New plan calls for urban wetlands to help ‘level up’ inequalities in wellbeing
Creating wildlife-rich wetlands like ponds, streams, wetland parks and rain gardens in deprived urban communities could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the UK, according to a new report launched today by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT). In urban areas, where 84% of people in the UK...
The UK must provide more certainty to investors as it pushes forward with decarbonisation and energy security
New research from Cornwall Insight and Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has laid out what the UK government must do to achieve an affordable, sustainable and secure energy system and reach its goal of Net Zero by 2050. The report ‘UK and the energy transition: Leading the way?’...
TruStack named 2022 EMEA Partner of the Year by Arctic Wolf
TruStack has been named Arctic Wolf’s EMEA Partner of the Year for 2022. This honour recognises the company’s commitment to improving its customers’ cybersecurity posture through a strategic partnership with Arctic Wolf that focuses on joint business growth and planning, engagement and training, demand generation, and executive and security...
More disadvantaged students than ever will work or study around the globe through the government’s Turing Scheme
Around 20,000 disadvantaged students from schools, colleges and universities are set to travel all over the world for work and study as the Turing Scheme continues to deliver on the government’s commitment to levelling-up opportunity across the UK. Now entering its second year, 38,000 students, learners and pupils will...
Raft of promotions driving next phase of growth at Forfusion
Senior appointments set North East technology firm on track to take on tech giants. Leading business IT strategists, Forfusion, have promoted several team members into key roles as they prepare to take on multi-million pound global technology giants. The Cobalt Business Exchange-based Forfusion, designs, implements and manages mission-critical networking...
Newcastle International Airport celebrates new year round link to Latvia with a special visitor
Newcastle International Airport is today celebrating a new year-round new link to Riga, Latvia, with a special visit from the country’s North East based Consul, Steve Gillie. The flights, which are on sale now with Ryanair, operate every Monday and Friday between now and November 2022, and every Friday...
North East leisure group scoops second award
A North East leisure group is raising a glass to celebrate, after one of its properties was named North East Pub and Bar of the Year in a national awards ceremony. The Three Mile, at Gosforth, Newcastle took home the prestigious title after beating off strong competition from Durham...
Get Curious this July!…Explore, Celebrate and Experience the North East’s LGBTQIA+ culture as the award winning Curious Festival makes a welcome and vibrant return
After two years away, award-winning LGBTQIA+ arts festival, Curious Festival, is back with events across the North East. An annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual + culture, the festival boasts an inspiring line-up packed with events from Friday 1 July – Sunday 24 July 2022....
Different Narrative Academy launches search for the cheesiest ideas
One of the region’s best known creative full-service marketing agencies is running a student education programme this summer and has revealed its alternative application challenges. By asking questions such as ‘how would you sell a half-eaten cheese sandwich?’, Different Narrative hopes to attract the most imaginative, keen and tenacious...
Tyne Theatre & Opera House Receives National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant
The Tyne Theatre & Opera House is delighted to announce that it has just been granted an award of £242,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project will help the theatre to develop a number of key elements within...