It’s estimated that air pollution is responsible for 40,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Children are especially affected by air pollution as they tend to breathe faster and their lungs and airways are still developing.
Children and adults from disadvantaged communities and neighbourhoods – including several in Newcastle...
Researchers from Newcastle University have suggested a ‘credit curfew’ could help stop consumers from spiralling into debt.
The experts claim that banning people from taking online loans between 11.00 pm and 7.00 am could reduce problematic borrowing. Statistics show that if more people take out payday loans between these hours,...
A £1 million funding boost will make sure that poorer kids in Newcastle continue to get healthy food during the school summer holidays.
The money - £1,027,732 in total – has been awarded to the charity StreetGames by the Department of Education.
StreetGames will work with Newcastle City Council to deliver...
Newcastle is to join other cities around the world in a bid to help up to a million homeless people.
New York, New Delhi, Chicago, Dublin and Barcelona are just some of the cities that will be taking part in the World’s Big Sleepout on 7th December 2019.
This project will...
One of the greatest problems facing the world’s oceans today is the issue of ‘ghost’ fishing nets.
Ghost nets are pieces of net that are lost or thrown away by fishermen at sea. These bits of net can float around the oceans for years, posing a series threat to marine...
A Newcastle University project is set to offer volunteers the chance to shop online for free.
The ‘Nu-food Online Supermarket’ research project will give participants a voucher, which will be valid for almost two weeks.
Before anybody gets too excited, it should be explained that the shopping will be limited to...
On Tuesday, a rather unusual visitor to Newcastle caused something of a stir.
A fully-grown grey seal was seen swimming in the Tyne close to the Millennium Bridge.
Grey seals are a common feature on the north east coast. The Farne Islands host an especially impressive colony of the animals and...
A new European project, led by Newcastle University, is aiming to prevent disease by using high-tech digital sensors that can be worn on the body. The sensors monitor the health and wellbeing of volunteers during their daily routines.
The sensors especially focus on how people walk, as poor gait...
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...
Newcastle City Council has received a boost of over £16 million pounds in funding from central government. The money will be used to aid the construction of thousands of new homes.
The cash will be spent on infrastructure improvements, such as building new roads, drainage systems, junctions and a school....
