An art project and community enterprise that looks at innovative solutions to the often-ignored problem of illness, intimacy, sexual function and pleasure, has been launched. Sex with Cancer, conceived by friends, artists and former cancer patients Brian Lobel and Joon Lynn Goh, aims to be the world’s first sex shop led, run...
A Newcastle house designer has been awarded a UK patent for its innovative approach to transforming unwanted and disused garage sites into affordable new homes.
The patent covers HUSK’s ground-breaking solution for the design and build of one and two bedroomed homes on previously undevelopable brownfield sites, using a modular...
The property market in the North East is yet to bounce back to its pre-recession peak, according to research by StripeHomes, with their research showing the average house price in the area is still -4.1% lower than the highs seen in 2007.
Biggest market declines
Back in Q3 of 2007, the...
Northumberland National Park Authority is welcoming a new study which is urging that a ‘right tree in the right place’ approach is adopted in reforestation to help benefit people and the planet, reflecting the approach already supported and promoted by the Park.
The study, conducted by Kew Gardens, looked...
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is set to be manufactured on Teesside has been welcomed by the National Horizons Centre which will provide vital training to the vaccine manufacturing workforce.
Sixty-million doses of the Novavax vaccine are set to be manufactured in Stockton-on-Tees by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) with the...
Ahead of the highly anticipated completion of 63 elegant and contemporary later living homes at Pegasus Jesmond Assembly in Newcastle, Pegasus (part of Lifestory) is inviting interested buyers to book an appointment to view the new apartments.
Prices at Pegasus Jesmond Assembly, which offers independent living for people over 60,...
A new public consultation for affordable homes on two Northumberland sites is being hailed by a firm of North East planning specialists as an essential boost for regional housing.
The proposed developments by Advance Northumberland are for a mix of 14 affordable two and three-bedroomed properties to be built on...
North East based specialist mental health and wellbeing service provider, Concern Group, has appointed Adam Crampsie as its new chief executive.
Most recently, Mr. Crampsie was the Managing Director of Bloom Procurement Services which in 2019 delivered over £28 million of social value, leading them to win the Highest...
The Miss England Contest organisers have teamed up with Flawless Photography & Makeover Studios in Middlesbrough to find Finalists from the North East for the next Miss England Final.
Director “Angie Beasley” & Choreographer “Lisa Powell” are looking for contestants aged 16-26 to apply to make sure the area is...
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...
