Tickets for Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition to go on sale on St Cuthbert’s Day
Tickets will go on sale on 20 March for Laing Art Gallery’s landmark exhibition for 2022, The Lindisfarne Gospels (17 September to 3 December 2022). The exhibition will celebrate the most spectacular surviving manuscript from early medieval Britain and feature new work by Turner-Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller, who...
Newcastle and Gateshead venues call on people to return to culture
Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues Newcastle and Gateshead’s leading cultural venues are uniting to call on the public to return to in-person performances, exhibitions and events, following a drop in footfall since the pandemic. Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues (NGCV) is a partnership of 10 organisations including Tyne & Wear Archives...
Celebrate Newcastle and Gateshead tourism this English Tourism Week
VisitEngland’s English Tourism Week takes this year from Friday 18-Sunday 27 March. The annual event aims to celebrate and showcase the strengths of England’s tourism industry as well as highlighting its significant contribution to the UK’s economy to key stakeholders including government, MPs and ministers. This year’s theme ‘You’re...
World leading architects in Newcastle for next phase of the Quayside transformation programme
Gehl, the world’s leading architects in urban design, will be visiting Newcastle on 23 and 24 February for the next phase of the Quayside reimagining project. The team have been commissioned by NE1 Ltd to lead the project. Heading up the Gehl team is Ewa Westermark, who has an...
Barclays funding secures music-making for North East communities
Music-making for more than 5,000 people from across the region will continue through Sage Gateshead thanks to support from Barclays’ 100×100 Programme. As the impact of the pandemic continues to be felt, the funding from Barclays comes at a crucial time and will help Sage Gateshead to support individuals...
Version 1 announce 200 new jobs in boost for region’s tech and digital sector
With the support of Invest Newcastle and £1m from the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Ireland-founded digital transformation and technology provider Version 1 is bringing two hundred new jobs to Newcastle and setting up a base in the region. The announcement is the second big tech jobs boost for...
NewcastleGateshead Quays welcomes The Sage, a community-focused international venue for world class business and entertainment
Sage revealed as naming partner for the NewcastleGateshead Quays development with £10m investment Partnership will play a crucial role in delivering a pioneering community-focused, state of the art arena (Sage Arena), exhibition and conference centre (Sage ICC), showcasing the best of the region to a global audience £300m+ development will provide a £70m annual...
Region’s tourism businesses celebrated at annual awards
The region’s top tourism businesses will be celebrated at the North East England Tourism Awards on Thurs, March 24. The annual event, hosted by NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) will be held at Newcastle Civic Centre. Attractions, hotels and individuals from across the North East will compete in 15 categories including...
US owned tech company expands in Newcastle creating hundreds of jobs
Arctic Wolf®– A global leader in security operations has announced the opening of its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Newcastle, following a period of continued expansion and rapid growth for the business. Founded in Silicon Valley and based in Minnesota, Arctic Wolf’s Newcastle city centre...
The much-anticipated Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival reveals some of the incredible range of events taking place across 2022
A contemporary artwork that uses the fabric of the landscape to create intrigue and wonder, a Japanese manga series bringing Roman history to life like never before, exhibitions and events for all the family, a Roman themed city of light and travelling Saturnalia celebrations are just some of the things...