A lost art archive will be unlocked to help show how disability was interpreted in the past as part of a £440,000 international collaborative project led by a Teesside University academic and artist and a German researcher.
MIMA School of Art & Design Professor Simon McKeown, an award-winning internationally exhibiting...
Following its successful launch in Northumberland, a family-friendly interactive exhibition based on the North East’s experience of coronavirus is heading to St Nicholas’ Cathedral in Newcastle.
Created by students at Duke’s Secondary School in Ashington (Part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust), the ‘Pan@NCEA’ project combines elements of the...
Ocean Film Festival World Tour sets sail for the UK! Virtual edition – October & November 2020
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a brand-new collection of mesmerising ocean-themed films to UK shores this October and November, in its first-ever virtual edition!
The online film evenings involve a...
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...
This year's Northern Pride will bring together a combination of pop royalty, X-Factor performers, and West End stars.
Taking place on Newcastle's Town Moor from July 22nd to 23rd, the event has just announced additional names for its lineup.
Leading the Saturday event will be Louisa Johnson, the winner of...
A Northumbrian milliner is preparing to share her craft-making expertise to a worldwide audience as well as helping a charity for the homeless and needy in New York City.
Margaret Woodliff Wright set up her business, The Northumberland Milliner at Doxford Newhouses near Alnwick after graduating with high distinctions in...
Since Apple Authorised Education Specialist Jigsaw24 helped them launch a parent-driven 1:1 iPad scheme, Stephenson Memorial Primary School has posted some of their best-ever results, with their scores for writing jumping from below the national average to the top 10% in the UK.
In a parental donation scheme, the school...
A North East music festival set up to reward NHS staff for their service has announced plans for a second day, to celebrate diversity, inclusion and equality.
And organisers have unveiled a superstar name to their Sunday lineup of DJs – tv’s Gok Wan.
Rocking In The Free World was planned...
Following a time of closure during the Covid-19 lockdown, English Heritage has opened up its sites along Hadrian’s Wall.
The charity which manages 20 properties along the Wall from museums, mile castles and a castle closed all its staffed sites in March. These are now being slowly re-opened.
New measures...
