The services delivered by a North East cancer charity that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year are being bolstered thanks to new funding from Newcastle Building Society.
Coping With Cancer offers a range of free complementary therapies and counselling services to anyone who is or has been affected by a...
An academic from Newcastle University has co-authored a series of articles claiming that parental diets can have a huge effect on the lifelong health of children.
Writing in the medical journal The Lancet, Professor John Mathers – from the Health Nutritional Research Centre at Newcastle University – argues that parents...
A colourful, 1970s social housing estate in Newcastle has been declared as the best neighbourhood in the UK and Ireland.
The grade-II-listed Byker Wall Estate beat off challenges from fellow finalists Smithfield in Dublin and the Golden Lane Estate in London to finish first in the Best Neighbourhood category of...
Researchers from Newcastle University have suggested a ‘credit curfew’ could help stop consumers from spiralling into debt.
The experts claim that banning people from taking online loans between 11.00 pm and 7.00 am could reduce problematic borrowing. Statistics show that if more people take out payday loans between these hours,...
On Tuesday, a rather unusual visitor to Newcastle caused something of a stir.
A fully-grown grey seal was seen swimming in the Tyne close to the Millennium Bridge.
Grey seals are a common feature on the north east coast. The Farne Islands host an especially impressive colony of the animals and...
A community campaign to rescue a building, which played a vital part in saving lives at sea, has won the support of a leading North East heritage organisation.
Built-in 1879, Cullercoats Watch House was originally a lookout for the local fishing community and a base for the Life Brigade, which...
Healthwatch Newcastle, the independent not-for-profit organisation who gather and represent the views and experiences of users of local health and social care services has appointed a new Chair whose experience brings a wealth of expertise to the organisation.
Jon Knight (33) is a national Director of St John Ambulance and...
The Opera Boys are coming back to Tyneside this April, bringing their mix of opera, West End show tunes and pop classics to the Customs House, South Shields.
The Opera Boys – all four of whom are classically trained singers – have quite a varied CV between them. Members of...
The People's Kitchen, a prominent charitable organization dedicated to assisting homeless individuals in the North East, has taken a noteworthy stride towards sustainability by replacing its older seven-year-old Ford Transit with an upgraded vehicle.
The new addition to their fleet, the Ford Transit Leader Van 350 L2 equipped with...
North East based Clarity Informatics is providing a free update to their TeamNet practice management software to help all Primary Care Networks manage, coordinate, and deliver the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
The medical profession has raised concerns about the pressures that a mass vaccine programme could put on the NHS, including...
