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Darlington-based digital company, Desifa, has created a new app to improve virtual communication for those with hearing difficulties. Combining video with real time automated transcription, Desifa’s intercontinental closed-caption app is proving particularly helpful through the COVID-19 lockdown. In the last two…

Fresh from victory in the recent North East mayoral election, Kim McGuinness has her sights set on delivering a new economic and social era for the north of the region. Here, she tells Steven Hugill about her blueprint, which includes commitments to reducing child poverty, improving public transport and preparing more workers for the jobs of tomorrow, how she is harnessing childhood experiences to action change and why a Labour ruling party will create more opportunity.

It wasn’t supposed to end this way. But then not all stories have a happy ending. Britishvolt’s arc started brightly enough; the poeticism of transforming an ex-power station coal store into a sprawling renewable battery plant bestowed it instant page-turner status. But…

The biggest ever Dynamites Awards celebrated the superstars and rising stars of the region’s successful tech sector. The Dynamites 22 Awards attracted a record 520 attendees and more entries than ever before. This year’s awards were hosted by North East…

Manufacturing & Engineering 2017 will feature its strongest conference line-up yet when it opens in Newcastle this July.  Visitors attending the event at the Metro Radio Arena, on 5-6th July can hear from world-class speakers including Liberty House Group,…

Great Exhibition of the North’s full programme – including trails, venues, exhibits and installations across NewcastleGateshead – will officially open today (Friday 22 June). At 1pm, the start of the free, once-in-a-lifetime Exhibition will be marked with a burst of…

Newcastle University has opened a new subsea engineering lab that will allow students to design and build underwater drones using the latest marine technology. The state-of-the-art facility — based in the Armstrong Building on the Newcastle University campus — contains…

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #InspiringInclusion, resonates profoundly with the pressing needs of our society. Although we have seen progression in some respects, there is still a huge lack of diversity in leadership and decision-making roles. This year’s theme shines…