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07 Jul 08

• All the fun of the festival

  The beautiful grounds of The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle will be alive with the sounds and aromas of the fifth annual Teesdale Food and Craft Festival on Saturday and Sunday 19 and 20 July.

• Imaginative schemes place Go North East on National Transport Awards short list

  Go North East, the largest bus operator in the region, has been short listed for the Chris Moyes Award in this year’s National Transport Awards.

• Moon walking is a piece of cake

  Leading lights from the Royal Television Society’s (RTS) North East and the Border Centre found themselves virtually walking on the moon when they visited the University of Teesside’s spanking new digital TV and sound studio, complete with sophisticated visual special effects.

03 Jul 08

• World’s biggest family water fight at The Alnwick Garden’s Wet Yourself Weekend!

  On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July, families will be heading to The Alnwick Garden to arm themselves with free* water pistols for the world’s biggest family water fight.

02 Jul 08

• Museum makeover gains momentum thanks to latest millions

  The Bowes Museum is delighted to announce that a bid for just over £2 million to One NorthEast through the County Durham Economic Partnership has been successful. This success is joined by £200,000 awarded from the European Regional Development Fund and follows on from the Museum’s recent announcement of £3.3 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

• Tourism Working Together in Northumberland

  Northumberland Tourism’s Summer Conference, held at Linden Hall Hotel last week, successfully brought together more than two hundred delegates from across the county. Representing small businesses and agencies whose lifeblood is tourism, the conference demonstrated the success of its theme, and the willingness of people from the Tyne to the Tweed, to “All work together.”

• Newcastle Theatre Royal hat-trick

  North east playwrights Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood are celebrating a hat-trick after it has been announced they will have a third play performed at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal.

01 Jul 08

• Bill Bryson supports Global Short Story Competition

  Best-selling author Bill Bryson OBE has announced that he is supporting the monthly Global Short Story Competition run by Darlington-based company Certys Limited.

• From Glastonbury to Stockton Riverside Fringe

  With Teesside already buzzin’ with the news that this year’s Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival Wednesday 30th July – Sunday 3rd August is hosting some of the biggest names in music, Happy Mondays, Super Furry Animals, Paul Heaton (Beautiful South and Housemartins), the organizers, Tees Music Alliance have now published the festival’s full line-up.

• First date for Blue Badge guides

  Newly qualified tourist guides from North East England will be getting to know the region’s key tourism businesses in a speed-dating style event tomorrow (Wed July 2nd).

26 Jun 08

• Bamboo creates eighth wonder on the Tyne

  Work has begun to create an eighth bridge across the River Tyne using 20 tonnes of bamboo.

• WWT launches green benefits for local businesses

  Local companies aiming to go green are being offered help by a Wearside conservation charity.

24 Jun 08

• Bursts of colour at Cragside

  Enjoy the magnificent sight of rhododendrons in bloom

• Get a sense of summer at Washington Wetland Centre

  Family workshops throughout July and August

• Capture the hazy days of summer at Washington Wetland Centre and win fantastic Nikon equipment

  Summer is here at Washington Wetland Centre - so why not get out and go wild with your camera?

23 Jun 08

• It's official... The Alnwick Garden is the North East's favourite picnic spot

  To celebrate Warburtons National Bread Week, the UK’s favourite family baker has been encouraging the public to go online and pledge their support for their favourite regional picnic spot.

19 Jun 08

• Take to the Streets!

  Durham will be in the international spotlight this summer as performers from across the world gather in the City for a series of festivals.

• A ‘captive audience’ for North East business

  A fledgeling marketing, film and animation company has secured funding to develop a unique piece of software designed to update site based plasma screen content remotely.

• North-East financial advisers record best-ever figures

  A company of North-East financial advisers has announced its best ever results, more than doubling turnover in 12 months, soaring above the £750,000 mark for the first time.

• Vote for Seven Stories!

  Seven Stories is delighted to have reached the semi finals of the National Lottery Awards 2008.

• Avocet chicks hatch at Wearside nature reserve!

