A jobcentre manager from Newcastle has criticised Ken Loach’s popular recent film I, Daniel Blake. Steve McCall, employer relationship manager at Jobcentre Plus in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, said, “I hope people don’t think the film is a documentary because it’s a story that doesn’t represent the reality...
15 December 2021: Barratt Developments North East is continuing to support young peoples’ careers as four new apprentices join the housebuilder’s Apprenticeship Scheme.
Designed to help young adults kick start their career, Barratt Developments’ Apprenticeship Scheme is welcoming four students across its construction, bricklaying, and joinery departments.
By joining the scheme,...
An electric vehicle parts manufacturer based in Gateshead has announced expansion plans that will create 200 new jobs.
Engineering firm Sevcon will be tripling its workforce and moving to new premises in the Team Valley as it profits from rising demand for low-carbon vehicles worldwide. The new, larger premises will...
Newcastle city centre's Science Central is a twenty-four-acre science and technology facility located on the old site of the Scottish & Newcastle brewery. The science hub is a £350 million pound investment in Newcastle University.
A recent plan to spend £29 million pounds on a new teaching & learning centre has...
A rower hailing from Northumberland relocated to a different school to vie for a position in one of the North East's most ancient boat clubs, all the while pursuing a prospective career in Law, courtesy of a transformative scholarship.
Ed Dando, from Hexham, is now coached alongside some of the...
An award from a prestigious scientific institute is to help Teesside University drive greater collaboration between and academia and industry in the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
The University has been successful in applying for funding from the Alan Turing Institute, the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
The...
Scaffolding is a familiar part of any building site in history, usually erected at the start of construction work and present till the end, however much it may grow and change in between.
scaffold
noun
1. A temporary platform, either supported from below or suspended from above, on which workers sit or...
Local housebuilder, Barratt Homes North East, is supporting Nunthorpe Primary Academy as the pupils return to the classroom with a £100 book voucher donation.
In support of the local school welcoming back its pupils as lockdown restrictions begin to ease, Barratt Homes North East has partnered with Nunthorpe Primary Academy,...
A national recruitment campaign is coming to Newcastle to encourage local people to find out more about life as a teacher. The session aims to inspire more people in the region to join a unique profession that helps shape the lives of the next generation.
Anyone interested in finding out...
Residents across Tyne and Wear now have the opportunity to protect, prevent and respond in their community - after firefighter recruitment opened today.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have re-opened their wholetime firefighter recruitment process.
It is part of a recruitment drive that has already seen the Service...
