Your child could be selected to walk out as an official mascot with the England men’s rugby team when they take on Italy at St James’ Park on Friday September 6th.
The match – a Quilter International – will be the last game England play before they travel to Japan...
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...
The Sixties Gold Farewell Tour is set to call in at Sage Gateshead this November.
The tour will feature a stunning line-up, including Liverpool bands The Merseybeats and The Searchers, American rock ‘n’ roller PJ Proby, and vocal harmony specialists The Fortunes.
Also on the bill will be Steve Ellis –...
A life-sized cloth woman from Newcastle has started work on the Isle of Wight, with people with learning disabilities.
Josephine, an anatomically accurate fabric character licensed from Newcastle-based charity, The Josephine and Jack Project, was made by North East seamstress Sarah Johnson, and is expecting a specially-made, life-sized cloth man,...
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...
In an SEC filing, Tesla has disclosed that it has purchased $1.5 billion (USD) in bitcoin.
But why would Tesla do this?
As the man himself said, it was inevitable.
On Friday 29th January, Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to just "#bitcoin." This is interesting, but not toally surprising,...
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 small Newcastle crepe company has scooped a prestigious business award.
La Petite Creperie, based in Grainger Market, has clinched first place in the Newcastle Small Business of the Year 2017 competition.
Six Newcastle businesses were nominated for the prize as part of the national Small Business 2nd December 2017 initiative....
How effective will Global Climate Strikes be today?
Today, (20 Sept 2019) millions of people from 150 countries around the world are calling on their governments to reverse the effects of pollution on global climate and environment issues.
This year's youth climate movement has influenced a sense of urgency on Climate...
Newcastle
is preparing to welcome members of a rare bird species to the centre of the
city for their nesting season.
Each
spring, hundreds of kittiwakes – a type of black-legged gull – arrive to nest around
the River Tyne. The birds take up residence on structures like the Tyne Bridge,
the Baltic Centre for...
