An independent Newcastle restaurant has launched a crowdfunding scheme as it is unclear if it meets the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme requirements. Kimchi Planet, in Shieldfield, may not be eligible for financial support as its owner Hyeun Ree, who is originally from South Korea, is on a tier […]
Newcastle City Councillors have approved plans to create a ‘Clean Air Zone.’ The zone is designed to combat climate change by cutting emissions and charging some vehicles crossing the Tyne Bridge. After previous public backlash about imposing clean air charges on all commuters, Newcastle Council revisited its plans and will […]
The Hancock Gallery’s plans to exhibit new works to the public from international artists has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. The show in Newcastle was intended to focus on Mark Dempsteader, “the leading figurative artist in the country” according to Gallery manager Chris Morgan. Other artists include Chris […]
Fashion North‘s Barbora Bednarova reveals her two-day, 1,400-mile journey through six countries to get home to Slovakia from the University of Sunderland We all heard about Coronavirus before it hit us. I remember I was reading an article about the Chinese government wanting to build a hospital in seven days. […]
Schools, along with other means of childcare such as Childminders and Nurseries have been closed now for two weeks due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Many parents have needed to take on home teaching for their children and full-time care through the day, unless they are key workers. Alix Clark works […]
#The CoronaDiaries A University of Sunderland media graduate sends us his thoughts on the situation at home in Romania, on life under lockdown and his reflections on humanity. By Tudor Tamas THE unnatural silence of crisp spring mornings, usually dominated by the sound of loud, heavy traffic on the […]
#The CoronaDiaries TO SUM up their second weekend in isolation, students contributing to The CoronaDiaries project share a snapshot and some words about life in lockdown. Remember, even though we’re separated for now, we’re all in this together… QUARANTINE PHOTOGRAPHY Ryan Lim “I USUALLY do my photography digitally, […]
#The CoronaDiaries WITH an ever-rising death toll and a struggling health service, have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for the NHS during a global pandemic? The latest figures released by Public Health England on Friday (April 3) show that cases in the North […]
Self-employed workers can apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits to help them cope with the financial impact of coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced Thursday March 26, 2020. A single lump sum of up to a maximum £2,500 will be paid but not until the beginning […]
#The CoronaDiaries IF someone had said on New Year’s Eve that 2020 would entail a global pandemic, I wouldn’t have believed them. Yet here we are, in the midst of isolating at home and social distancing, the world as we know it has changed in lots of ways. […]