Newcastle University is to spearhead a project to encourage ‘garage-level’ breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Many of science’s greatest advances have resulted from people tinkering in their garages. The inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell set up a workshop behind his father’s house, and Walt and Roy...
A small Newcastle crepe company has scooped a prestigious business award.
La Petite Creperie, based in Grainger Market, has clinched first place in the Newcastle Small Business of the Year 2017 competition.
Six Newcastle businesses were nominated for the prize as part of the national Small Business 2nd December 2017 initiative....
Last week saw the first ever Newcastle Construction Week – during which a range of events took place across Newcastle and Gateshead aimed at young people between 18 and 24.
These events gave youngsters the chance to try a number of practical workshops, take part in site visits to key...
Newcastle City Council has announced a plan to kick-start the transformation of the city centre by investing in £3-million-worth of improvements.
The council hopes this will result in a centre that is cleaner, healthier and safer, and better suited to the needs of shoppers, visitors and residents.
Newcastle City Council will...
The popular Newcastle-based bakers Greggs has teamed up with Gateshead College to launch a nationwide apprenticeship programme.
The apprentices will be trained in either retail management or retail services skills.
The bakers chose Gateshead College to help roll out its apprenticeship scheme after a competitive tendering process.
The apprentices following the retail...
Dominating the North East of England's news sources for decades are well known local newspapers like The Evening Chronicle, The Northern Echo, and The Journal.
But these 'local' publications are in fact owned by national and multinational media organisations.
For example, did you know the Evening Chronicle and The Journal is...
You might soon be able to enjoy a pint while watching a film below Newcastle’s streets in a plush underground cinema.
Everyman Cinemas has plans to open a two-screen venue beneath Newcastle’s Grey Street. The cinema would be in the basement of Earl Grey House, with its entrance behind Costa...
The Tyne and Wear Metro is recruiting its next generation of train drivers, who – after completing their training – will earn almost £35,500 a year.
You might think that’s a pretty good wage just for driving a train, but drivers will need to cope with unsocial hours, be comfortable...
A young business woman and Newcastle University graduate has been presented with an award by Prince Andrew.
Shantelle Million received her Young Entrepreneurs’ Award from the Duke of York in a recent ceremony at Huddersfield University.
Shantelle’s company, MiCarePlan, provides electronic systems for the care sector, making it easier for staff...
A report by the employers’ organisation the CBI has found that 60% of the north east’s businesses feel the region’s infrastructure is in need of improvement.
The same report claims, however, that if the local infrastructure was boosted, it could benefit the north east’s economy by £5.5 billion a...
