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September 6, 2021

Business & Economy

Vote for the UK’s intelligent city of longevity in global awards

The project ‘Newcastle Intelligent City of Longevity: Home to The Catalyst’ has been shortlisted in the MIPIM Awards 2021 alongside 50 other leading real estate projects.

May 26, 2020

Technology

North East sleep specialist highlights impact of sleepless nights on mental health

North East sleep and wellness expert, The Mammoth Company, is highlighting the importance of sleep for our mental wellbeing as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause sleepless nights across the UK. The company is calling on the region to wake…

May 3, 2019

Business & Economy

Watson Burton climbs Everest Base Camp for St Oswald’s Hospice

Two trainee solicitors at commercial law firm Watson Burton are embarking on the journey of a lifetime to raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle. Leah Pattison and Megan Irons will be ascending to the Base Camp of Mount…

May 12, 2022

Business & Economy

Politics – Opinion

Turning things around It’s been quite the few weeks for Rishi Sunak. Fined for breaking lockdown rules he helped create, and with his wife’s tax affairs jarring markedly against his position as the man charged with dragging the UK out of…

February 21, 2018

Business & Economy

Tomlinson Hall announced as a finalist in national Pump Industry Awards

Billingham-based pump distributor and manufacturer Tomlinson Hall is representing the North East on the national stage next month The company has been shortlisted in the ‘Distributor of the Year’ category in the Pump Industry Awards 2018, which recognise performance, innovation…

March 9, 2021

Arts & Culture

Generator appoints Tom Robinson as an official patron

A North East support agency for the music and digital sectors has announced that a BBC 6 Music presenter, punk-era pop star and LGBT rights activist will be joining the organisation as an official patron. Tom Robinson, known for championing…

November 10, 2023

Promoted

Politics: Rail reversal far from a funny joke

The recent Conservative and Labour party conferences were speckled with typical political put-downs. The biggest joke, though, was the Government’s astonishing volte-face on a commitment to restoring the County Durham-to-Gateshead Leamside Line. Here, Steven Hugill looks at…

September 26, 2018

Business & Economy

Plans submitted for £250m Newcastle ‘Quayside West’ development

Progress has been made on a prospective £250 million construction project on Newcastle’s Quayside after North Yorkshire developer Newby submitted an outline planning application to the council. The venture would see a sizeable patch of derelict land transformed into…