Supporting good mental health and wellbeing in your organisation
Date: Thursday 3rd October 2019 Time: 4:00pm Registration and Coffees / Presentation commences at 4:30pm and finishes at 6:00pm (approx.) Location: UNW Boardroom (Ground Floor), Citygate, St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JE Awareness surrounding mental health continues to grow, and the topic itself remains high on the national agenda. Regionally,...
First flamingo egg in 4 years arrives
A Chilean flamingo egg has been successfully laid at WWT Washington Wetland Centre – the first in over four years. It was first spotted on a nest last week (Wednesday 31 July) among a very excitable flock who were showing a keen interest in the egg. The long-awaited egg...
Have we got newt for you!
North East wetland reserve helps local population of protected great-crested newt thrive. There’s been very encouraging news from recent survey results for these remarkable amphibians at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. Great-crested newts were first noted at the 103 acre site back in 2011. Survey work began to establish their...
Music stars get behind new Sage Gateshead development
New era for Sage Gateshead announced ahead of the 14th SummerTyne Americana Festival. “I’m delighted to hear that Sage Gateshead has been successful in this bid. Sage One is a special room to play and I have some wonderful memories performing there. This new project should provide an even...
UKs finest children’s book illustrators celebrated in Lauren Child exhibition at Seven Stories
Drawing Words, a British Council exhibition of contemporary UK children’s book illustration, has opened at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books. Curated by award-winning artist, writer and former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child (2017 – 2019), Drawing Words aims to bring together some of the most exciting children’s book illustration...
County Durham community comes together to fight holiday hunger
A County Durham charity has joined forces with community groups and organisations across Bishop Auckland to provide more than 6,000 free meals to young people and their families. A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Hunger estimates that up to 3m children are at risk of going...
College appoints former Chamber president as new chair
A well-respected business leader has been appointed chairman of the country’s number one-ranked college. John McCabe has taken up the role at Gateshead College, replacing outgoing chair Robin Mackie who has been in the position since 2008. A former president of the North East England Chamber of Commerce, John...
Walton Robinson delivers speedy full letting of High Street Group’s first student
Walton Robinson, the Newcastle-based property agency, has supported The High Street Group of Companies’ successful entry into the city’s student accommodation market with the rapid full letting of its first apartment development, Student 52. Having been appointed by the seller of the former office building, S Harrison, Walton Robinson...
Welcome to NewcastleGateshead
Welcome to NewcastleGateshead workshop taking place on Thursday 3 October 2019. This is one of the best pieces of customer service training you could put your team on! Imagine the TripAdvisor reviews you could be getting if as well as checking in, serving lunch or pouring a pint, your...
Life Science Centre has announced a new series of events for adults
Life Science Centre has announced a new series of events for adults that promises to be bold and daring. The new programme is made up of two strands: Science Speakeasy, evenings of honest and frank discussion where nothing is taboo; and After Hours, themed evenings and silent discos in the...