Community groups in Tyne and Wear are being invited to apply for a share of funding which will support organisations to improve the lives of children and young people across the county in the wake of COVID-19.
The annual High Sheriff’s Awards for Tyne & Wear were established as part...
Following Beau’s £400,000 investment round in early 2021, the ethical vegan gelato manufacturer has appointed three senior figures to help it grow the business further and help bring the brand closer to its customers.
As well as confirming former Onist Food founder Mary Lynch as Commercial Director and bringing marketing and...
North East manufacturing specialist Express Engineering has sold its aerospace division to focus on developing its subsea energy products business.
Gateshead-based Express Engineering, a global leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry, has sold its aerospace division for an undisclosed sum.
The aerospace division...
An innovative apprenticeship program originally founded in the Northeast, designed to provide young individuals with a robust groundwork for a career in the construction industry, has demonstrated such remarkable success that it is now expanding worldwide.
The industry-driven PlanBEE programme Ryder and Gateshead College developed to plug a significant skills...
A heroic off-duty firefighter received acclaim for rescuing a man who had fallen off a bridge in Northumberland.
David Bell, a firefighter stationed at South Shields Community Fire Station for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS), typically dedicates himself to saving lives in the line of duty.
But...
Go North East (GNE) bus drivers have taken an unusual step to bring an end to an ongoing strike over pay, which began on October 28th. In an effort to resolve the dispute, a delegation consisting of two bus drivers and two union officials from GNE travelled to Canada...
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...
A chef at a Sunderland school is reaping the benefits of on-the-job experience by running his own kitchen just three years after joining the school catering team.
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust (BCCET) employed Josh Kane as an apprentice in the kitchens of St Wilfrid’s RC College, based in South...
LICHFIELDS has partnered with the Planning Advisory Service (PAS, part of the Local Government Association) to gather and share information about how Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in England are operating during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Lichfields launched its online COVID-19 tracker last week, and has now agreed an arrangement with PAS...
Newcastle engineering specialists RWO has appointed a new director to oversee the development and expansion of its structural engineering operations.
Jamie Corbett joins as director of structures at the firm’s Leeds office in a move that will see him working alongside the senior management team on planned strategic growth in...
