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New Acts Added to Opening Night of Northern Pride
NORTHERN PRIDE is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the year it is the host of UK Pride is one to remember. Following the recent announcement of an exciting line-up for the free festival, which includes a DJ set by Spice Girl Melanie C, Louise and local hero...
Newcastle upon Tyne - Climate Change - Climate Strike
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...
Unlocking New Career Paths: Non-Graduate Trainee Probation Officer Programme Launches in the North East
Thirty positions are open throughout the North East region of England, spanning locations such as County Durham and Darlington, Sunderland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland, as well as Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough, and the areas of Stockton and Hartlepool. • For the first time in recent years, there...
Rail vs. Road: How Northern's Top Commuter Route Cuts 250,000 kg of CO₂e Emissions
Northern has revealed the CO₂e emission saving of its top commuter route into Newcastle. Every year, more than 45,000 (45,073) people commute between Carlisle and Newcastle by train for work. By making that journey by rail, they are helping to prevent more than 250,000 kg (263,226.32) of carbon dioxide equivalent from...
Local Community Radio Celebrates First Birthday
Local online community radio station Radio Gateshead is celebrating its first birthday. Radio Gateshead, which broadcasts LIVE 24 hours a day online, provides a local service of news, community information and great music. The station launched on 5th June 2021 and has been incredibly popular, helping thousands of local residents during...
Psychology Student Volunteers at People's Kitchen to Help Others
A nineteen-year-old university student from Chester le Street has pledged to help others while doing her degree. Northumbria University psychology student Courtney Smith has recently started volunteering with The People’s Kitchen in Newcastle and she is already putting her academic theory into practice. Courtney is studying forensic psychology and a major...
‘Stephanie Aird’s Christmas Extravaganza’- New Festive Radio Show
Internet sensation and North East comedian Stephanie Aird is set to star in her own radio show this Christmas! ‘Stephanie Aird’s Christmas Extravaganza’ features two hours of festive tunes alongside Steph’s warmth and humour for the whole family this Christmas time. It is the perfect listen whatever you’re doing this...
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A north-east festival is to celebrate the region’s seafaring past. The Sunderland River Festival, on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September, will see street theatre, live music, water-based entertainment and even an enormous inflatable whale. The family friendly event will be taking place on both sides of the River Wear...
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A Turner-Prize-winning artist has created a haunting soundscape in a historic north-east building. Northumberland’s Belsay Hall is serving as the venue for the sound installation The Yelllow Wallpaper, by Susan Phillipsz. The Yellow Wallpaper features Phillipsz’s voice intoning melancholy ballads that float through the building and overlap with each other. The ballads,...
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Research by a north-east academic has highlighted the alcohol problems faced by the region’s older people. In the first major study into this issue, University of Sunderland graduate and public health specialist Dr Annette Payne explored the drinking problems experienced by those living in sheltered housing. Dr Payne’s research – for...

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