North East Rock Choir – a choir that performs rock, pop and chart songs – recently staged a 22 hour ‘singing relay’ to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
On Saturday 15th July, the choir took part in the Relay for Life – a charity running event, held at Monkton...
Online product sampling specialist, which helps brands get products to engaged customers, set for growth following investment
The North East Development Capital Fund (“the NEDCF”), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), has invested £750,000 in the product sampling platform, SoPost. The business,...
Veteran sixties rockers The Searchers will play Whitley Bay’s Playhouse on February 15th 2019 as part of their last ever UK tour.
The Liverpool band’s career has spanned an amazing 56 years, with the group counting their anniversaries from the day they decided to give up their day jobs and...
Depot teams at Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, have chosen a charity to support at each company location, following nominations from colleagues of causes that are very close to their hearts.
To kick off the newly formed charity partnerships, £30,000 in donations has been shared across them...
A piece of art, based around a key event in the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike, is to be exhibited in the north east.
The film The Battle of Orgreave (An Injury to One Is an Injury to All), by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller, will be showing at the Woodhorn Museum...
The north east is set to see firing cannons, marching infantries, clashing weapons and incredible displays of horsemanship – as one of the region’s largest ever battle re-enactments takes place this August bank holiday weekend.
The re-enactment will be from the time of the English Civil War (1642-51), a conflict...
While some folks might be jetting off abroad this bank holiday weekend to catch a bit of sun, what are the prospects for those staying in the north east?
Though predicting the weather is far from an exact science, the forecasts are saying that we’re likely to have quite a...
After a thorough and rigorous selection process, the North East's largest fire and rescue service proudly announced the appointment of its new Deputy Chief Fire Officer on Monday.
Stewart Nicholson has been announced as the new Deputy Chief Fire Officer at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and will...
The debut edition of the 'Northumbrian Food Festival' organized by Turnbull in Alnwick in September had a fantastic beginning.
It featured a week-long celebration of the exquisite cuisine crafted in Northumberland while also serving as a fundraiser for four local youth sports teams.
The week’s events kicked off with a...
Ambitious plans have been revealed for the next generation of trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
There are plans for carriages to feature Wi-Fi, charging points, electronic information screens and extra luggage space.
These proposals are the result of a consultation exercise – conducted earlier this year – which...
