Residents in Newcastle are being urged to pay a simple but special tribute to our Armed Forces on the twelfth annual Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27 June 2020.
Armed Forces Day is an opportunity for us to celebrate the work of our Armed Forces and to thank them for...
Growing restaurant company 21 Hospitality Group has teamed up with one of the North East’s leading colleges to offer a unique traineeship for aspiring chefs.
Celebrated chef and restaurateur Terry Laybourne has worked closely with Gateshead College to develop a pioneering and innovative programme to create the next generation of...
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...
Newcastle City Council would like to hear ideas from community groups and residents’ organisations regarding the future of a much-loved site – the former Brandling Bowling Green and Pavilions in Brandling Park.
The site, situated at the end of Clayton Road, Jesmond, could be used for business, creative or...
A Newcastle student has launched an innovative business to help save the world’s oceans from the perils of pollution.
Nathan Smith, 21 – a second-year Entrepreneurial Business Management (EBM) student at Northumbria University – has established a start-up that aims to reduce the problems caused by ghostnets and pollution from...
Dozens of families in Newcastle’s West End are set to get extra help with healthy eating thanks to a new initiative from an award-winning community charity and funding from Newcastle Building Society.
Healthworks is using a £2,980 Society grant to organise a series of eight cookery demonstrations and workshops for...
A North East academy trust is providing face visors for the region’s key workers as the fight against COVID-19 continues.
Staff at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Hebburn, South Tyneside, part of the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, have made over 500 face visors, distributing them to a range of...
A combination of rising costs, frozen budgets and a new method for distributing government funding is set to leave north east schools struggling to provide high standards of education.
Schools may be forced to sack teachers, class sizes could increase and schools may no longer be able to offer certain...
Firefighters have been praised for saving dozens of homes after a huge grassland fire in Newcastle threatened to spread into a village.
Just after 3pm on Thursday, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) received a call about a grass fire in Walbottle.
TWFRS Fire Control staff were quick to...
England’s rugby team will take on Italy today at St James’ Park – and to add to the excitement and anticipation, there’ll be plenty of family fun in Newcastle city centre.
Newcastle City Council has created two fan zones – at Strawberry Place and St James Park Metro – that...
