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January 16, 2017

Arts & Culture

Year-long commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. launched

Freedom City 2017 will see large-scale outdoor events, exhibitions, public art, musical performances and an education and academic programme paying tribute to Dr King’s passionate and moving acceptance speech delivered at Newcastle University on 13 November…

January 14, 2021

Business & Economy

£1.2 million awarded to North East voluntary, community, and social enterprise projects

More than £1.2 million has been awarded by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the North East. The funding has been awarded from the Local Growth Fund VCSE Capital Grant…

May 11, 2022

Business & Economy

Tolent donates £5K+ to two community groups in Sunderland

Tolent has worked closely with Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance to ensure their social value commitment has given added value to local voluntary and community sector organisations to improve outcomes for local communities. Tolent has donated over…

July 31, 2020

Business & Economy

Water company scoops top industry award

Northumbrian Water Group has been crowned the UK’s top water company at a ceremony to celebrate excellence within the industry. The Water Company of the Year Award was presented virtually to Northumbrian Water Group at last night’s WWT (Water and…

March 6, 2024

Promoted

Cybersecurity underpins Crafter’s Companion’s strategic growth plan

Household name Sara Davies founded Crafter’s Companion during her time as a student at the University of York. Her vision started with the creation of the Enveloper; an innovative product that exploded in popularity once entering the market. From those beginnings,…

January 28, 2021

Business & Economy

E-commerce firm plans office expansion inspired by home working

A North East-based e-commerce platform specialist has announced that it is expanding its office footprint to safely accommodate future growth. One of the UK’s fastest growing e-commerce developers, Aero Commerce was launched just 12 months ago by Richard Bendelow and…

July 11, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle Building Society plans new Wooler community branch

Newcastle Building Society and the Glendale Gateway Trust have agreed an intention to establish a community branch in Wooler. Wooler has been without banking services since 2018. The intention of the partnership is to have a fully functioning community branch in…

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…