Muckle LLP strengthens leadership team with three senior promotions ahead of exciting new chapter
Award-winning law firm Muckle LLP has announced three key planned promotions within its senior leadership team, reinforcing its commitment to having a strong succession plan for future growth. Leading corporate finance partner Philip Clare, who has been at the firm throughout his career, becomes head of the corporate team....
Omigod you guys – Legally Blonde to visit Newcastle Theatre Royal
A brand-new production of the West End and Broadway smash-hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical will tour the UK and Ireland in 2026, visiting Newcastle Theatre Royal (Tue 12 – Sun 17 May 2026). This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle...
New exhibition at Laing Art Gallery: With These Hands
The Laing Art Gallery’s new exhibition, With These Hands, explores the representation of craft in paintings, drawings, and prints. The process of making and mending by hand, whether a domestic pastime, rural and semi-industrial labour, or essential war effort, is a persistent theme to which artists return. Yet these...
DWF comments on UK labour market
Joanne Frew, Global Head of Employment & Pensions at DWF has commented on the latest UK labour market statistics: The headline figures show ongoing resilience in the UK labour market despite economic pressure. The UK employment rate was estimated at 75% in January to March 2025. This is above...
Aspire Achieves Royal Warrant: One of the UK’s Highest Business Honours
Aspire Technology Solutions, one of the UK’s leading providers of managed IT, cyber security and modern workplace solutions, has been awarded a Royal Warrant in recognition of its services to the Royal Household. The Royal Warrant is a rare and prestigious mark of excellence, granted to companies that have...
Plans for new state-of-the-art sub-sea and onshore underground transmission cable manufacturing facility at Port of Tyne revealed
LS Eco Advanced Cables Ltd. (LSEAC) has today launched a five-week public consultation on their proposals to develop a high voltage cable production facility at the Port of Tyne, for under-sea electricity transmission – designed to transport clean energy generated by offshore wind onto UK shores. While plans are...
Belgian Steam Tram “Lucie” Joins Tanfield Railway’s Great North Festival of Railways
Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is proud to announce the visit of a truly unique locomotive from overseas as part of its major May event, the Great North Festival of Railways. The eye-catching vertical boilered steam tram Lucie, built in 1890 by the John Cockerill Company of Seraing, Belgium,...
Work begins on new bar at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Work has begun at Newcastle Theatre Royal to transform the former DatBar into a new bar at 11 Market Street that will be open to members of the public and theatre audiences. Contractors Meldrum Facilities Ltd started work in April, stripping out fixtures and fittings and preparing the area...
Screen Alliance North launches industry wide working group to improve sustainability across productions in the North
The northern screen industry skills cluster is working closely with sustainability consultants Picture Zero to establish a new Sustainability Working Group to work with production professionals across the North of England. Made up of members representing a cross section of industry professionals who are interested in improving sustainable practices,...
Eagles women reach new heights with the Science of Basketball
Ambitious students are aiming high thanks to an aspirational scheme matching sport with education. During the last three seasons, the Newcastle Eagles women’s team have been inspiring the next generation by using basketball to boost learning. The club’s Science of Basketball programme focuses on science, technology, engineering...