New recruitment partnership powers career opportunities at Northern Powergrid’s state-of-the-art Sunderland office
The electricity distribution network operator for the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire has announced new opportunities to power your career in its recently opened Sunderland office. Northern Powergrid, which delivers power safely and reliably to 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses has just moved into...
National Stottie Cake Week 2025
After the success of last year’s inaugural National Stottie Cake Week, Big River Bakery have announced that it will be back for 2025 to promote all things stottie and North East England heritage. The public and business community are encouraged to mark their calendars and get ready for the...
Brand new 80s musical to visit Newcastle Theatre Royal
Great songs, a funny and heart-warming story, colourful costumes, electrifying dance routines and a guest appearance by an iconic popstar… Now that’s what we call a recipe for a great musical! Brand new show NOW That’s What I Call A Musical promises all this and more when it visits...
DWF achieves 14% revenue growth
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced its financial results for the year ending 30 April 2024. Highlights include: Net revenue increased by 14%, from £380m to £435m All three divisions achieved increases in net revenue Sir Nigel Knowles, Chief Executive Officer of DWF,...
Conference delegates enjoying Newcastle and Gateshead for longer
Conference attendees are staying in the city for longer when compared to the same time last year according to the latest figures. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), figures have revealed that so far this year, those visiting the city as part of a conference or business...
Social value and sustainability apprenticeship first for the North East
One of the country’s leading construction companies Morgan Sindall Construction, has joined forces with Gateshead College to launch the region’s first social value and sustainability apprenticeship. Starting this September, the new Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner Apprenticeship is the first of its kind based in the North East and...
North East based BeaconHouse Events recognised at global industry awards
NORTH EAST based events agency BeaconHouse Events has been recognised as ‘Highly Commended’ at The micebook Awards 2024 in the category of ‘Best Sustainable Event’. The micebook awards are global and recognise the event industry’s ability to craft and shape unforgettable moments. The development of ‘The Good Festival’ ambition for TechNExt in...
Last chance to see Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia at the Laing Art Gallery
This is your last chance to see Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia at the Laing Art Gallery, which closes on 7 September 2024. Join over 24,000 people who have seen the exhibition so far. Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia is centred on a work that the British public once...
Strong jobs growth across Newcastle and Gateshead in annual review of inward investment
Newcastle is continuing to attract high levels of inward investment despite challenging market conditions, according to analysis by NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI). Over 1,700 new job opportunities were created across Newcastle and Gateshead in the financial year 2023/24 with the support of NGI’s inward investment team, Invest Newcastle. 793 of...
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art named region’s most popular free attraction in 2023
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead was the North East’s most popular free attraction in 2023 according to the newly published annual attractions survey by VisitEngland – the official tourist board for England. The international centre for contemporary art welcomed 411,200 visitors in 2023; an increase of more...