A savvy salesman who swapped flogging trainers for tackling fires has urged others to follow their dreams – and try a career as a firefighter.
Firefighter Paul O’Neil spent over 20 years in the retail industry, working for some of the largest companies in the world and dealing with the...
Christmas is just around the corner and a fantastic present for Healthwatch Newcastle would be the appointment of a new Chair for its Healthwatch Committee.
Healthwatch Newcastle gathers and represents the views and experiences of children and adults on local health and social care services. They analyse and act upon...
The initial three recruits selected to join the upcoming Northumberland Line project have commenced their training under Northern. Meanwhile, the deadline for applications to fill an additional dozen positions is drawing near.
David Nattress, Kevin Watson & Cameron Young are the first of 15 conductors being recruited for the route...
Newcastle Startup Week's events have attracted hundreds of delegates per year since 2017, and they intend to do the same on their new dates of 21-25 September 2020.
Until then, you can follow their blogs, videos, webinars & podcasts during the original dates of 18-22 May, and for £7 you...
The Managing Director of a Newcastle engineering firm that resurrected the business after it was dissolved and took it over as a growing concern has bucked the national trend set by COVID of a decline in orders and thrown a lifeline to a Teesside apprentice who lost his job.
Steve...
Would you prefer your child’s teacher to say ‘bus’ or ‘baars’? How about ‘laugh’ or ‘laargh’?
Research by Dr Alex Baratta at the University of Manchester suggests that trainee teachers are often asked to tone down their northern or midlands accents in the classroom.
Dr Baratta found that many trainees had...
A former student of Gateshead College has created a new comedy pilot show, which recently premiered at the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff.
The show, titled "Where it Ends," features an exceptional cast that includes Charlie Hardwick, known for her roles in Emmerdale and Billy Elliott, comedian Lauren Pattison,...
A top London security firm boss, whose bodyguards protect the rich and famous, has stepped in to support the Northumberland primary school which set him on the road to success.
A former Major in the British Army Reserve, Bob Morrison, owner of Mayfair-based Sec-Tech, now provides close protection for VIPs...
A Top North East digital agency is celebrating its tenth anniversary by announcing a further recruitment campaign.
Climb, based at Gateshead’s Northern Design Centre, was launched a decade ago by designer Chris Henderson, who joined forces with tech expert Stephen Downey to create a full-service agency that also offered bespoke...
As England enters the third lockdown, Big Issue North vendors face a dire predicament: they are once again not permitted to sell the magazine.
The 350 people who sell Big Issue North are self-employed, buying magazines from offices across the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber for £1.50 before selling...
