Sir James Knott Trust’s £150,000 funding for Beamish’s Georgian developments, and supports County Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is extremely grateful to have received a £150,000 grant from the Sir James Knott Trust for the museum’s Georgian developments. The Remaking Beamish project includes Georgian industry, including a pottery and blacksmith’s, along with overnight accommodation and a drovers’ tavern. The funding...
NewcastleGateshead Quays welcomes The Sage, a community-focused international venue for world class business and entertainment
Sage revealed as naming partner for the NewcastleGateshead Quays development with £10m investment Partnership will play a crucial role in delivering a pioneering community-focused, state of the art arena (Sage Arena), exhibition and conference centre (Sage ICC), showcasing the best of the region to a global audience £300m+ development will provide a £70m annual...
Newcastle International Airport gets ready for a busy summer with hundreds of job vacancies available now
In early January the North East’s largest Airport, Newcastle International, hosted an aviation focused careers fair aimed at those looking for a career in the industry. The fair saw the Airport and some of its largest business partners advertise over 500 job vacancies across the site. Organised in conjunction...
New service ‘levels up’ prospects for Gateshead job seekers
In response to a call from Government for innovative ideas designed to tackle community renewal, a new partnership has been formed in Gateshead to support people into employment. The ‘Future You’ partnership joins five independent community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations with Gateshead Council’s employment and housing teams, to...
Impressive milestone for key city development
Newcastle’s most impressive new development has reached a key milestone with the completion of the building’s central core – which can be seen towering over the city skyline. Bank House, on Pilgrim Street, is being constructed by Bowmer + Kirkland for Taras Properties and is the first phase of...
Cash lifeline for Newcastle businesses affected by Omicron launched
New grants aimed at supporting businesses through the latest Omicron variant have been released by Newcastle City Council. Around 1,000 businesses are set to benefit from the next round of business grants aimed at supporting businesses that have been hard hit by reduced trade and cancellations due to fears...
£1.8m office deal at Newburn Riverside
Commercial property specialist Naylors Gavin Black has completed the £1.8m acquisition of a significant office building at Newburn Riverside, which will now undergo a strategic programme of refurbishment works. The Quadrant, which extends to 26,000 sq.ft. over 3 floors and is already home to a range of tenants including...
Project management firm rebrands following growing success
NGI Partner Ward Robinson Project Management have restructured independently of Ward Robinson Design, who have recently been acquired by Ryder Architecture, and are now trading as Helm. The firm’s journey started over 30 years ago as Ward Robinson, who specialised in combining Project Management and Interior Design services, delivering...
Over 500 jobs in aviation up for grabs at the Newcastle International Airport Careers Fair
Newcastle International Airport is hosting an aviation focused Careers Fair on 14 January at St James’ Park in Newcastle. Aimed at those looking to start an exciting career in the industry, the fair will see the Airport and its business partners recruiting for over 500 job vacancies across the...
Go North East expands workforce following recruitment drive
The region’s leading bus company has teamed up with Gateshead College and hired 11 new apprentices to expand its highly skilled workforce. The new bus and coach engineers and coachbuilder recruits have joined Go North East to help it maintain and service its fleet of buses as it continues...