Edible code set to revolutionise weekly food shop
Sunderland graduates’ help design and develop software for scannable codes set to transform food industry packaging Waving our phone over food items we place in our basket that contain a scannable code will unveil a wealth of information about each item from its origins, production, ingredients and how to...
Invest Newcastle showcasing our region at BioJapan
Our Invest Newcastle team is attending BioJapan as part of a UK delegation led by MedCity and supported by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA). BioJapan will be held in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan from October 9-11th and is Asia’s premier partnering event for the global biotechnology industry. It plays...
Major events help tourism industry grow in NewcastleGateshead
On World Tourism Day (Friday 27 September), new figures released show that tourists visiting NewcastleGateshead in 2018 contributed £1.76 billion to the economy. In a year which saw the region host the Great Exhibition of the North, visitor expenditure rose by 4 per cent from 2017, highlighting the importance...
Gender Balance in the Workplace
GX Project, Invest Newcastle have teamed up with 50:50 to share the best practice on gender balance in the workplace. The free event will be held at Bamburgh House, Newcastle on Thursday 26th September from 10am-1pm. The event is open to all businesses who want to learn more about...
Invest Newcastle launches plans for MIPIM 2020
Invest Newcastle has launched their plans for a return to MIPIM, the world’s largest international property conference. A breakfast event was held at The Biosphere on Newcastle Helix where Invest Newcastle were joined by both the private and public sector. All attendees were interested in playing part in championing...
Newcastle 2019 European Finals deliver outstanding results
Newcastle’s burgeoning reputation as a major rugby destination has been further underlined by an impact report from this year’s European Professional Club Rugby finals. The city’s St James’ Park stadium welcomed a combined attendance of 80,368 for the Heineken Champions Cup final and European Challenge Cup finals on May...
August Partnership Update
New Partners Since June we are delighted to have welcomed four new bronze level partners; Staffords Co, NOF Energy, The Mix Event Collective and Road to Recovery Trust. As well as two new silver level partners Shout Digital and Pride Media Centre. We look forward to working with them...
Kingston Park to welcome World Cup action in 2021
The home of Newcastle Thunder and Newcastle Falcons to host three RLWC2021 men’s fixtures Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has today confirmed Kingston Park as the final stadium to host fixtures in two years’ time. The home of Newcastle Thunder and Newcastle Falcons will replace West Cumbria’s Allerdale...
Why major sporting events are important to the North East
In the past five years the North East has hosted several major sporting events. From the Rugby World Cup and British Transplant Games in 2015, four successive Rugby League Magic Weekends and recently the European Professional Club Rugby Finals and World Transplant Games. Why NewcastleGateshead? The region is...
Welcome to NewcastleGateshead Training
I thought I knew quite a lot about the area before I attended the Welcome to NewcastleGateshead training course. I’ve lived in the North East for over 21 years. How wrong I was! There were 10 of us on the course from a mix of backgrounds, which made the...