A Christmas message from our Chief Executive
Sarah Green, Chief Executive, NewcastleGateshead Initiative: As we approach the festive season and look forward to a new year, I would like to celebrate the achievements and exciting projects announced in 2021 which represent a significant vote of confidence in our region as a place to invest. From a...
North East businesses and experts come together to support net zero ambitions
Today (12 November) key figures from across Newcastle, Gateshead, and the wider region, gathered for a one-day conference to tackle the climate change crisis, and discuss how the region can work together to reach its net zero ambitions. This event was hosted by Invest Newcastle in partnership with global tech consultancy Thoughtworks and marketing and communications...
Global digital consultancy to invest in a UK hub in the North creating up to 100 jobs in Newcastle
As part of ambitious growth plans for the UK, a global digital consultancy has chosen Newcastle as its second UK base. Established in Tokyo in 2006, Monstarlab plans to create up to 100 new tech roles by 2024. With an office in London already, the company will expand its...
North of Tyne scheme supports more than 400 SMEs through the pandemic
A North of Tyne Combined Authority funded Citylife Business Support programme which launched a year ago, has provided support to more than 400 small and medium sized businesses. Citylife Business Support was launched to help businesses to sustain, recover and safeguard jobs, as well develop, and implement new models...
National Trust blossom plans take root around UK with Newcastle location and design confirmed
Today (10 September), the locations and plans for blossom plantings in Newcastle, Nottingham and Plymouth, first announced in February, have been revealed. The tree plantings are part of the National Trust and its partners’ ambition to create hundreds of blossom spaces in urban areas across England, Wales and Northern...
NGI give young people the opportunity to kickstart their career
Newcastle based destination and investment organisation, NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has hired four young people through the government’s Kickstart scheme. According to ONS data, almost 15,000 young people aged 18-24 in the North East were looking for work in June this year*. Launched last year, the Kickstart scheme provides funding...
NGI Promotes National Tourism Drive: The Explorer’s Road
NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), a destination and investment agency, that works to attract visitors into the area, is promoting The Explorer’s Road, a major national project funded by the Discover England Fund, to promote destinations to domestic customers on a route from Berwick and Newcastle to Hertfordshire. Working with regional...
Working together to reimagine office working and support economic recovery
Ward Robinson have recently become NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) partners. They are now part of our collaborative community of businesses who work together to make a lasting social and economic impact in NewcastleGateshead. They were established in 1991 and their team of highly experienced interior designers and project managers are...
Hundreds of jobs in hospitality remain unfilled
A public and private partnership that works to attract investment and tourism into the area is working with employers and partners to help address the hospitality job crisis in the region. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the North East still has the highest unemployment rates outside...
NGI response to delay of further easing of Covid-19 restrictions
NGI supports the need to pause the further lifting of restrictions to safeguard our region. Keeping people safe and stopping the spread of the virus is the absolute priority. We would prefer a four week delay now, than see an increase in hospitalisations or the threat of further national...