28th November 2024
North East Mayor announces plans for North East Carbon Marketplace at summit in Gateshead
North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, has announced plans for a North East Carbon Marketplace at the Net Zero North East England Annual Summit in Gateshead. Under the new plans, organisations in the region will be able to offset their carbon emissions by investing in carbon saving projects in the...
5th November 2024
New Travel Trade website launched at World Travel Market
A new website dedicated to Travel Trade professional looking to plan a trip to North East England will be launched at the World Travel Market in London this week. The new website features information on accommodation, travel and bookable products. Trade will also find a useful toolkit with promotional copy;...
22nd October 2024
Northern Lights Newcastle announces 2024 Christmas Village foodie favourites and new traders
This November, Newcastle’s iconic Leazes Park will be transformed into a magical wonderland as Northern Lights Newcastle returns for its highly anticipated second year from Friday 22nd November. Back with 14 brand NEW world-class illuminations, and two heart-warming charity-based collaborations, a spectacular lake show, a grand finale and a Christmas Village brimming...
13th September 2024
Auckland Castle renamed Auckland Palace in celebration of major redevelopment milestone
Auckland Castle, the historic residence of the Prince Bishops of Durham and cornerstone of The Auckland Project in Bishop Auckland, will now be known as Auckland Palace. This transition reflects the culmination of the biggest phase of development at this historic site for centuries, and honours its rich heritage...
10th September 2024
Tourism industry welcomes its regenerative future
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and leaders from the region’s local authorities joined forces with the area’s visitor economy to welcome the extensive framework, unique to North East England, to empower industry and government to positively impact our place, people and planet. This framework has been delivered and developed...
21st August 2024
Illuminated Sheep to graze pastures new this Autumn
The now famous flock will form a brand-new free Art Trail from the East to West of Hadrian’s Wall before coming together to light-up three of Newcastle’s most iconic venues as part of an urban adventure, thanks to funding from the North East Combined Authority. Led by Queen’s Hall...
25th July 2024
Pride in the City Festival takeover achieves huge economic impact for Newcastle city centre
Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, welcomed record numbers to this year’s festival across Newcastle city centre, with over 82,000 people engaging with the joy of pride, supporting a positive economic impact of c £4m. Ste Dunn, Director of Northern Pride, said: “From the satellite...
22nd July 2024
Pride in the City celebrates record numbers in citywide festival takeover
Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, is celebrating success after welcoming record numbers to this year’s Northern Pride festival in a citywide takeover. Following its move from the Town Moor, this weekend’s main events ran from Friday to Sunday, with tens of thousands of people...
18th July 2024
Everything you need to know as Northern Pride gets ready for a huge celebration in the city this weekend
Northern Pride is getting ready to take over Newcastle City Centre, with the arrival of Pride in the City presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1 this weekend (19-21 July). This year the annual LGBTQIA+ celebration, under the theme of ‘Unapologetically Visible’, will see festival favourites hosted at various locations and venues across Newcastle, bringing tens...
10th July 2024
Major boost for North East TV & Film as post-production studio lands in Newcastle
Leeds-based production company, True North Post, has chosen Newcastle for their next studio with the potential of bringing more creative jobs to the city over the coming years. True North Post is known throughout the industry as a specialist in post-production, having delivered thousands of hours of content for...