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Farmhouse Inn Launches Limited-Edition Menu Item For Macmillan Cancer Support
National dining and carvery brand Farmhouse Inns has launched a limited-edition Seaside Stack Burger, which will leave both tummies satisfied and hearts warmed with a donation from each dish going to its national charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Available at all Farmhouse Inns nationwide, including the Oak Tree Farm (Sunderland),...
Newcastle's Andrew Cushin Joins Hardwick Festival Line Up
One of the UK’s most talked-about up-and-coming artists will be joining a stellar lineup at Hardwick Festival this weekend (Aug 21 and 22). Newcastle-born singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin has been added to the list of big-name performers who will play on the first day of the event, held in the grounds...
How to help your youngsters kickstart their friendship
Learning how to be a good friend is a vital part of growing up, but the pandemic has kept many youngsters away from their peers so their social skills may have taken a knock. Here, former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education resource experts PlanBee reveals the four...
Beekeeping Community Project Launches In North Tyneside
Community spirited North Tyneside resident Stephen Douglas has brought his idea to life and set up a community Beekeeping project at Meadow Well Connected in North Tyneside. Throughout lockdown, Stephen raised £5,214 through Spacehive, a crowdfunding platform for ideas that bring local spaces to life - the world’s first...
Northumberland Park In Search For Experienced Farmers And Land Managers For Local Project
Northumberland National Park is looking for experienced farmers and land managers to join a local assessment panel that will review applications for the new Defra funded Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. The three-year programme offers funding to farmers and land managers for one-off projects, helping to support nature recovery, mitigate...
Kroud Karaoke Returns To The North East This Month!
The proposed relaxation of current restriction on 19 July will give everyone something to sing about – and they can do just that when a leading event returns to the North East later this month. Kroud Karaoke – the popular mass singalong event – was a monthly occurrence at STACK...
Newcastle To Celebrate Armed Forces Day Picnic With RAF Falcons Parachute Team
Newcastle will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Sunday 27 June with a COVID secure event on the Town Moor that will include a display from the world-famous RAF Falcons Parachute Team. Local residents are being invited to join military personnel, veterans and cadets for a Picnic in the Park to...
Northumberland National Park Receives £143,000 As Part Of National Grid’s LEI
Partners, led by Northumberland National Park Authority, are set to make significant improvements to the national trail within the Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage site, after receiving £143,000 as part of National Grid’s Landscape Enhancement Initiative (LEI). National Grid has awarded over £3 million through LEI since the programme launched...
Brand New Short Film At This Year's Ocean Film Festival
The Ocean Film Festival is back for autumn 2021 with a brand-new collection of the world’s most inspirational ocean-themed films, from below and above the surface. Returning as a live theatre tour, the Ocean Film Festival features a selection of short films starring wild seafaring voyages, extreme watersports and marine...
Historic North East Pub Dating Back To The 1700s Gets A New Look!
A Landmark North East pub – which can trace its roots back to the 1700s – has been given a new lease of life. The Delaval Arms at Old Hartley, near Whitley Bay, has been taken over by the Bartlett family and they have transformed it to give it a...

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