Covid Compliant Assurance Scheme to help businesses reassure customers it’s safe to return
Businesses across Newcastle are being urged to give their customers the confidence to return by signing up to a new, free Covid Compliant Assurance Scheme. The project, run by Newcastle City Council, with backing from NE1 and NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), aims to offer a highly visible way for all...
City developing a shared vision for recovery
Residents, industry experts, businesses and community groups will work together on Newcastle’s plans for economic recovery. They will be part of a shared vision for the future that will shape the city as a place to live, work and do business. On behalf of the city and together with...
New appointment at NewcastleGateshead Initiative to bolster partnership collaboration
NewcastleGateshead Initiative, the tourism and inward investment agency responsible for promoting NewcastleGateshead on a national and international stage, has strengthened its team with the appointment of a Head of Strategic Partnerships, a new role for the organisation. Alys Dunn, who took up the position last month, will lead on...
Newcastle and Gateshead’s hospitality and tourism sector reacts to England’s lockdown exit plan
As the Prime Minister yesterday (22 February) revealed the roadmap to cautiously exiting lockdown over the coming months in a series of stages, the tourism and hospitality sector of NewcastleGateshead has reacted to the announcement. Sarah Green, chief executive of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, the tourism and inward investment agency responsible...
21 things to look forward to in 2021
Last year was unfortunately a year of cancellations and plans put on hold, which means we have plenty to make up for in 2021. While we currently remain under tight restrictions, the arrival of a new year brings hope of a return to a more normal way of life...
New support available for North East tourism and hospitality businesses struggling in lockdown
A new programme of online masterclasses has been launched in the North East to help small businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors to adapt to the impact of Covid lockdowns and other restrictions. The North of Tyne funded Citylife Business Support service is partnering with Be the Business...
Newcastle put another Fintech company in their ‘pockit’
Pockit, an inclusive Fintech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, has set up a new office in Newcastle. This follows securing £15m of investment finance during 2020 and is part of their UK expansion plans and vision to drive financial inclusion. Pockit...
North East business community comes together to reimagine the future of the economy
More than 200 North East businesses came together to hear about the region’s response to coronavirus at a virtual conference this week. The conference, run by public and private sector partnership NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), saw business leaders from the region talk about the current response to coronavirus, how the...
Tourism and inward investment agency moves into iconic Newcastle building
The organisation responsible for promoting NewcastleGateshead on a national and international stage is set to move its headquarters to The Common Room, the iconic building in Newcastle city centre which many people knew as The Mining Institute. NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) will move into The Common Room building this spring,...
Blog: 2020 as told by NewcastleGateshead.com website users
Along with mince pies, Secret Santa and Christmas Jumper Day, marketers have their countdown to Christmas milestones including discussing this year’s John Lewis ad, and the reveal of Google Year in Search, which takes you on a journey through the answers that the world searched for that year. It’s no...