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Learning New Skills on The Rise
The regeneration partnership building new homes in Scotswood has created two further apprenticeships. Owen Tierney, 17, from Fenham and Alex Walker, also 17, from Scotswood, have started work at New Tyne West Development Company’s, The Rise. They follow in the footsteps of the 15 apprentices to have already learned a...
Heart Research UK Granted Over £8,000 for Gateshead Community Project
Gateshead Older People’s Assembly has been granted over £8,000 by Heart Research UK for their new project which promotes and provides wellbeing opportunities to people over the age of 50. The Gateshead-based charity works to support older people in areas of their life such as physical and mental health, personal...
Top Ways To COntribute To Saving The Planet According To Newcastle Research
Research released to coincide with COP 26 shows Newcastle’s statistics on  activities around energy and recycling    People in Newcastle are actively participating in a range of activities to save the planet with more than 90% trying to do their bit now to save the planet according to research revealed...
Climate Change Action Receives Praise In Goverment Report
The government has praised the creation of a growing cross-sector initiative aiming to make North East England’s greenest region. In a major report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (VONNE), the support organisation for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector...
Teeside University Opens Its £1.8 Million Industrial Digitalisation Technology Centre
Teesside University has launched the Industrial Digitalisation Technology Centre (IDTC) to help support SMEs to discover and explore a range of digital technologies and opportunities which could benefit their business. Local SMEs had a first look at the Industrial Digitalisation Technology Centre’s Serious Play Facility at the hybrid launch event...
New Campaign In The North East Helping To Answer FAQs About The Vaccine
A new campaign has launched on Monday 14th of June aimed at answering some of the most frequently asked questions North East residents have about the Covid-19 vaccines. ‘Every Question Matters’ is supported by the seven local authorities, alongside colleagues from CCGs and NHS Foundation Trusts across the region. Alice Wiseman...
neuron e-scooter
Having had just over two months to acclimatise to their presence, residents across Newcastle are coming to terms with the Neuron e-scooters. Made available on the 16th of February after poor weather delayed release by a day, locals have only had a short time to get to grips with...
Space Architests Celebrate Two Decades Of Designing Schools With 85th Building Plan Submission
Leading North East practice Space Architects is celebrating 20 years of designing schools, with the submission of plans for their 85th building, a multi-million-pound school in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The firm’s first secondary education project in the public sector was Blyth Community College, which opened in Northumberland in 2002. Since...
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,...
National Horizons Centre To Aid In Providing Essential Training To Vaccine Manufacturing Workforce
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is set to be manufactured on Teesside has been welcomed by the National Horizons Centre which will provide vital training to the vaccine manufacturing workforce. Sixty-million doses of the Novavax vaccine are set to be manufactured in Stockton-on-Tees by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) with the...

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