A £3.64 million investment has been announced which will hopefully ease traffic congestion and cut journey times across the north east.
The cash will be used to upgrade traffic signals on the region’s key routes. It will also be spent on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and variable message...
Sister cafés, La Vina in Cleadon and No.4 in East Boldon, have joined forces to feed their local community's isolated elderly
La Vina, which is usually a cosy café by day and a romantic bistro by night, closed their doors in accordance with government guidelines, but have kept their kitchen...
This week a special ceremony was held in a Tyne and Wear town to mark the start of construction work for a new cutting-edge eco Tri Station.
The Hebburn Tri Station will house officers from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, Northumbria Police and North East Ambulance Service under...
Businesses and jobseekers struggling with the economic downturn are turning to Geon Training’s online expertise to help upskill staff working from home, re-train as healthcare key workers or get market-ready skills in key sectors.
By switching to virtual classrooms, Geon has recorded zero absences with all courses completed.
Co-founder and managing...
Newcastle will soon have a new sculpture from Anthony Gormley, the sculptor responsible for the north east’s iconic Angel of the North statue.
The sculpture – entitled Clasp – is to be installed on the campus of Newcastle University. The artwork – which Gormley will loan to the university –...
The Newcastle-based shopping and dining destination, Eldon Square, has partnered with a local charity, Tiny Lives Trust, to raise vital funds as part of the ‘One Great Day’ event that will be hosted in the centre on Saturday the 3rd of September.
The national event, ‘One Great Day’, is an...
An academic at Newcastle University has written an article investigating why the uttering of rude words has become so popular among our politicians.
Not only has our prime minister Theresa May been at it, but a number of senior Labour figures have also been turning the air blue.
As this article...
ScS, a prominent retailer in the interior design industry, is thrilled to declare its collaboration with Shelter, a charity that focuses on housing and homelessness issues.
This partnership aims to aid Shelter in its efforts to put a stop to the severe consequences of the housing crisis on individuals...
THE heartrendingly bleak Christmas in store for some of Northumberland’s most vulnerable children has been laid bare by a country pub, which has stepped in to help them.
When The Percy Arms, at Chatton, was asked if it could help provide gifts for underprivileged children in the region, staff and...
The Jerry J Clothing Skate Jam at the Five Bridges Skateboard in Gateshead was a huge success.
The free event attracted more than 60 competitors from all over the North of England and already organiser Lamin Gibba is looking for a venue and sponsorship for next years’ competition.
Lamin started...
