Enjoy a magical Christmas past at Beamish, 25th November to 24th December
Visitors can experience traditional Christmas festivities, from Georgian times through to the 1950s, at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North from this weekend (25th November). Christmas at Beamish daytimes run from 25th November to 24th December 2023, with delightful decorations, festive food, merry music and Christmas crafts –...
Host & Stay acquires Canterbury short-term let company Blue Fox Rentals
Host & Stay, the UK’s fastest-growing family-owned holiday let management company, acquires Blue Fox Rentals, a Canterbury-based short-term let property management company. The merger not only aligns two businesses with shared values and a dedicated commitment to quality, but it also ensures the continued expansion of the Host &...
Newcastle International Airport named sustainability Sector Leader
Newcastle International Airport is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the sustainability sector leaders in the 2023 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. GRESB is an industry-led organisation that collects, scores and independently benchmarks the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data of over 2,000 assets worldwide – providing...
Northumbria University announces £50m space skills, research and development centre set to transform the UK space industry
Investments from Lockheed Martin, the UK Space Agency and Northumbria University forge pathway for NESST’s global prominence Northumbria University, Newcastle has secured a total of £50 million in funding to create a world-leading space skills, research and technology centre in the North East of England. Major funding awards...
Gateshead firm to help unlock significant cost savings for North East SMEs after being named ‘Expert Training Provider’ by the DfE
Gateshead firm, Access Training, has been awarded the rare ‘Expert Training Provider’ status by the Department for Education and will now help the region’s employers in terms of both time and cost savings. Team Valley-based Access Training is one of only 13 training providers in the whole of the...
Lights. Camera. Action… Studio proposals go in for planning
BLOCKBUSTER plans that could transform the North East economy have taken a step forward, with proposals to build a major film studio in Sunderland now in for planning consent. FulwellCain – a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International – and Sunderland City Council are...
55-56° North promotes programme of events across the North East
The name for the promotion of the programme of events was born from the GPS coordinates of the North of Tyne, as Newcastle sits 55° North and Berwick-upon-Tweed 56° North. The North of Tyne Combined Authority’s events programme has already been a great success, with a number of fantastic...
BBC One commissions Making It with Sara Davies (w/t) for all us eager would-be inventor
BBC One has today announced a brand-new commission: Making It with Sara Davies (w/t). Produced by North East based Twenty Six 03, and backed by the North East Production Fund, delivered by North East Screen, this exciting new series will air on BBC One in 2024 and has been...
Leap year date for 2024 North East England Tourism Awards
The 2024 North East England Tourism Awards (NEETA) will be held on Thursday, February 29th 2024. Next year’s awards will once again be held at Newcastle Civic Centre and will be hosted by former BBC news presenter, Charlie Charlton. Tickets for the prestigious event are now on sale with...
Global energy leaders call for clearer government commitments on Net Zero
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference this month, global energy leaders and investors have highlighted poor government support as a key obstacle to reaching net zero goals. In its 2024 Energy Transition Outlook, International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson reports the views of boardroom executives from energy and...