Newcastle City Council is celebrating the success of an innovative new housing delivery model that is just the start of a new era of council house building in the city.
With a changing age profile, Newcastle’s older population is projected to grow significantly, and with ambitious plans to meet the...
A North East based social enterprise has secured funding to pilot a new innovative service to delay the onset of dementia.
Unforgettable Experiences will provide creative, interactive and practical support to older people to help them to participate in a series of weekly arts, cultural and heritage activities online....
For the young “Fashion trendsetters" and those in their “Golden Years”, a former dental nurse has opened a specialist eyebrow clinic in Newcastle driven by her love of music legend David Bowie.
30-year-old Emily Rogers grew up to the tunes of the singer, along with those of her dad who...
Sophie Gibson, a hairstylist at the award-winning Hooker & Young salon in Newcastle, is leading a colourful comeback for an industry that has faced a challenging year, after being named Commercial Colour Genius in the Colour World Genius Awards 2020.
Recognised in these awards for her outstanding skill, colouring technique...
A North Tyneside Business Forum member has decided to splash out to help a Wallsend charity - but it’s not with money, it’s with paint.
Tynemouth Decorators Ltd in partnership with Newcastle based decorating centres (Johnstones, Brewers and Dulux) are delighted to host a “FREE Paint Giveaway” with Family Gateway...
A Newcastle family have started an Instagram account to chart the build progress of their new home after becoming one of the first buyers to reserve at an exclusive development in the city.
Prince Peter, 43, his wife Thanku Cheriaan, 40, and their two children Anne, 15, and Andrew, 10,...
Bay Create is a new project that uses creativity and coastal landscapes to bring under 25s and over 60s together united in the idea that:
‘We are more similar than we are different.’
Whitley Bay Big Local has been awarded a £100,000 grant from the London 2012 legacy funder, Spirit of...
Wag and Company, which tackles loneliness and isolation among older and vulnerable people in the region, is focusing its efforts on non-contact initiatives to keep in touch with those in need during the government's lockdown.
While prioritising attempts to recoup lost fundraising revenue, the charity is being ambitious and continuing...
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...
People who just want to grill can now get grilling on a unique creation from the maestro's of grill greatness.
King of Fire is the result of a challenge between a group of friends who wanted to create “the world’s best barbecue” by combining their engineering and marketing skills.
And the...
