With the spring bank holiday coming up – and the weather predicted to be quite sunny – you may fancy popping along to a nearby beach for a dip.
If you’re looking for clean water, litter-free sands and decent facilities, it might be wise to head to North Tyneside.
North Tyneside...
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...
While some folks might be jetting off abroad this bank holiday weekend to catch a bit of sun, what are the prospects for those staying in the north east?
Though predicting the weather is far from an exact science, the forecasts are saying that we’re likely to have quite a...
If you’ve ever taken a flight from Newcastle to Amsterdam, you might have been flown to your destination courtesy of a king.
The Dutch monarch King Willem-Alexander has admitted that for the last 21 years he has been working as a pilot for KLM, otherwise known as Royal Dutch Airlines.
King...
Newcastle has officially been named as the best city in the UK in which to bring up a family.
The Toon beat off competition from 34 other metropolises in a survey by MoneySuperMarket.com, triumphing due to its low house prices, low crime rate and good schools.
The survey analysed six factors:...
A scheme is being launched on the Tyne-and-Wear Metro to make it easier for expecting mothers to get a seat.
Free badges will be given out to pregnant women to wear on public transport. The badges will make clear that the women are expecting a baby so other Metro users...
A different kind of shopping experience is on its way to Newcastle.
You might not be particularly excited at the idea of spending your Sunday rummaging through other folks’ cast offs.
On the other hand, if you’re fond of vintage clothes but not so fond of the price tags frequently attached...
Amputees could soon be helped by a new type of prosthetic hand that will allow them to reach for objects without thinking first.
The robotic hand – which is being developed by researchers at Newcastle University – will behave in much the same way as a real hand does.
The hand...
A recent survey has revealed that the residents of the north east are more likely to binge drink than people in other parts of Britain.
The survey, by the Office for National Statistics, shows that an incredible 40% of the north east’s drinkers are binge drinking at least once a...
HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) have raided Newcastle United’s St James' Park stadium, as well as the club’s Darsley Park training ground in Benton.
It is believed the raid is connected with an investigation into the transfer dealings of a number of top clubs. West Ham United and Chelsea...
