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June 29, 2020

Technology

Help on tap: How the North East is leading a mobile revolution in volunteering

Older adults in Newcastle are set to benefit from an innovative volunteering app being piloted in the region with the help of two leading North East organisations. In a UK first, the National Innovation Centre for Ageing and Newcastle Building…

June 19, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle International Airport announces new Lufthansa flights to Munich

Newcastle International Airport has strengthened its global reach with the announcement of a new service. Lufthansa has unveiled new direct flights from the North East to Munich International Airport. The service will start on February 3, 2020, and fly six times…

July 20, 2016

Business & Economy

Investment in Metro and local rail services announced

The North East Combined Authority sets out bold ambitions for local transport in the region The North East Combined Authority (NECA) has agreed a strategy for investment in Metro and local rail to improve passenger journey and kick start an…

November 23, 2018

Business & Economy

North East businesses praise Newcastle Airport’s new route with Flybe 

Some of the North East’s largest businesses have praised Newcastle Airport’s brand new double-daily route which will take commuters directly into the heart of London. North East-based businesses such as Sage and Ward Hadaway, as well as business organisations including…

November 25, 2020

Business & Economy

Shared commitment to community sport drives perfect pre-World Cup partnership

One of Rugby League’s key players is partnering with GiveToLocal ahead of a landmark year for the sport across the UK. The Rhino Rugby League company has built a reputation as a trusted global rugby and team sport brand during…

May 22, 2020

Business & Economy

New centre to improve patient access to commercial clinical research in the North East and Cumbria

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as one of five NHS trusts in England to host a new Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) for late-phase commercial clinical research. Based at…

July 17, 2023

Business & Economy

Omnicom Media Group UK in 170-job Newcastle office expansion

A marketing and communications firm has revealed plans to create 170 North East jobs.

March 20, 2023

Business & Economy

North East digital sector: 2023 outlook

Two high-level thought leadership discussions hosted by Womble Bond Dickinson, alongside North East Times Magazine, Invest Newcastle and UKTN, featuring industry experts and thinkers, debated the key issues of the region’s place in the tech pecking order.