North East gallery crafts new festive away day experiences
The Biscuit Factory – the UK’s largest independent commercial art, craft and design gallery – is toasting the festive season with new Christmas-themed experiences. Combining a hands-on workshop with lunch and fizz, The Biscuit Factory’s creative away days are designed to inspire and motivate employees, while giving staff the...
Young Artist Award winner unveils largest solo show to date at North East gallery
The winner of a national prize aimed at profiling young emerging artists has unveiled a new solo exhibition exploring perspective, composition and structure. Olivia Turner, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015, won last year’s Open Contemporary Young Artist Award. The annual arts prize was created by...
AEG Facilities and SMG complete transaction to create ASM Global
Los Angeles, CA, West Conshohocken, PA, – Oct 1, 2019 — AEG Facilities, LLC (“AEG Facilities”), the venue management affiliate of Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (“AEG”), and SMG, a portfolio company of Onex (TSX: ONEX) and its affiliated funds, today announced they completed their business combination to create a...
McFly: The 2020 Tour
Having sold out the O2 in a matter of minutes, McFly are now announcing an eleven-date arena tour of the UK for April-May 2020. ‘The past week it has been incredible to feel so much support for our band after being away for so long. Selling out the O2...
Barry Manilow UK 2020 Concerts
Following his headline ‘sold out’ performance at the BBC Proms in the Park in London and 17 ‘sold out’ concerts on Broadway, Barry Manilow has announced that he will return to the UK in 2020 for a limited number of arena concerts including a magical evening at Utilita Arena...
Newcastle named the UK’s best value airport
Comprehensive research conducted by beach holiday specialist On the Beach, has revealed that when the costs of essential airport products are compared at the UK’s busiest airports, Newcastle offers the very best value for money. On the Beach compared the cost of some of our top airport costs: a...
Pride Media Centre celebrates award nominations
A North East media hub is bursting with pride after being nominated for two industry awards. LGBT+ broadcaster Pride Radio, based at the Pride Media Centre, at Pelaw, near Gateshead, has been announced as a finalist for the Station of the Year award at the national Community Radio Awards...
Staybridge Suites Newcastle’s 10th anniversary refurbishment gives local charity a welcome boost
Newcastle’s Staybridge Suites is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style – following a £500,000 refurbishment. And the transformation has also meant good news for a North East charity, which has been donated all the furniture which has been replaced. The Buxton Street all-suite hotel, in the heart of the...
#PoweredbyPhilanthropy 2019 – Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland announces three-day event celebrating and debating philanthropy’s role in diversity and inclusion
Having delivered Generosity Festival, the world’s first festival of philanthropy and giving in 2018, the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland is continuing the conversation about philanthropy’s role in addressing issues affecting communities. From 5-7 November 2019, a series of events under the #PoweredByPhilanthropy banner, will turn the...
Blackfriars voted top for a Sunday roast in NewcastleGateshead
Blackfriars has been voted the top restaurant in NewcastleGateshead for a Sunday roast dinner according to a national survey of food critics. The restaurant came out top in ‘The 50 Best Sunday Roasts In The UK’ list from Big Seven Travel, which also rated Blackfriars as 25th in the...