Top international retailer Mango plants roots in Metrocentre’s Red Mall
Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that international fashion retailer, Mango, has signed at top 5 super regional mall, Metrocentre. The brand is set to join the centre’s lower Red Mall later this year, opening its largest store in the region to date. Mango will bring a Mediterranean-inspired and...
North East street artist, and 11-year-old rising star, confirmed for Baltic Art Car Boot Fair
The creator of some of the North East’s most recognisable street art will be selling his work at an Art Car Boot Fair this summer – alongside an 11-year-old artist who has been inspired by his work. Alex Mulholland, known as Mul, creates distinctive murals and motifs which can...
Ward Hadaway announces 8 promotions in Newcastle office
A leading full-service Northern law firm has announced 8 promotions within its Newcastle office, including a partner and a director, across its highly skilled and experienced team. Promotions in Ward Hadaway’s Quayside base account for 44% of the firm’s overall promotions this year, mirroring its continued growth in the...
Culture Club return to Utilita Arena Newcastle in December 2024 with very special guests Tony Hadley and Heaven 17
Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are thrilled to announce a show at Utilita Arena Newcastle, celebrating their first two monumental albums, ‘Kissing to Be Clever’ and ‘Colour by Numbers’. Culminating at London’s The O2, the prolific band will perform these landmark albums in their entirety. Fans can...
Santa Experience kicks off at Life Science Centre
Father Christmas took time out today (Friday 14 June) to kick off Life Science Centre’s Santa Experience. To mark the festive launch, Santa headed to Newcastle’s Times Square Fan Zone, as the countdown started to Euro 2024, with tonight’s match, Scotland versus Germany, kicking off the championships. Santa’s well-earned...
Jen Hartley receives MBE in honours list
Jen Hartley, Director of Invest Newcastle at NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 with an MBE. She has been awarded by His Majesty the King for the honour of Member of the Order for the British Empire for services to Business and...
Muckle supports University of Sunderland in achieving major project milestone in London
Nationally renowned education provider The University of Sunderland is one step closer to opening its new London campus after signing the lease on its new home. Following over a decade of continuous growth, the University of Sunderland in London is expanding its premises near Canary Wharf, one of the...
Northern Pride announces exciting satellite events as part of this year’s Pride in the City
Pride in the City presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1 announces a host of exciting satellite events to lead into its annual LGBTQIA+ celebration in July. The main event which will take place over the weekend of 19-21 July, has moved from the Town Moor to various locations across...
New visitor destination in the North set to open this weekend
After six years of planning, Raby Castle is ready to open its doors and welcome visitors to The Rising, a 24-acre site featuring the remodelled Walled Garden along with old and new buildings. It is an ambitious scheme – the largest and most significant for generations at the 14th...
Northumbria achieves highest ever world ranking for sustainability
Northumbria University has been ranked among the top 50 institutions in the world for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which are published today (Wednesday 12 June) are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable...