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Culture Club return to Utilita Arena Newcastle in December 2024 with very special guests Tony Hadley and Heaven 17

Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are thrilled to announce a show at Utilita Arena Newcastle, celebrating their first two monumental albums, ‘Kissing to Be Clever’ and ‘Colour by Numbers’. Culminating at London’s The O2, the prolific band will perform these landmark albums in their entirety. Fans can...

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Santa Experience kicks off at Life Science Centre

Father Christmas took time out today (Friday 14 June) to kick off Life Science Centre’s Santa Experience. To mark the festive launch, Santa headed to Newcastle’s Times Square Fan Zone, as the countdown started to Euro 2024, with tonight’s match, Scotland versus Germany, kicking off the championships. Santa’s well-earned...

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Jen Hartley receives MBE in honours list

Jen Hartley, Director of Invest Newcastle at NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 with an MBE. She has been awarded by His Majesty the King for the honour of Member of the Order for the British Empire for services to Business and...

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Muckle supports University of Sunderland in achieving major project milestone in London

Nationally renowned education provider The University of Sunderland is one step closer to opening its new London campus after signing the lease on its new home. Following over a decade of continuous growth, the University of Sunderland in London is expanding its premises near Canary Wharf, one of the...

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Northern Pride announces exciting satellite events as part of this year’s Pride in the City

Pride in the City presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1 announces a host of exciting satellite events to lead into its annual LGBTQIA+ celebration in July. The main event which will take place over the weekend of 19-21 July, has moved from the Town Moor to various locations across...

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New visitor destination in the North set to open this weekend

After six years of planning, Raby Castle is ready to open its doors and welcome visitors to The Rising, a 24-acre site featuring the remodelled Walled Garden along with old and new buildings. It is an ambitious scheme – the largest and most significant for generations at the 14th...

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Northumbria achieves highest ever world ranking for sustainability

Northumbria University has been ranked among the top 50 institutions in the world for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which are published today (Wednesday 12 June) are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable...

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BeaconHouse Events celebrates 10th anniversary with a community commitment

BeaconHouse Events, a leading events agency headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, is celebrating a decade in business by launching a campaign to support ten local charities and community initiatives over the next twelve months. From launching as a team of two back in 2014, BeaconHouse Events has now delivered over 1000 events over...

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Week2Week Wins Highly Commended at the Relocate Global Awards

Week2Week is proud to announce that it has been awarded Highly Commended by the Judges in the category of Best Local Serviced Apartment Provider at the 20th anniversary of the Relocate Global Awards. The prestigious event took place on the evening of 6th June at the historic Two Temple...

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Parkers Chauffeurs Lead the Way at The Blaydon Race

‘Twas on the ninth of Joon, Parkers Chauffeurs took the Blaydon Race by storm as they assembled a dedicated team of runners to participate in this year’s iconic event. Among the standout performers were Sara Davies MBE, known for her role on Dragons Den and other team members included...

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