Newcastle City Council are considering implementing safety changes to some of Newcastle’s busiest roads. More space could be designated to pedestrians and cyclists to help keep to social distancing rules, whilst also improving safety when exercising. There have been calls from environmental campaigners to add other measures to help locals […]
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8 Best Beaches In The North East For Beachcombing
Beachcombing is a popular niche activity and an ideal hobby for the ones out there who either love the beach or spend most of their time at the coast, with an undying knack for exploring and finding and new things. Therefore, being the North East, one of the many perks […]
COCO celebrates International Women’s Day with event and ‘Planting Future’ campaign
Newcastle based children’s charity, COCO has launched an appeal to fund sustainable agriculture training honouring International Women’s Day. COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas) charity is holding an event at Newcastle University Business School on Friday March 6, bringing in guest speakers from around the region to talk about their experiences […]
Seven Stories to host ‘Look After Your Planet’ event for children
Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle, is hosting a Charlie and Lola themed event to teach children the importance of recycling. The event will take place on Tuesday February 18 and Saturday February 22 at 11am. Those who attend will read the Charlie and Lola book ‘Look […]
Green Party supports Climate Change protests in Newcastle
Chants of “Change your diet for the planet, EAT THE RICH!” echo through Newcastle city centre this valentines day as another climate protest hits the streets. Lead by international students of Newcastle and Northumbria universities, the movement called ‘Friday for Freedom’ was inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunburg and saw […]
Who’s representing you? Sunderland Central GE candidates
The first December general election since 1923 has been called called following a vote in the House of Commons in October. Voters from across the UK will elect a new Government on Thursday, December 12. So who is representing you? We’ve put together our guide of MP candidates for the Sunderland […]
First Zero Waste Shop in North East Opened in Tynemouth
The North East has its first zero waste shop which was opened in the metro station of Tynemouth. An artist and plastic activist Jackie Sewell, 54, decided to open Buy the Kilo after she made an exhibition in 2017 called ‘642’ where she took a picture of every single plastic that […]
Sunderland’s Student Union to clean up the streets of Sunderland
Sunderland’s Student Union has partnered with the Cleaner Communities in order to remove rubbish from Sunderland’s streets. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 22, from 2pm to 4pm and its aim is to help Sunderland keep its streets cleaner. Sunderland’s Student Union is successfully collaborating with Cleaner Communities, […]
Mapped: An eco-friendly Tyne and Wear
The number of eco-friendly shops such as fair trade, zero waste and organic has increased drastically in Tyne and Wear over the past year. The demand for eco-friendly shops has increased so the number of shops, restaurants and bistro’s has also. Newcastle and Tyne and Wear are increasingly becoming a […]
Newcastle to host first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution festival in April 2019
As Newcastle is set to host the first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution, Sarah Sinclair meets those striving for a more ethical and sustainable industry. Over 1,000 bathtubs of water. 6,000 car miles of carbon emissions*. £140 million of clothing sent to landfill**. 14 million workers paid less than the living […]