After what has been a tough 18 months for us all, this winter we are looking to supply a warm meal and some festive joy to those in real need with our 2021 Christmas ‘Feed a Friend for a Fiver’ campaign.
At The People's Kitchen, demand has risen astronomically since...
Many dinner party hosts and car owners are driven mad by water stains – those pesky marks left by drying water on the surface of objects.
But now mathematicians from Northumbria University may have discovered an ingenious solution – a solution that could not only get rid of unsightly water...
ONE of the North East’s biggest tech careers, jobs and skills events is to return after joining forces with a major recruitment event being held in Sunderland this October.
As part of this year’s Sunderland Business Festival, the Stadium of Light will once again be hosting a recruitment fair on...
A new, life-saving defibrillator has been installed on South Shields’ Ocean Road – in the latest stage of an initiative led by heart charity the Red Sky Foundation.
The charity’s defibrillator project in and around South Tyneside has been supported by the town’s Women’s Institute branch, Sisters of Shields and...
Cal Byerley, the chef and co-proprietor of the Michelin-starred Restaurant Pine located in Northumberland, is poised to represent the Northeast & Yorkshire during the Finals Week of the Great British Menu, having triumphed in the regional heat.
Byerley, alongside three other contestants; Adam Degg; Scott Hodgson; and Samira Effa; battled...
A team of researchers led by experts from Newcastle University has highlighted how slick, well-designed websites and apps can be used to sell high-cost loans to poor and vulnerable people.
The websites include sliders that customers can play around with, brightly coloured ‘apply now’ buttons, forms that are simple to...
A 68-year-old north-east poet has been announced as the winner of The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2016. Gillian Allnutt, who has strong connections with Tyneside and County Durham, will receive the award from the Queen in a ceremony to be held later this year.
The Gold Medal for Poetry...
Eldon Square has become the first shopping centre in the North East to be awarded the Autism Acceptance Gold Award by the North East Autism Society (NEAS) charity for its outstanding autism acceptance efforts.
Based in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, Eldon Square has worked closely with NEAS...
The fire and rescue service have been thanked by a 22-year-old with a lot of talent, as she has now secured a job that will enable her to motivate future generations and turn her life around.
Back in May, Meg Baines enrolled on a Prince’s Trust personal development course with...
A new service on offer to all businesses in Gateshead, and within Gateshead Council’s supply chain, aims to reduce the carbon footprint of organisations across the borough.
Leading experts Genee (Greening the Economy of the North East of England) has partnered with Gateshead Council to offer a package of support...
