Sunderland hosts Renaissance collection. The Winter Gardens museum is hosting a collection of the works of Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. The collection is being shown in 12 locations throughout the UK to the largest audience who have ever seen them. The only location […]
Newcastle has beaten tough competition to host the men’s opening ceremony and first England fixture in the Rugby League World Cup in 2021. The tournament is set to be the biggest and best so far in the history of rugby league, bringing ‘over £13million to the local economy’. “It was […]
Thousands of people packed the streets of Newcastle to join the Chinese New Year parade. Around 20,000 people watched as Newcastle marked the start of the Year of the Pig with a colourful parade of traditional dances and performances. The festivity saw performers hosting their Chinese culture through music and […]
North East charity Balance has warned the public that regular alcohol consumption can increase the risk of breast cancer. Studies show only 38% of North East women were aware that alcohol raises this risk – the equivalent to four in 10 women. […]
A Gin and Jam afternoon tea event at local hospice, St Benedict’s, on February 27 to raise money for the charity, has sold out due to popular demand. Fundraiser and event co-ordinater, Anthony Mcdermott, said: “85 tickets have been sold which has been fantastic.” The Hospice, which is located in […]
An ex-offender and a former prison officer have teamed up to help prisoners in Durham. Gary Crooks and Ross Oakes had two very different childhoods. Gary’s was an early life of crime that led to Durham prison by the time he was 15. Ross became a supermarket manager and then […]
Sunderland’s Wearside Women in Need (WWIN) is calling for members of the public to become ‘Ask Me’ Ambassadors, in an innovative new approach to tackling domestic abuse. WWIN, a specialist domestic abuse service providing refuge accommodation and outreach services across Sunderland, is one of just three locations in the UK, […]
Women and girls in Sunderland will have access to free sanitary products as part of a new initiative backed by the council. Period poverty is prevalent in the North East, with girls missing school due to being unable to afford sanitary products and food banks reporting an increase in demand. […]
The North East has seen a 29 per cent rise in homeless rates, according to government figures. The region had 51 homeless people in 2017, whereas in 2018 the figure increased to 66. This increase comes as figures also show a slight decrease in the homelessness rate nationwide, dropping 2 per cent […]
Fans of Cluedo and Peaky Blinders will get a chance to be real life detectives when CluedUpp, a live action roleplaying game, comes to Newcastle in June. The award-winning game turns ordinary UK streets into a giant, interactive Cluedo board. The premise is straightforward: the action is set in 1921, […]