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September 20, 2019

Business & Economy

Teesside, Durham and Sunderland universities get Β£3 million enterprise zone boost

Three North East universities have received more than Β£3 million to strengthen ties with business and deliver fresh economic growth to the region. Teesside University, Durham University and the University of Sunderland will use the funding to create enterprise zones. Bosses…

January 24, 2019

Arts & Culture

Ocean Colour Scene to headline 5th Lindisfarne Festival

Organisers of Lindisfarne Festival have announced their first big wave of acts for the 2019 summer festival,Β which is set to take place at Beal Farm on the Northumberland coast for the fifth consecutive year from 29 Aug – 1…

September 17, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Making workplace wellbeing a priority

How fit do you need to be to run a company? It is a question that has lingered with me for decades, ever since a newspaper reporter asked it to an American chief executive who was…

July 16, 2024

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October 31, 2017

Arts & Culture

Movember man talk could save your life

Make time for man talk! That’s the advice being given to men as part of the national Movember campaign – the month that spotlights men’s health issues A Movember survey showed that while 70% of men say their friends could…

July 7, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Ideas: Marie Ranson + Melissa Armstrong, Key Wellbeing

Marie Ranson and Melissa Armstrong founded Key Wellbeing from seeing the need for improved mental health and wellbeing support in the workplace. They share more about the the journey so far, the mission of Key Wellbeing, short and long-term aims, how businesses can support the wellbeing of their teams, and the Wellbeing Weeks initiative

June 18, 2020

Business & Economy

Europe’s largest geography conference comes to the North East in 2022

The North East will host the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference in 2022, drawing geographers from all around the world. The RGS-IBG conference will be held at Newcastle University between August 30 and September 2 in 2022. Europe’s largest geography…

August 3, 2020

Arts & Culture

The Inn Collection Group expands into the Lake District

The Inn Collection Group, which owns and operates hotels across the North East and Cumbria, has recently opened a new site in the Lake District. The Coniston Inn is a 42-bed traditional Lakeland slate building, which has been a hotel…