Do you know that a survey last year ranked Newcastle as the happiest city in the UK? And not only that, the Toon also came in as the tenth happiest city in the whole of Europe.
A European Commission survey, whose results were published in 2016, drew these conclusions after...
Nick Forbes, the leader of Newcastle City Council, could soon be enjoying a significant pay rise. Newcastle’s Independent Remuneration Panel has proposed an increase that would take Cllr Forbes’s allowance to £36,000 per year.
While there are many in the public and private sectors that earn a lot more than...
Would you prefer your child’s teacher to say ‘bus’ or ‘baars’? How about ‘laugh’ or ‘laargh’?
Research by Dr Alex Baratta at the University of Manchester suggests that trainee teachers are often asked to tone down their northern or midlands accents in the classroom.
Dr Baratta found that many trainees had...
A ‘dog café’ is set to open in Newcastle. Geordies will be able to stroke a selection of corgis and pugs as they sip their espressos or munch their sandwiches.
Dog and Scone (a pun on ‘dog and bone’) will open on June 3rd in Pudding Chare. During the café’s...
The Government's shutdown of our economy has not stopped redevelopment plans progressing at Bigg Market. The team at NE1 has continued the restoration of the former George Rye and Sons building at 41–43 Groat Market, on the south-west side of the market square.
The building work is nearing completion and...
A clever invention created by Teesside University graduate Wayne Taylor has been honoured with a top business award from the Queen.
Rehook, a cycling tool designed to reinstate a cycle chain without the mess, has been recognised in the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2022.
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are...
Newcastle is to join other cities around the world in a bid to help up to a million homeless people.
New York, New Delhi, Chicago, Dublin and Barcelona are just some of the cities that will be taking part in the World’s Big Sleepout on 7th December 2019.
This project will...
You might soon be able to enjoy a pint while watching a film below Newcastle’s streets in a plush underground cinema.
Everyman Cinemas has plans to open a two-screen venue beneath Newcastle’s Grey Street. The cinema would be in the basement of Earl Grey House, with its entrance behind Costa...
Newcastle City Council has announced that, due to the government’s ongoing austerity policies, it will have to raise council tax and slash services.
In a meeting on Wednesday, councillors discussed then voted to approve a report that proposed making £30 million of savings in the coming financial year and £70...
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,...
