Top award for local apprentice who has risen to Engineering Director
Colin Barnes, 44 from Sunderland, the Engineering Director at Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, was named ‘Engineer of the Year’ at the routeone Awards last week with judges noting that “he has so much ‘oomph’ it is unbelievable”. Held at Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Wednesday 2...
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...
Dobson & Parnell Achieves Michelin Guide 2020 Listing
Staff at Newcastle Quayside restaurant, Dobson & Parnell, are celebrating being included in the Michelin Guide for another year in 2020. The guide’s recommendations are based on a team of national inspectors who scour the country looking for great restaurants who offer fresh, seasonal ingredients, innovative cooking styles and...
Work placement opportunities for your organisation – we need your help!
We know that you want to recruit people who are well qualified. But we also know you’re looking for people who have the confidence to look you in the eye, hold a conversation, shake your hand and use their initiative. At Gateshead College, we deliver education with employment edge,...
Angry birds adventure golf course prepares to tee off at Intu Metrocentre
Prepare to swing into action when a huge 36 hole indoor golf course opens at intu Metrocentre on Monday 14 October. A world first, the 18,000 sq ft site will stretch across the upper and lower mall levels at the Gateshead shopping centre and will be reached through the...
Santander internship scheme leads to perfect placement
Tourism and Events Management student Rachel Dickinson has joined BeaconHouse Events on a year-long salaried position. The 21-year-old’s successful placement with BeaconHouse Events follows an earlier internship with the Newcastle-based company, funded as part of a long-standing partnership agreement between Northumbria and Santander to support small and growing businesses....
Great North Run firm races to £20m turnover as growing numbers take part in events
Great North Run organiser Nova Marketing toasted a strong performance last year thanks to rising numbers of participants in its events all over the UK. The Newcastle firm, which trades as the Great Run Company, is famed for staging the world’s largest half marathon in the North East, which...
New Non-Executive Director Joins Port of Tyne
Julia Prescot joins the board at the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports in North East England – an acknowledged expert in managing global infrastructure investments in energy, transport and social infrastructure. Julia is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam, a global long term...
A Royal Return to Bishop Auckland
A member of The Royal Family has returned to County Durham to see how work is progressing on the revitalisation of a historic market town. His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO, spent this afternoon (17 September) exploring The Auckland Project, charity and visitor destination in Bishop...