Britain’s first astronaut ignites excitement in a new space at Life Science Centre
Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, officially launched the new Space Zone at Life Science Centre in Newcastle, UK, on 29 January 2020. Following an inspirational talk to 200 local school children, the event culminated in a mock rocket launch, with Helen pressing the button that fired up the indoor...
New grants available to innovative North East SMEs
A new set of grants have been launched for SMEs looking to drive innovation in the North East LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) area. The grants are part of the GX Project, a legacy of the Great Exhibition of the North designed to support innovations and collaborations among North East...
ENJOY INTU ELDON SQUARE DISCOUNTS WITH NORTHERN PRIDE WRISTBANDS
A North East LGBT+ charity has teamed up with one of the region’s leading shopping destinations to offer a whole host of discounts in the run up to UK Pride. Northern Pride, which organises the annual Pride festival in Newcastle, has welcomed intu Eldon Square as this year’s wristband...
Do you know a local hero who deserves a star on Tyneside’s ‘Walk of Fame’?
More local heroes are to be honoured with stars on Newcastle and Gateshead’s own “walk of fame.” Up to four inspirational community champions, great minds, captains of industry, or stars of sport, stage, or screen, could join the 41 legends like Sir Bobby Robson, Ant and Dec, and Alan...
North East Apprentices cook up a storm for National Apprenticeship Week
Apprentices from across the North East had to rise to the occasion during a ‘bake off’ style competition at Sage Gateshead to celebrate the start of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). In teams of two, 16 apprentices and four ambassadors from the North East Ambassador Network took on the challenge...
Reach plc relaunches Passionate People, Passionate Places campaign to celebrate the best of the North East
The Chronicle and Journal, and ChronicleLive (part of Reach plc) have revived the Passionate People, Passionate Places campaign to highlight and celebrate all that is great about the North East. Passionate People, Passionate Places ran for six years after being launched in 2005 by the regional development agency One...
Make a difference at Seven Stories this February
Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle upon Tyne, believe that no one is too small to make a difference and are inviting families to discover more about what they can do to help shape the world around them in a series of fun, interactive events...
Life-size replica of new £362m Metro trains will tour the North East this summer
An “immersive” full-size replica of the new Metro trains will be going on tour around the North East later this year. Passengers will be able to get their first up-close look at the modern carriages when a fully kitted out mock-up is taken around the region. It was revealed...
Lufthansa takes off from Newcastle with inaugural service to Munich and beyond
Lufthansa’s newest route to Germany has taken off today with a nonstop service from Newcastle to Munich. The six-weekly service operates Sunday to Friday and offers leisure and business travellers from the North East an affordable and convenient way to explore Bavaria’s capital city, in addition to providing over...
Go North East apprentices keep the wheels moving on 700-strong fleet of buses
This National Apprenticeship Week (3-7 February 2020), award-winning bus company Go North East is celebrating its engineering apprentices that help keep the wheels moving on its 700-strong fleet of buses. The bus operator employs over 250 engineers and around 90% of those started out as apprentices including Colin Barnes,...