Newcastle’s quayside bars are to be given lifesaving equipment and offered staff training after several people have drowned in the Tyne.
The bars will be given special flotation bags attached to ropes, which can be thrown to anybody in difficulty.
Since January, five bodies have been pulled from the river and...
You’ve heard of craft beer – the lovingly made tipple beloved of hipsters, students and real ale enthusiasts.
The latest drinks trend to hit the north east is … craft cola. A Newcastle graduate has launched a start-up producing a tasty cola using all-natural ingredients that is just as obsessively...
Counterfeit
vodka capable of causing blindness may be on sale in Newcastle.
Newcastle
Trading Standards yesterday issued an alert to the public to keep an eye out
for Radanoff – a fake brand of vodka which might contain industrial alcohol.
Some
Radanoff has already been seized by Hull City Council and officials are warning
that bottles...
Native dormice populations are thought to be locally extinct from 20 English counties since Victorian times
Habitat loss and degradation, compounded by climate change, are cited as the main reasons for the decline in the new ‘State of Britain’s Dormice 2023’ report
The report reiterates the need for dormice to be...
After overcoming a life-threatening battle with cancer and entering remission, a 56-year-old named Tony Harvey is pursuing his dreams of becoming a firefighter.
Previously, Tony ran his own window cleaning business until five years ago when he encountered major swallowing difficulties.
A trip to the doctor’s revealed that the father-of-two...
A North East academy trust is providing face visors for the region’s key workers as the fight against COVID-19 continues.
Staff at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Hebburn, South Tyneside, part of the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, have made over 500 face visors, distributing them to a range of...
Athletes from various sporting backgrounds have united with a common purpose: to promote awareness and support for individuals facing mental health challenges.
This month (Sept) is World Suicide Prevention Month and North East based charity If U Care Share, is using the event to help promote the need for people...
The renowned Middlesbrough music festival, Twisterella, has unveiled its comeback plans with a remarkable 10th anniversary extravaganza scheduled for Saturday, October 12th, 2024.
Additionally, they have revealed the initial lineup of artists set to grace this year's festivities.
Leading the much-loved Teesside festival’s announcement are Belfast post-punk trio Chalk, noisy...
Newcastle is getting ready for the big switch on of its Christmas lights at Grey’s Monument tomorrow (8th November).
An evening of festive family fun is in store, with Metro Radio hosting the switch on for the fifth time.
The switch on – sponsored by the National Society for the Prevention...
A life-sized cloth woman from Newcastle has started work on the Isle of Wight, with people with learning disabilities.
Josephine, an anatomically accurate fabric character licensed from Newcastle-based charity, The Josephine and Jack Project, was made by North East seamstress Sarah Johnson, and is expecting a specially-made, life-sized cloth man,...
