Newcastle’s West End Foodbank – which gives out around £10,000 worth of free food each week throughout the north east – is set to move to a new base.
The foodbank will be moving to premises on the Tyne Tunnel Estate. The move has been made possible by the generosity...
ONE OF THE North East’s biggest musical success stories has announced his plans to put his support of a regional charity on an official footing, ahead of two sell out gigs on home ground next week.
Sam Fender will be playing at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on April 5 and 6,...
Music students from Newcastle University will be heading up the A1 to help with Edinburgh’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations.
Today (30th November) is the day of St Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint, and the Newcastle musicians plan to bring a piece with an international flavour to the party.
They will be performing...
The policy of allowing environmentally friendly electric cars to park for free in Newcastle City Council carparks is to end this October.
Currently, electric or hybrid vehicles can park free of charge in any council car parks that are fitted with charging points. Motorists who own such cars have pointed...
A North East amusement park is in the running for a prestigious national award.
And now fans of Ocean Beach Pleasure Park at South Shields are being asked to cast their vote in support of the attraction, in the hope it will scoop a win at the UK Theme Park...
A city teeming with culture, vivacity, and a strong sense of community, Newcastle upon Tyne is a great place to plant roots for people from all walks of life.
The Northeast’s most popular city is also renowned for its excellent selection of job opportunities and top-notch schools, making it ideal...
Newcastle’s quayside bars are to be given lifesaving equipment and offered staff training after several people have drowned in the Tyne.
The bars will be given special flotation bags attached to ropes, which can be thrown to anybody in difficulty.
Since January, five bodies have been pulled from the river and...
A group of Newcastle University students have been attempting to recreate the metal smelting techniques used by our prehistoric ancestors.
The students have been working with Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm in South Tyneside to try to understand how materials like copper were made in the distant past.
Their experiments have been...
Elizabeth Leeming is this year’s Pure Foundation Fund UK winner, awarded a £10,000 bursary to advance the care of expectant and new parents and their babies.
Having worked for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust for over 10 years, Elizabeth Leeming was nominated by her colleague Rachael Fazakerley for being...
A heartbroken firefighter has called on revellers to be safe near the water this winter – five years after his son died in the water following a night out.
The season of Christmas and New Year are traditionally recognised as being a popular time for people to get together for...
