Small Charity Week 2020 takes place from June 15th to celebrate and raise awareness of the essential work of the UK’s smallest charities, organisations that make an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions.
Now, for the first time, organisations from across the North East’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise...
Although from the outside looking in they can look like an empty shell, shipping containers are being transformed into some of the most charismatic and thriving hotspots by independent traders across the UK.
Business owners are getting their hands on storage containers for an absolute steal of just £1,100*, and...
New British Business Bank campaign encourages people thinking about their career options to start their own business and become their own boss via the Start Up Loans scheme
Since 2012, Start Up Loans has delivered over 1,140 loans to unemployed people in the North East worth over £6.5m
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Drains are often the most neglected part of a home - if wastewater moves through them, we assume everything is fine. Whether looking for the root of a blockage or to find where your drainpipes lead, you will need a drain specialist.
Drain Issues
Older methods of connecting multiple drainpipes include...
Working as a landscaper can be enormously rewarding. You’ll get a chance to be creative and solve problems throughout the working day. You’ll be working outdoors for much of the time, and you’ll get physical exercise built into your day.
Moreover, you’ll get the satisfaction of creating lasting structures that...
A newly qualified firefighter has spoken of his pride at passing his course on the seven year anniversary of his younger brother's death.
Lewis McLauchlan was one of 32 new firefighters to pass out with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) before Christmas.
The passing out ceremony marked the...
Naturalist Charles Darwin changed the world through his theory of evolution. If your child is a dinosaur enthusiast or a fossil hunter – or simply curious about their own species – they need to know about his work and discoveries. Former primary school teacher Emma Shingleton of education resource...
A team of researchers led by experts from Newcastle University has highlighted how slick, well-designed websites and apps can be used to sell high-cost loans to poor and vulnerable people.
The websites include sliders that customers can play around with, brightly coloured ‘apply now’ buttons, forms that are simple to...
Dozens of families in Newcastle’s West End are set to get extra help with healthy eating thanks to a new initiative from an award-winning community charity and funding from Newcastle Building Society.
Healthworks is using a £2,980 Society grant to organise a series of eight cookery demonstrations and workshops for...
The winter months are on our doorstep, and recent storms have already demonstrated the shape of things to come in terms of weather and temperature.
After a painful few years of high energy bills, the prospect of another cold season can be a scary one for homeowners – but...
