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...
A jobcentre manager from Newcastle has criticised Ken Loach’s popular recent film I, Daniel Blake. Steve McCall, employer relationship manager at Jobcentre Plus in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, said, “I hope people don’t think the film is a documentary because it’s a story that doesn’t represent the reality...
Northumberland Freemasons have pledged their support to the NHS by sponsoring a special variety show to say thank you to NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers.
Masons throughout England and Wales are leading the worlds ‘first' celebration of NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers Day on 5 July 2021 and...
The new Lady Captain of High Gosforth Park Golf Club (formerly Parklands) has announced children’s charity The Bubble Foundation as her new charity of the year.
The ladies’ section at the club will fundraise for the charity over the next year, after incoming Lady Captain Lynn Taylor made the announcement...
TWO NORTH EAST charities have received a well-deserved boost after an annual event had its most successful year yet.
The popular Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race – which starts and finishes at the Blackbird - returned last month (January) after being cancelled last year due to pandemic restrictions.
And the 2022 event was...
A socially and environmentally conscious brewery – run by Newcastle University students – has won a prestigious award.
Stu Brew, a microbrewery which draws on the expertise of the university’s chemical engineering department, recently won silver in the sustainability category in the Reimagine Awards in the USA.
Stu Brew, which is...
A Newcastle poet has teamed up with bus operator Go North East – to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those with mobility issues.
Poems by Anna Woodford will appear on a special Poetry in Motion bus. The bus will travel along one of Go North East’s most popular...
The popular Newcastle-based bakers Greggs has teamed up with Gateshead College to launch a nationwide apprenticeship programme.
The apprentices will be trained in either retail management or retail services skills.
The bakers chose Gateshead College to help roll out its apprenticeship scheme after a competitive tendering process.
The apprentices following the retail...
Bobby, hailed as the Godfather of North East comedy was born and has resided in Gateshead his entire life.
His comedic talents have taken him across the globe, where he has shared stages with renowned figures in the entertainment industry. In addition to his success in showbiz, Bobby has demonstrated...
An academic at Newcastle University has teamed up with the campaign group Fresh to raise awareness of the health impacts of breathing in other people’s smoke.
The Second-Hand Smoke Is Poison campaign aims to highlight how tobacco smoke can hang around in a home for up to five hours and...