  A pair of avocets has hatched chicks at Washington Wetland Centre for the third year in a row.

• We’d like to invite you to join us and Professor David Bellamy on our BIG GREEN WEEKEND!

  Haven Holidays are holding a BIG GREEN WEEKEND to celebrate all that we do to help make a fantastic environment for our holiday guests and caravan owners.

• Kiwi winners bowled over by North East England

  Kiwis Bruce and Frances Ardern are enjoying a trip of a lifetime in North East England, thanks to regional development agency One NorthEast.

17 Jun 08

• North East England going underground

  Durham Cathedral will be seen by up to 2 million Londoners this summer as part of the latest drive to promote North East England.

12 Jun 08

• Sound & Vision 10 June – 21 September 2008

  A new exhibition examining the history of broadcast media over the last 100 years has just opened in the People’s Gallery at Discovery Museum. The exhibition, named Sound & Vision, explores the evolution of technology over the last century.

• Parichat named North East Chef of the Year

  Rising star Parichat Somsby-Kirby is the toast of the North East culinary world after being named the region’s chef of the year.

11 Jun 08

• 2008 North East England Tourism Awards – Last Call for Entries

  Time is running out in the region’s search for the best places to stay, eat, visit and enjoy a thoroughly good day out in North East England. There’s just over a week left before the Friday 20th June closing date.

• Rock and Roll Theatre

  It’s another summer of firsts and continued successes for north east playwrights Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood.

• Gateaux goes Aussie

  Having hit the funny bone of New Zealand audiences in 2006, Waiting for Gateaux -the outrageous comedy by north east writers Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood - is about to go Down Under again to be performed as part of an exam by students in Adelaide, Australia.

• Teesside Artist Prepares for Trip of a Lifetime with One-off Charity Auction

  Hannah Campion, an award-winning, Middlesbrough-based artist, is preparing to leave the region later this month for a major international residency at a top gallery in the Far East.

06 Jun 08

• Washington Wetland Centre Artist of the Month

  George Levitt – June 2008

• Stockton Triathlon

  Some of the toughest and fittest competitors every seen in the Tees Valley will be in the area for this year’s Stockton’s triathlon which will be held on bank holiday Monday, 25 August 2008.

• Teesside Waterski Club launches summer programme

  Budding and experienced water-skiers from all over the North East have an action-packed summer to look forward to with the start of Teesside Waterski Club’s summer programme at the Tees Barrage including their first night-time slalom competition.

30 May 08

• Researchers look to cut Europe’s energy bill

  The energy we use to heat our homes and offices consumes almost 40 per-cent of the total energy used across Europe.

• Go North East gives helping hand to Great North Run charities

  On Monday, June 2 at 11am, a special dog called Jumble and her owner, Ian Brink will be at Gateshead Interchange to launch the first Great North Run charity appeal backed by Go North East.

• Artist arrives with high hopes for Hotel Monument

  Earl Grey came face-to-face this week with an internationally acclaimed Japanese artist, who will be turning the top of the iconic city landmark into the ultimate boutique hotel room.

• Stitched up at The Bowes Museum (workshops from June to September)

  Summer gardens and Indian elephants form the inspiration for a series of embroidery workshops taking place at The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle.

• Anyone for tennis?

  With the annual Wimbledon tennis tournament commencing in June, The Bowes Museum’s Object of the Month features a scene of professional players.

28 May 08

• Queen Mother's descendant takes on her role as museum patron

  For more than four decades the Friends of The Bowes Museum were honoured to have as their Patron Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

• Kilgallon Consulting - Passionate about potential

  A leading company in cultural change has become the latest business to sign up to One North East’s regional image campaign – and the first to adopt a new passion.

23 May 08

• Can you help us get our wheels back on the road?

  A Washington nature reserve is launching a Wheel Appeal following the breakdown of all four of its electric scooters.

• Discover the great outdoors with dad this Father’s Day

  Children can explore the great outdoors and have a wild time at Washington Wetland Centre with dad this Father’s Day.

