35 vehicles will soon be driving around Newcastle emblazoned with important messages about recycling.
Recycling is vital for the environment. In the USA, for example, over 200 million tons of rubbish are produced per year. Although it is estimated that 75% of this waste could be recycled, only 25% gets...
One of Newcastle’s greatest grass roots football clubs will today be spreading the message of how important it is to look after our local environments.
Newcastle East End Football club will be taking part in Newcastle City Council’s two Great British Spring Clean events.
One event will take place today (19th...
A new centre is to be set up in Newcastle, which will explore therapies aimed at helping those with currently incurable diseases.
The Northern Alliance Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre will conduct research into cutting-edge gene, cell and tissue-engineered therapies. The centre, which will be run jointly by Newcastle University...
Newcastle’s drive to turn itself into a dementia-friendly city has been gaining international recognition.
The number of people in the UK with dementia is set to increase to over one million by 2025 and two million by 2051. And more people are being diagnosed with the condition in the 50-to-65-year-old...
The Opera Boys are coming back to Tyneside this April, bringing their mix of opera, West End show tunes and pop classics to the Customs House, South Shields.
The Opera Boys – all four of whom are classically trained singers – have quite a varied CV between them. Members of...
Plans for two north-east councils to merge a range of services – including the administration of council tax, business rates, staff payroll, revenues and benefits – are now closer to being put into practice.
Newcastle City Council and Northumberland County Council would like to merge the provision of these ‘transactional...
Talks, films and poetry readings are among the events that will be held in Newcastle on and around Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
Newcastle will also see visits from Holocaust survivors and their descendants, among them Judge Rinder from ITV’s Judge Rinder and the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The programme of events...
A survey has revealed that massive central government funding cuts are eroding the quality of life of Newcastle’s residents.
Though the survey – conducted between July and September 2017 – found that Newcastle’s residents still feel life in their city has many positives, the effects of years of austerity are...
Newcastle’s up-and-coming rappers and writers are being given a chance to shine thanks to a crowdfunding initiative.
Young Writers’ City is a long-term and in-depth scheme aimed at creative youngsters attending Excelsior Academy in Newcastle’s West End.
Every week, the Young Writers’ City project brings three professional musicians or writers into...
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to enable a well-loved music project at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital to continue into next year.
The Lullaby Hour entertains youngsters and parents on the hospital’s Children’s Heart Unit. By delivering gentle music and song in the early evening, the project helps children settle down...
