The train drivers’ union ASLEF has agreed to restore Rest Day Working on TransPennine Express (TPE).
“I very much welcome today’s announcement that agreements have been reached to restore Rest Day Working at TransPennine Express.
Efficient and reliable rail services across the North are fundamental to our transport system and this...
Rare and never before seen Anglo-Saxon objects from the British Museum and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust collections return home to the North East
● A rare and elaborate glass beaker, shield boss and great square headed brooch will be highlights of a new visitor experience opening in February 2023
● As...
National charity, FoodCycle, has released a research report and statistics highlighting how ‘community dining’ is the answer to tackling loneliness and food insecurity.
Written by social eating and community food systems expert, Dr Marsha Smith of Coventry University and supported by a survey of 2,000 people*, the ‘Your Place at...
North East manufacturing specialist Express Engineering has sold its aerospace division to focus on developing its subsea energy products business.
Gateshead-based Express Engineering, a global leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry, has sold its aerospace division for an undisclosed sum.
The aerospace division...
The Low Lights Tavern is a quintessential, centuries-old pub that has been a cherished establishment, providing beer to both Fish Quay locals and tourists for well over four centuries.
As the reputed oldest drinking establishment in North Shields, it has had its share of moments in the spotlight, primarily...
This week a special ceremony was held in a Tyne and Wear town to mark the start of construction work for a new cutting-edge eco Tri Station.
The Hebburn Tri Station will house officers from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, Northumbria Police and North East Ambulance Service under...
Drug addiction can impact individuals of all ages, genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and professions.
Helix Arts has employed artists with personal experience including rapper, actor and writer Kema Kay (star of ‘I Daniel Blake’), who worked with young people from Foundation Futures to create track ‘It’s all on you’ to...
Staff at North East law firm Hay & Kilner have marked the practice’s 75th anniversary by raising more than one hundred times that number for a regional suicide prevention and education charity.
The Newcastle-headquartered firm originally adopted the If U Care Share Foundation as its dedicated charity for 2020 and...
An academic from Teesside University has been awarded £100,000 to fund essential brain cancer research, which aims to advance diagnosis and treatments.
Dr Sharel Peisan E, a chemistry lecturer from the School of Health & Life Sciences, will examine the nanoscale electrochemistry of brain cancer cells.
Using a multifunctional nanoscale electrochemical...
Rise, a local charity working with communities across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear to improve access to sport and physical activities, is supporting young homeless people in the region.
The charity is using a grant of £75,000 to deliver the Young People Forward project, an initiative funded by the London...
