August
Julie Milne, Chief Curator of Art Galleries at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, said: “While we’re absolutely delighted to be able to welcome visitors again, it’s our top priority to ensure the safety of our...
