13th December 2013
Public’s Local Heroes announced for Quayside walk
Twenty of Newcastle and Gateshead’s most notable and inspiring people have been chosen by the public to have their names cast in bronze for a Hollywood-style ‘walk of fame’. Sir Bobby Robson, Sting, Ant and Dec, Kathryn Tickell, Brendan Foster, Stephen Miller, Alan Shearer, Dame Margaret Barbour, Professor John...
11th December 2013
Bureau’s Confex win bolsters enthusiasm for 2014 show
As 2013 draws to a close, NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau are looking ahead to International Confex in March 2014 and celebrating an event win following attendance at the prestigious trade show earlier this year. The conference, Obesity – A Physiological Perspective, is the annual Topic Meeting for The Physiological Society...
11th December 2013
Winter Carnival welcomes the New Year in NewcastleGateshead
Community groups, artists and members of the public will come together on Tuesday 31 December for one of the biggest New Year’s Eve Celebrations in the country. Comissioned by NewcastleGateshead Initiative and produced by outdoor arts experts Walk the Plank, the New Year’s Eve Winter Carnival draws audiences of...
25th November 2013
Gold standard for winners at Tourism Awards
Tourism businesses were last night (THURSDAY) congratulated for the exceptional contribution they make to the region’s visitor economy at the North East England Tourism Awards 2013, held at St James’ Park. Winners included Lindisfarne Gospels Durham which won two Gold awards in the Tourism Event and Tourism Experience categories....
14th November 2013
Tourism industry provides career opportunities for future generations
Students from Northumberland College will work alongside some of the North East’s best-known tourism and event businesses to help deliver the region’s largest industry awards ceremony – the North East England Tourism Awards 2013. Seven students, who are enrolled on a range of courses including Photography and Professional Cookery,...
31st October 2013
Highlights of NewcastleGateshead Winter Festival unveiled
Enchanting events in Saltwell Park and community celebrations through the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne on New Year’s Eve are just two of the highlights at this year’s NewcastleGateshead Winter Festival (www.NewcastleGateshead.com/winterfestival) which starts on Saturday 23 November and continues until Tuesday 31 December 2013. Carol Bell, head of...
25th October 2013
Port of Tyne sponsors Juice Festival
Juice – NewcastleGateshead’s festival for children and young people, which returns this October half term (Friday 25 October – Sunday 03 November), has announced Port of Tyne as headline sponsor of this year’s event. The 10 day festival showcases outstanding work created by, for and with children and young...
10th October 2013
Tourism superstars shortlisted for North East awards
The region’s biggest awards for the tourism industry has seen a 34% increase in applications since delivery of the event was taken over by NewcastleGateshead Initiative in 2012. 98 businesses have submitted applications for the North East England Tourism Awards 2013 compared to 73 last year, with 51 making...
3rd October 2013
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau appoints new head
Destination management and marketing organisation, NewcastleGateshead Initiative has appointed Paul Szomoru as Head of Business Tourism – leading the NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau after nine months as interim head of the team. Paul has taken the helm at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau following six years at NewcastleGateshead Initiative in various business...
26th September 2013
NewcastleGateshead Initiative names new chair
Paul Callaghan CBE has been named as the new chair of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, the public private partnership that delivers economic growth for NewcastleGateshead through its work to attract visitors, major conferences and events and investment to the area. A respected economist, and author or editor of numerous books and...