Newcastle
is preparing to welcome members of a rare bird species to the centre of the
city for their nesting season.
Each
spring, hundreds of kittiwakes – a type of black-legged gull – arrive to nest around
the River Tyne. The birds take up residence on structures like the Tyne Bridge,
the Baltic Centre for...
Though often a time of great joy, the Christmas period can be stressful for some. There might be dreadful weather to cope with, along with the hassles of doing the Christmas shopping, preparing the food and organising the festivities.
But for those who are homeless, hungry, lonely and destitute, Christmas...
Fake goods with a value of thousands of pounds have been seized in Newcastle.
Jewellery, clothes and footwear – destined to be sold over Facebook – were confiscated from a home in the city’s East End.
Trading Standards suspect the goods seized would have been sold during the lucrative run-up to...
A number of north-east experts have urged the government to implement a ban on the sale of energy drinks to anybody under 18.
A study carried out by academics from Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University has highlighted the shocking effects that such drinks can have on youngsters.
Their research...
Music students from Newcastle University will be heading up the A1 to help with Edinburgh’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations.
Today (30th November) is the day of St Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint, and the Newcastle musicians plan to bring a piece with an international flavour to the party.
They will be performing...
British rock-soul singer Paul Carrack – famous for smash hits such as How Long, Over my Shoulder and The Living Years – will play Gateshead’s Sage on 27th January 2019.
Paul – who has sung for acts like Mike + the Mechanics and Ace, and worked with Eric Clapton –...
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...
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...
Research by a north-east academic has highlighted the alcohol problems faced by the region’s older people.
In the first major study into this issue, University of Sunderland graduate and public health specialist Dr Annette Payne explored the drinking problems experienced by those living in sheltered housing.
Dr Payne’s research – for...
Abrupt changes in climate may have been a significant cause of Europe’s Neanderthal humans dying out.
That’s according to recent research involving academics from Newcastle’s Northumbria University.
A research team – also comprising academics from Germany, Romania and the USA – studied stalactites in two Romanian caves.
As stalactites grow in thin...
