Auckland Castle renamed Auckland Palace in celebration of major redevelopment milestone
Auckland Castle, the historic residence of the Prince Bishops of Durham and cornerstone of The Auckland Project in Bishop Auckland, will now be known as Auckland Palace. This transition reflects the culmination of the biggest phase of development at this historic site for centuries, and honours its rich heritage...
Tourism industry welcomes its regenerative future
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and leaders from the region’s local authorities joined forces with the area’s visitor economy to welcome the extensive framework, unique to North East England, to empower industry and government to positively impact our place, people and planet. This framework has been delivered and developed...
Illuminated Sheep to graze pastures new this Autumn
The now famous flock will form a brand-new free Art Trail from the East to West of Hadrian’s Wall before coming together to light-up three of Newcastle’s most iconic venues as part of an urban adventure, thanks to funding from the North East Combined Authority. Led by Queen’s Hall...
Pride in the City Festival takeover achieves huge economic impact for Newcastle city centre
Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, welcomed record numbers to this year’s festival across Newcastle city centre, with over 82,000 people engaging with the joy of pride, supporting a positive economic impact of c £4m. Ste Dunn, Director of Northern Pride, said: “From the satellite...
Pride in the City celebrates record numbers in citywide festival takeover
Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, is celebrating success after welcoming record numbers to this year’s Northern Pride festival in a citywide takeover. Following its move from the Town Moor, this weekend’s main events ran from Friday to Sunday, with tens of thousands of people...
Everything you need to know as Northern Pride gets ready for a huge celebration in the city this weekend
Northern Pride is getting ready to take over Newcastle City Centre, with the arrival of Pride in the City presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1 this weekend (19-21 July). This year the annual LGBTQIA+ celebration, under the theme of ‘Unapologetically Visible’, will see festival favourites hosted at various locations and venues across Newcastle, bringing tens...
Major boost for North East TV & Film as post-production studio lands in Newcastle
Leeds-based production company, True North Post, has chosen Newcastle for their next studio with the potential of bringing more creative jobs to the city over the coming years. True North Post is known throughout the industry as a specialist in post-production, having delivered thousands of hours of content for...
Northern Pride announce events programme for commissioned artists
Northern Pride continues to champion local talent, with a host of events announced, providing six commissioned artists with the platform to showcase their creativity during this year’s Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1. Azula Bandit and Chris Fleming (IDa4) were announced as the two artists...
Partners come together to launch new additions for Northern Pride 2024
Long standing partners and new business showed their support for Northern Pride today (Thursday 27 June). Businesses came together for the Partners Breakfast hosted at Blackfriars, as a thank you and to celebrate their involvement and support for Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1. As...
Historic Spanish galleon sails into the Tyne – floating museum
NE1, Newcastle City Council, and the Port of Tyne have joined forces to secure a historic Spanish galleon visit to Newcastle for the first time, as part of its sailing tour of UK ports. The eye-catching floating museum ship will sail up the Tyne and moor at Spiller’s Quay...