Tourism businesses to become Proud Allies this Pride Month
North East hospitality and tourism businesses are being encouraged to take part in training to ensure visitors from the LGBTQIA+ community get a warm and inclusive welcome. Those working in tourism businesses across Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham can reinforce and enhance the...
UNW opportunity too good to resist for repatriating audit partner
In the wake of sustained growth and new client wins, Newcastle-based independent chartered accountancy and business advisory firm UNW has announced the appointment of Ian Kelsall as Partner and Head of Audit & Assurance, notably strengthening its senior team and offering to clients. The announcement follows the arrival of...
A new era of digital consultancy: BIM Academy announces its transformation into Okana
BIM Academy, a leading built environment consultancy, has announced its transformation into Okana. This marks a pivotal moment in the company’s evolution as it brings together its global expertise from different specialisms, sectors and locations to offer unparalleled support and services for its clients. Harnessing its team of strategists,...
DWF re-appointed to £100m North East Procurement Organisation legal services framework
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has been re-appointed to the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) legal services panel. DWF’s work on the panel will be led by Newcastle office Managing Partner, Lee Pickett, who said: “This is a ringing endorsement of DWF’s expertise in...
Banks Group Take a Seat at Beamish Museum in Beamish Museum’s 1950s Cinema
Property development and energy company, the Banks Group, has become the first business to sponsor a seat in the 1950s cinema being recreated at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North. The County Durham open air museum has built a recreation of the Grand, from Ryhope in Sunderland, as...
Local Newcastle artist Jennifer Opie to showcase ‘Creatures of the Jungle’ collection at INNSiDE Newcastle
INNSiDE Newcastle, part of Meliá Hotels International, has announced that it will display the ‘Creatures of the Jungle’ collection by local artist Jennifer Opie this summer, launching at the hotel on Friday 31st May. The showcase of Jennifer’s latest artwork in the urban lifestyle hotel, which overlooks the River Tyne, is part...
Leading law firm appoints Executive Partner for Newcastle office
Leading Northern law firm, Ward Hadaway, has appointed a new Executive Partner for its Newcastle office. Nick Gholkar has joined the executive partner team, in a newly created role, mirroring the positions already held by Emma Digby and Liz Bottrill within the firms’ Leeds and Manchester offices. The move...
HITS Expo 2024 delivers a dynamic showcase of the North East’s food and drink, hospitality and tourism industries
Showing an appetite for growth, innovation and collaboration in the North East, the HITS Expo 2024 highlighted the vital roles the food and drink, hospitality, tourism and supply chain sectors play in forging the North East’s identity and offer, as well as providing opportunities for businesses to make valuable...
Northern Pride announces local artists comissioned for this year’s Pride in the City
FOLLOWING a commissions call out in partnership with Creative Central NCL and Curious Arts, Northern Pride has announced Azula Bandit and Chris Fleming (IDa4) as the two artists selected to receive full creative commissions for this year’s Pride in the City. The call out challenged artists to respond to...
Newcastle Airport celebrates strong progress on sustainability goals
Newcastle Airport has announced it has made strong progress on its key environmental and social objectives over the past 12 months. Having set stretching targets in early 2023 within its first Corporate Sustainability Report, today marks the publication of the company’s second CSR Report. Committed to being a responsible...