£200 million Arena, and Conference and Exhibition Centre boost for North East
A new multi million pound, state of the art entertainment arena, and conference and exhibition centre is set for the North East as plans by Gateshead Council push forward. Gateshead Council in partnership, with award winning property developers Ask Real Estate and leading investment and development manager PATRIZIA UK,...
Council launches Gateshead’s Great Outdoors campaign
Gateshead Council have launched a new campaign to promote the breadth of things to see and do in rural Gateshead. With over half of Gateshead made up of countryside, Gateshead’s Great Outdoors aims to raise awareness of the rural offer and to encourage local people to make the most...
North East tourism stars win Gold at national awards
Congratulations to two of the North East’s tourism superstars, who have seen national success following the North East England Tourism Awards in 2016, winning Gold at VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence. Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant came out on top for Sustainable Tourism, while St Cuthbert’s House won Bed & Breakfast...
Newcastle International: Airport announces new Chief Executive
Newcastle International Airport Ltd is pleased to confirm the appointment of Nick Jones as Chief Executive. Nick has served in the role of interim Chief Executive since May 2016, having joined in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer. Nick takes up his role at a time when the North East’s...
Once in a lifetime opportunity for Northern creative minds to help tell the story of the North
The creative team behind the Great Exhibition of the North has unveiled a unique opportunity to develop creative content that will be showcased to the world as part of one of England’s biggest events in 2018. The creative call out invites performers, visual artists, architects, musicians, scientists, engineers, inventors,...
The UK’s leading independent agency chooses Newcastle for its ‘Northern Powerhouse’
The need for regional, more northerly-focused capability has continued to grow across the agency’s client base, and the Newcastle office, which will be supercharged by W’s acquisition and rebrand of Cerisola’s GluePR, will provide the perfect springboard for this – covering everywhere from Scotland and the Borders, to Manchester,...
Airport makes Government plea on Air Passenger Duty
In 2015, David Cameron, made it clear that the government would not allow airports and regions to be adversely impacted by the devolution of APD. During the General Election campaign, he said: “The SNP Government in Scotland is committed to using its new powers to cut and eventually abolish...
Global Travel Expo ExploreGB comes to NewcastleGateshead in 2018
This year’s ExploreGB, held in Brighton, saw more than 400 international buyers from 40 countries do business with 430 travel industry suppliers from across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Sally Balcolmbe, Chief Executive at VisitBritain, said: “We are delighted to be bringing ExploreGB to...
Great Exhibition of the North announces Creative Team
Tuesday 14 March 2017 NewcastleGateshead Initiative has today announced the creative team behind the Great Exhibition of the North, which is set to be one of the largest cultural events to take place in England in 2018. Three of the cultural industry’s leading figures are now in place to...
Global travel event ExploreGB comes to NewcastleGateshead in 2018
VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual travel trade event ExploreGB is to be held in NewcastleGateshead in 2018. ExploreGB is VisitBritain’s largest travel trade event with hundreds of international buyers meeting travel trade suppliers from across the UK to do business. VisitBritain Chief Executive Sally Balcombe said: “We...