More than 100 firefighters from Tyneside are gearing up to participate in a pioneering cancer research project that has made its way back to the North East.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) are this week hosting a testing programme commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
Back in...
Newcastle broadcaster, actor, author and illustrator, Alfie Joey, is set to be the special guest judge for Strictly St Cuthbert’s 2023, the charitable dance competition that has been raising money for people who need Hospice care in County Durham since 2016.
After a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
Christmas is just around the corner and a fantastic present for Healthwatch Newcastle would be the appointment of a new Chair for its Healthwatch Committee.
Healthwatch Newcastle gathers and represents the views and experiences of children and adults on local health and social care services. They analyse and act upon...
David Lloyd Clubs kicks-off Team PB
Six-week post-lockdown recovery programme now live!
Former MP, author and trainee Personal Trainer Tom Watson included in the team
The UK’s leading health and fitness group David Lloyd Clubs, alongside psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibbard and nutritionist Jenna Hope, have today launched Team PB –...
Throughout December 2020, renowned runner and Guinness World Record holder, Ben Blowes, will be running 31 marathons in 31 days, as part of Tom’s Trust’s 31 Stars campaign to fundraise for the vital provision of psychological and mental health care for children with brain tumours in the Newcastle and...
A North East based mental health charity is calling for more action to help people with the rising cost of living, as the number of people accessing its crisis services with suicidal thoughts has doubled in 2022.
Mental Health Concern helps people who are experiencing mental health crisis, through its...
New research released today suggests that the North East public would back Government plans to include health and nutritional information on alcohol products.
If you didn’t know a glass of wine can contain similar calories as a slice of pizza, or a pint of lager similar to a Mars Bar...
Whitley Bay Boutique Hotel Gives Rooms to NHS Frontline StaffOne of Whitley Bay’s newest hospitality businesses has allocated its apartments free of charge to NHS frontline staff who are unable to return home due to COVID.
Stay Coastal is a luxury self-contained apartment complex with seven rooms and suites including...
Across the UK, the NHS sees 506,100 hospital admissions attributable to smoking, and ‘Stoptober’ is here to help reduce this number. Stoptober is a month-long campaign to help those who want to quit smoking start their journey to becoming smoke-free through community support, health resources and increased awareness on...
Wallsend-based IT healthcare solutions provider, Clarity Informatics, has announced it is partnering with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to deliver their National Institute for Healthcare Excellence (NICE) accredited clinical guidance resource base to overseas healthcare professionals.
The clinical guidance, which focuses on common conditions in primary care, will be available...
