Tag: newcastle

Newcastle is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of council housing first being provided in the city. A programme of events will mark the centenary of...

A Newcastle primary school has won a teaching award so prestigious it is dubbed an ‘Oscar of education’. St John’s Primary School has received a...

Later this month, Newcastle fans of Nell Bryden will have the chance to enjoy an intimate gig from the singer-songwriter. The New-York-born, London-based musician is...

It’s estimated that air pollution is responsible for 40,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Children are especially affected by air pollution as...

A £1 million funding boost will make sure that poorer kids in Newcastle continue to get healthy food during the school summer holidays. The money...

Newcastle is to join other cities around the world in a bid to help up to a million homeless people. New York, New Delhi, Chicago,...

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...

A garden created to meet the needs of people with mobility problems and dementia has opened to the public – after securing £10,000 in...

A very special government agent has helped sniff out illegal tobacco in Newcastle. Scamp the sniffer dog joined an operation...

International Women’s Day 2019 (8th March) will see an unusual event taking place in the centre of Newcastle. Grey’s Monument is to...