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Talks, films and poetry readings are among the events that will be held in Newcastle on and around Holocaust Memorial Day 2018. Newcastle will also see visits from Holocaust survivors and their descendants, among them Judge Rinder from ITV’s Judge Rinder and the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. The programme of events...
Unifying Voices: Northern Pride March Addresses Ongoing LGBTQIA+ Challenges
The ongoing challenges confronting the LGBTQIA+ community will serve as the primary inspiration for this year's march, marking the commencement of Northern Pride. Scheduled for Saturday, 22 July, the traditional procession will wind its way through Newcastle city centre, culminating at the Town Moor – the site of Northern Pride....
Food banks across the region are seeing a huge increase in demand due to job losses and delays in benefit or grant payments. The Trussell Trust reported that, in the last two weeks of March, their food banks saw a 81% increase in the need for emergency food parcels compared...
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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...
Youth groups and community sports organisations across the North East are in line for a cash contribution from Tour de Moon - an out of this world festival.
Youth groups and community sports organisations across the North East are in line for a cash contribution from Tour de Moon - an out of this world festival. But those who want to be involved in the exciting opportunity need to put a rocket under their application, to be sure...
Titanic-99th-anniversary
An academic from Newcastle University has been helping to record the sad state of the wreck of the Titanic. The ship – which sits under 3,800 metres of water around 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland – is being consumed by metal-eating bacteria. Expedition scientist and marine researcher Dr Clare...
Free Heart Checks on Wheels: Newcastle's 'Your Heart Matters Bus' Offers Lifesaving Screenings
September 2023 – Cardiologists from Freeman Hospital and UK initiative, Valve for Life, will be offering FREE heart checks on a heart bus in an attempt to find people who could be unaware that they have heart valve disease. In the UK as many as one in 10...
Elon Musk Tesla Bitcoin
In an SEC filing, Tesla has disclosed that it has purchased $1.5 billion (USD) in bitcoin.   But why would Tesla do this?  As the man himself said, it was inevitable. On Friday 29th January, Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to just "#bitcoin." This is interesting, but not toally surprising,...
New York Elegance Arrives: Dalton Park Welcomes Iconic Fashion Brands for Autumn
Dalton Park, the premier outlet shopping destination in the North East, is excited to reveal the forthcoming debut of two esteemed New York fashion brands in the upcoming late Autumn season. The shopping destination is set to welcome both popular designers in prime mall locations, enhancing its already diverse fashion...
Garden
A garden created to meet the needs of people with mobility problems and dementia has opened to the public – after securing £10,000 in funding. The Scotswood Garden received the £10,000 grant from the housing provider Your Homes Newcastle (YHN). The money – from YHN’s new Community Investment Funding pot –...

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