Metrocentre kickstarts 2023 with the announcement of new womenswear store
LONDON based womenswear brand, Vanilla, is set to open its doors at Metrocentre this February with a fun and stylish fashion offering. The new store will be located in the former JD Sports unit in upper Red Mall, opposite Footlocker and close to other popular fashion retailers. It will...
Washington Wetland Centre’s Elf Academy donations bring festive cheer to North East children
More than 150 children across the North East will receive an extra special festive gift this year, thanks to WWT Washington’s Elf Academy graduates. The donated presents form part of the wetland centre’s annual Christmas event, which sees youngsters enrolling on a special trainee elf workshop to learn everything...
Lasers lighting up the New Year
Newcastle’s skyline will again be illuminated as we approach New Year, as a spectacular laser show will be lighting up the Quayside and city to welcome in 2023. Building on the incredible inaugural Laser Light City show last year, this free and environmentally friendly dazzling music and light experience...
BBC Comedy announces brand new supercharged bursary and grant schemes
BBC Comedy today (Monday 19 December) announces two brand new opportunities for comedy talent as the BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Comedy Grants are launched. The BBC Comedy Collective has been established as a supercharged bursary scheme which will continue to celebrate the work of writers, Felix Dexter, Caroline...
Meet Leila Lily’s younger sister…Eva Rose
One of Newcastle’s most opulent venues has amped up the glamour with the introduction of an exclusive new private dining room. Leila Lily’s, at Grey Street, plans to build on the success of its £1.5m, AA-rosetted restaurant and bar with Eva Rose – a private hire dining and event...
Ward Hadaway celebrates appointment onto four legal panel frameworks
Law firm Ward Hadaway is celebrating after being successfully appointed onto four legal panel frameworks over the last year for housing providers that collectively own and manage over a quarter of a million homes in the north of England. As part of a four-year framework, lawyers from the firm...
Top students secure coveted scholarships at leading law firm Ward Hadaway
Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has welcomed four scholarship students from Newcastle and Northumbria universities, as part of its award-winning trainee recruitment programme. Kanyinsola Lawal from Teesside, Tyler Campbell-Welham from Huddersfield, Abigail Chorlton Wilson from Wynyard and Cate Johnson from Stockton-on-Tees are amongst the highest performing students on...
CGI partners with AnalystX to improve healthcare with data and analytics
We are proud to announce that CGI has become a Strategic Partner of AnalystX, the Future NHS collaboration platform bringing together the data and analytics community virtually to support the NHS. The AnalystX vision builds upon a thriving community of 18,000+ practitioners, leading the movement for data driven, evidence-based decision making through...
Muckle LLP strengthens charities team with new senior appointment
Leading law firm for businesses, Muckle LLP has strengthened its top-ranked charities & social enterprise team with a new senior appointment. Samantha Pritchard joins the team as a partner with over 13 years of experience in the charity and not-for-profit sector. Described as a ‘Rising Star’ by the independent...
Three is the magic number for UNW as it further invests in corporate finance business with new partner appointment
North East independent chartered accountancy and business advisory firm UNW has announced the appointment of another experienced dealmaker with Nick Broadhead joining as Corporate Finance Partner to further strengthen the company’s successful corporate finance business. Nick arrives at UNW following 12 years at KPMG in Newcastle upon Tyne, where...