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Follow These 3 Steps To Become A Personal Trainer
Personal trainers have never been in such high demand. As more people take charge of their health and fitness, gyms are seeing a huge influx of new customers and are hiring an increasing number of personal trainers to meet this surge in demand.  Becoming a personal trainer can be an...
Cllr Ged Bell and MP Chi Onwurah and students
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...
Integra 61 is Open For Business
Integra 61, the £300m mixed-use employment development being brought forward by Citrus Durham, has become fully operational with the opening of Amazon’s new 2m sq ft Fulfilment Centre and the completion of over £20m of major infrastructure works at the 205-acre site adjacent to Junction 61 of the A1(M). Amazon’s...
Kids Kabin's Eco-Initiative: Transforming Communities with Newcastle Building Society's Support
With the support of Newcastle Building Society, a children's charity from the North East is embarking on a journey to bring innovative environmental education workshops to various locations. Kids Kabin runs a range of different workshops for young people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Newcastle and Middlesbrough, both from local community...
photo courtesy of Pimlico Badger, from Flickr Creative Commons
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...
"I Can't To I Can" - New Resource Intended To Instil Positivity In Children
Children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic are facing "agonisingly" long waits for treatment, a BBC investigation has found. Data from half of England's services found one in five seen in the past year waited over 12 weeks for care. Half of all mental health conditions...
How To Turn Your Child Into A Bookworm This Summer
Is your youngster a reluctant reader? Despite tempting them with every type of book, do they still only read when they ‘have’ to at school and not for pleasure? Former primary school teacher Emma Shingleton of education resource experts. PlanBee shares some great tips for the summer holidays. The long summer...
Newcastle Student Volunteers Supporting City's Blood Cancer Charity Campaign
This week, student volunteers at Newcastle University will support blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan’s two-week campaign which aims to raise awareness of the need for more young men to sign up to the stem cell register. Anthony Nolan’s ‘Newcastle City’ campaign, which launched on Monday 15th March, is being supported...
Teeside University Positioned Among England's Top 10% Universities For Enterprise
A multi-million-pound refurbishment of a former Victorian school is creating the perfect environment for the launch of exciting new businesses. The unveiling of Teesside University’s new-look Launchpad business incubator comes as the University is positioned among the strongest universities in the country for growing skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship. The Knowledge Exchange...
A black and green komodo electric car
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...

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