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Best Vegan Places in Newcastle that Should be on your Bucket list.
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...
The Gold founder Dela Idowu (right) with the host of event Tayo Idowu, himself a dialysis patient.
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...
If you’re like me and you dream of living the millionaire lifestyle in a house that is so big you’d need a mini scooter to get around it - not forgetting home security of course if you want to look after the priced positions that complement these homes “digital locks...
night owl
Many of us would classify ourselves as either night owls or early birds. While early birds may thrive best and be more alert in the morning or early afternoon, night owls feel more active and productive in the late evening or wee hours. But have you ever wondered which tendency is the best for...
Newcastle Can Launch
Thousands of people participating in a Newcastle-based campaign to tackle obesity have succeeded in shedding an incredible total of 100,000 pounds. Newcastle Can, launched in January 2017, encouraged people to come together to lose weight and get healthier through community activities. Newcastle Can set the city’s residents the challenge of losing...
photo courtesy of Jospeh Brent, from Flickr Creative Commons
A different kind of shopping experience is on its way to Newcastle.  You might not be particularly excited at the idea of spending your Sunday rummaging through other folks’ cast offs. On the other hand, if you’re fond of vintage clothes but not so fond of the price tags frequently attached...
Alan Shearer in front of posters for The Entertainers 20th Anniversary Game
Newcastle United hero Alan Shearer is to undergo a series of dementia tests as part of an upcoming BBC documentary. In Dementia – Football’s Silent Shame, Mr Shearer will investigate whether years spent heading footballs make ex-soccer professionals more likely to suffer from the condition. It is suspected that brain damage...
Portrait of Ken Loach smiling and pointing to his mouth
A jobcentre manager from Newcastle has criticised Ken Loach’s popular recent film I, Daniel Blake. Steve McCall, employer relationship manager at Jobcentre Plus in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, said, “I hope people don’t think the film is a documentary because it’s a story that doesn’t represent the reality...
Interior of Wildflower cafe. Brightly painted, reclaimed furniture and a small bar next to a blackboard menu.
A new vegan café, which aims to be a creative hub for Newcastle’s artistic community, has opened on Westgate Road. Wildflower, set up by artist Jessica Salmon and chef Asher Turnbull, specialises in “affordable, seasonal plant-based food”. Dishes on offer include vegan chorizo, bean pasties, and vegan cakes and toasties,...

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