The Road to Recovery Trust, the organisation behind Newcastle’s only recovery café, George Street Social, has launched an emergency fundraising appeal as a last attempt to save the charity.
The Trust provides safe spaces, hosts 12-step meetings, and is a supportive community for people in recovery from all kinds of...
A remarkable 80-year-old retired village bobby, who started running five years ago, is pounding the beat on lanes of Tyneside to raise funds for Bright Red, a charity for people in the North with blood cancer.
Wilf Laidler from Killingworth has started his mammoth running programme and intends to complete...
True Student Accommodation is hosting puppy parties during exam season to help students unwind.
To combat exam stress, residents at true Student accommodation around the UK are being treated to a puppy party. During these events, puppies are brought into the accommodation for students to play with to help lower...
There was a time when getting a fix of nicotine meant taking a pinch of black, powdered tobacco and inhaling it up the nose! The so-called “snuff” habit shot to popularity in London after the Great Plague of 1665–1666 because people believed the black powdery substance contained healing properties....
The world has drastically transformed in the last two centuries, and yet the manner in which academic institutions prepare us for our professional careers has remained stagnant. It is still fixated on the needs of an industrial age, a learning structure that is very much outdated and questionable for...
Newcastle upon Tyne is considered to be one of the best cities for clubbing and pubbing in the United Kingdom. With such a vibrant nightlife, it’s no wonder internationally renowned DJs make frequent appearances in the city.
Here are some of the best bars in Newcastle upon Tyne that you...
Plant-based and vegan diets have become something of a trend in the past few years. Mostly appealing to the millennial, the consumption of meat has become quite detestable. Which is understandable… to a certain extent.
Animals such as cows release methane, a potent greenhouse gas which is approximately 28 times...
Finding good restaurants with proper vegan options can be a struggle. Most restaurants will offer you a sad salad without dressing and some water on the side. However these restaurants will make your mouth water just by looking at their Instagrams.
Whether you’re a fan of a plant-based diet or...
Parkinson’s UK’s Garden Gathering fundraiser is encouraging friends and family to celebrate the summer their way with a fun-filled fundraiser - whether it’s with tea and cake, or cocktails and a BBQ. The money raised from the events will go towards Parkinson’s UK’s pioneering research to help end Parkinson’s...
Heaton resident Busola Banjo, who donated a kidney to her sister so she could have a better quality of life is set to be honoured at a glittering appreciation dinner for the UK’s Black living donors and the sacrifices they have made for their loved ones.
Busola would then describe...
