New host announced for 20th anniversary of tourism awards
Radio Pride presenter Ophelia B will be the host of this year’s North East England Tourism Awards, being held in March. Ophelia, who also hosts the annual Drag Idol Newcastle, will be the hostess with the mostest for the 20th anniversary of the awards at the city’s Civic Centre....
Master Chef of Great Britain joins Leila Lily’s
A holder of one of the culinary world’s most prestigious titles is to take the reins at a top Newcastle restaurant. Jim Hall is one of just 140 chefs in the country to hold a Master Chef of Great Britain title – putting him at the centre of one...
Metrocentre kickstarts 2023 with the announcement of new womenswear store
LONDON based womenswear brand, Vanilla, is set to open its doors at Metrocentre this February with a fun and stylish fashion offering. The new store will be located in the former JD Sports unit in upper Red Mall, opposite Footlocker and close to other popular fashion retailers. It will...
Business events feeds economic recovery in the region with successful year
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has generated over £1 million in event enquiries, with 123 confirmed events across the North East in 2022. The convention bureau, which provides a free service including venue sourcing and accommodation booking for events, meetings and conferences, has worked with over...
Washington Wetland Centre’s Elf Academy donations bring festive cheer to North East children
More than 150 children across the North East will receive an extra special festive gift this year, thanks to WWT Washington’s Elf Academy graduates. The donated presents form part of the wetland centre’s annual Christmas event, which sees youngsters enrolling on a special trainee elf workshop to learn everything...
Lasers lighting up the New Year
Newcastle’s skyline will again be illuminated as we approach New Year, as a spectacular laser show will be lighting up the Quayside and city to welcome in 2023. Building on the incredible inaugural Laser Light City show last year, this free and environmentally friendly dazzling music and light experience...
BBC Comedy announces brand new supercharged bursary and grant schemes
BBC Comedy today (Monday 19 December) announces two brand new opportunities for comedy talent as the BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Comedy Grants are launched. The BBC Comedy Collective has been established as a supercharged bursary scheme which will continue to celebrate the work of writers, Felix Dexter, Caroline...
Meet Leila Lily’s younger sister…Eva Rose
One of Newcastle’s most opulent venues has amped up the glamour with the introduction of an exclusive new private dining room. Leila Lily’s, at Grey Street, plans to build on the success of its £1.5m, AA-rosetted restaurant and bar with Eva Rose – a private hire dining and event...
Ward Hadaway celebrates appointment onto four legal panel frameworks
Law firm Ward Hadaway is celebrating after being successfully appointed onto four legal panel frameworks over the last year for housing providers that collectively own and manage over a quarter of a million homes in the north of England. As part of a four-year framework, lawyers from the firm...
Top students secure coveted scholarships at leading law firm Ward Hadaway
Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has welcomed four scholarship students from Newcastle and Northumbria universities, as part of its award-winning trainee recruitment programme. Kanyinsola Lawal from Teesside, Tyler Campbell-Welham from Huddersfield, Abigail Chorlton Wilson from Wynyard and Cate Johnson from Stockton-on-Tees are amongst the highest performing students on...