New Ageing and Living Development in Central Newcastle announced
National architecture practice, GSSArchitecture, have been appointed by Newcastle University to develop the sitewide masterplan for a new build, mixed-use urban development located in the centre of Newcastle. The multi-million-pound development, known as the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV), will be situated on a 29-acre brown-field former hospital...
More firms need to come forward for coronavirus cash support
Newcastle City Council is urging all businesses who haven’t yet registered for grants to see them through the coronavirus crisis to check eligibility and sign up as quickly as possible. Over 3,000 businesses have received nearly £40 million from Newcastle City Council to help keep businesses trading but there...
Businesses welcome cash injection
Newcastle City Council has so far paid out £32.3 million in business support grants to help local traders through the coronavirus pandemic. More than 2,500 businesses have received grant payments worth £10,000 or £25,000 from the council to help protect the local economy during difficult trading conditions caused by...
Over £15 million cash lifeline for Newcastle businesses
Newcastle City Council has now paid out over £15.6 million to help over 1,000 small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic and is appealing for others to register as quickly as possible. Over 600 businesses who registered online with the council are set to benefit with payments of up to...
Newcastle City Council pledges support for businesses and employers who are affected by COVID-19
More than 450 businesses in the city will receive funding worth £8.4m from Newcastle City Council next week to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. Newcastle City Council’s business support service are ensuring that all eligible businesses get access to government funding as quickly as possible as well as...
Do you know a local hero who deserves a star on Tyneside’s ‘Walk of Fame’?
More local heroes are to be honoured with stars on Newcastle and Gateshead’s own “walk of fame.” Up to four inspirational community champions, great minds, captains of industry, or stars of sport, stage, or screen, could join the 41 legends like Sir Bobby Robson, Ant and Dec, and Alan...
Reach plc relaunches Passionate People, Passionate Places campaign to celebrate the best of the North East
The Chronicle and Journal, and ChronicleLive (part of Reach plc) have revived the Passionate People, Passionate Places campaign to highlight and celebrate all that is great about the North East. Passionate People, Passionate Places ran for six years after being launched in 2005 by the regional development agency One...
Lufthansa takes off from Newcastle with inaugural service to Munich and beyond
Lufthansa’s newest route to Germany has taken off today with a nonstop service from Newcastle to Munich. The six-weekly service operates Sunday to Friday and offers leisure and business travellers from the North East an affordable and convenient way to explore Bavaria’s capital city, in addition to providing over...
Nexus unveils £362m new Tyne and Wear Metro trains
Nexus today (28 January) announced a chosen manufacturer for its contract to build new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro, as part of a £362m investment which will transform performance and passenger experience, deliver huge energy savings and secure and create hundreds of jobs in the UK supply...
North East businesses will save precious time thanks to new Lufthansa route
The North East and Germany have traded over £3bn worth of goods over the past 12 months, leading local businesses to praise Newcastle International Airport’s vital new time-saving connection to Munich. With more exports than any other region in the UK, connections to Europe are vitally important for the...