Go Smarter, Go Active launch new interactive walking and cycling map of North East
Go Smarter, Go Active; a campaign championing active travel in the North East, has launched a brand-new interactive walking and cycling map of the region to help make journeys on foot or by bike simpler. The interactive map covers the whole North East, bringing together the entire network of...
National recycling week initiatives at Metrocentre Gateshead
Having a big clear out ahead of Autumn? This National Recycling Week (Monday 20 to Sunday 26 September 2021) Metrocentre is encouraging visitors to recycle any old and unwanted items as it works towards a more sustainable future. From foil balloons and empty beauty products to old electricals, batteries...
Stadium of Light: Ed Sheeran announces North East double
Ed Sheeran has announced his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’), including two dates at the City of Sunderland’s Stadium of Light in June 2022! Kicking off in April next year, the tour will see Ed play shows across the UK, Ireland, Central Europe and...
Sook launches in Gateshead Metrocentre offering retailers bi-hourly rental and tailored customer opportunities
Sook, the award-winning start-up is celebrating the launch of its fifth space in Gateshead’s Metrocentre, one of the UK’s largest shopping and leisure destinations, offering businesses the opportunity to reach the right customers at the right times. Sook is helping businesses streamline their retail models with its ‘bi-hourly’ rental...
Here for life affirming experiences
Royal Northern Sinfonia takes to the stage of Sage One this coming Saturday in a concert which marks much new for the orchestra – a new Principal Conductor in the young Portuguese star Dinis Sousa, a new orchestra leader in violinist Maria Włoszczowska, a new approach to concert programming...
WBD hybrid working policy allows people to choose where they work
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has a large office in Newcastle, has unveiled its new policy for all its UK offices, adopting a hybrid working model. Its people now have the flexibility to combine home and office working, blending personal preferences with business and clients’ needs without any...
Festival of Rescue to astonish crowds on Newcastle & Gateshead Quayside
On the 17 and 18 of September spectators on Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside will be in awe of the 2021 UKRO Challenge – Festival of Rescue being hosted by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS). The free, two day family event will provide the opportunity for 300...
National Trust blossom plans take root around UK with Newcastle location and design confirmed
Today (10 September), the locations and plans for blossom plantings in Newcastle, Nottingham and Plymouth, first announced in February, have been revealed. The tree plantings are part of the National Trust and its partners’ ambition to create hundreds of blossom spaces in urban areas across England, Wales and Northern...
Leeds based technology and engineering consultancy, BJSS, expands into Newcastle with the opening of a new office
BJSS, the Leeds based technology and engineering consultancy, today announces it has opened a new office in Newcastle. The company aims to hire 40 new employees in the region by 2022, with all new recruits adopting BJSS’ company-wide hybrid working policy. Located along the city’s engineering and tech powerhouse...
Fenwick Newcastle celebrates the Great North Run with food hall event this weekend
Fenwick Newcastle celebrates the Great North Run with a weekend of performance boosting culinary delights and offers, available at Fenwick Food Hall from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 September. During the weekend of the Great North Run taking place on Sunday 12 September, Fenwick Newcastle customers can enjoy a...