• Plant plan offers encouragement for recruitment company’s skilled engineers

  Teesside-based technical and engineering recruitment specialists, TechConsult UK Ltd, has been hired to recruit a team for a new testing plant to be created in the region.

• Dynamic Duo to Drive Northumberland’s Tourism

  Northumberland Tourism (NT) has appointed two key personnel – Caroline Stewart as Deputy Chief Executive and Joanne Dolezal as Marketing Manager. Heritage, countryside and tourism are the three prize qualities which constitute the Northumberland Brand. With an aim to lengthen the tourist season, enhance and conserve the county's heritage, their combined objectives are to increase visitor spend and visits throughout the year to Northumberland. They hope to increase employment, investment and productivity, improve quality standards and develop a more skilled workforce.

• Insulate and Go Green

  The North East could be at the centre of the biggest carbon reduction scheme in the UK, if not Europe, if an innovative home insulation programme is put into place.

• Make fuel poverty history

  The North East Home Insulation Partnership (NEHIP) is lobbying for Government money to put in place a programme of free insulation for vulnerable homes, with subsidies to make insulation available to other homes at a reasonable, standard cost across each local authority area in the region.

• Student Challenge winner announced

  The winner of a challenge to unlock North East students’ creative talent has been announced today.

21 May 08

• North East England chefs cook up a storm

  Eight of the region’s top chefs will battle it out in a culinary competition tomorrow (Thursday 22 May) to find North East England’s very own Chef of the Year 2008.

20 May 08

• A Japanese hunt for the perfect picnic spot arrives in NewcastleGateshead

  Members of a Japanese club are visiting NewcastleGateshead this week on a mission to create perfect picnic spots in the most unlikely places.

• Map of the wall goes national

  A new map of Hadrian’s Wall Country has been designed by Hexham-based marketing services agency, r//evolution, showing the entire length of the World Heritage Site.

• Darth Vader swaps his lightsaber for a Laser

  People visiting King Street in South Shields between 10am and 4pm this Saturday, May 17 will be treated to an out-of-this-world experience as they come face to face with Star Wars ‘baddie’ Darth Vader checking out Go North East’s brand new Laser buses.

• Financial advisers issue confident message on top of best-ever figures

  A company of North-East financial advisers has issued a vote of confidence in the North-East economy despite current uncertainties.

• Gardening Group Saved from the Brink

  A local group of gardening volunteers which includes a number of disabled people has been saved from disbanding thanks to money from the Newcastle Building Society Community Fund held at the Community Foundation.

• A Taste of Bicycles, Brinkburn and Boro

  The UK’s longest food festival, London’s Boro Market, ice cream on bicycles and a food tool kit are just some of the exciting menu of events and projects being organised in year two of the Made in Northumberland Project (MiN). These details were announced earlier today to over 50 delegates who attended The Made in Northumberland conference held at Longhirst Hall.

• NewcastleGateshead sees hotel bedroom boom

  Hotel numbers in the heart of NewcastleGateshead have soared almost 70 per cent in the past five years and rooms exceed 5000 for the first time according to a new survey.

• North East England Welcomes New Guides

  North East England celebrated the graduation of 15 new Blue Badge Tourist Guides for the region last night at a ceremony in Durham Cathedral (Monday 19 May).

14 May 08

• Bid online for a historic Durham experience fit for a King

  Next month Durham Cathedral will auction a unique, 'behind the scenes' opportunity for a group of six people to sample the Cathedral's historic hospitality and follow in the footsteps of King James I, who visited Durham in 1603.

• North East England grows international roots at Chelsea Flower Show

  The fantastic quality of life found in North East England will be showcased at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, in London next week.

• New bus station interchange tackles top ten gripes

  Go North East, Nexus and Prudential Assurance Ltd are working together in the first partnership of its kind in the region to make sure the new Washington Galleries bus interchange is built to standards which tackle everything on the list of passengers’ top ten most hated features at bus stations.

• 80k for environmental community projects

  Nine environmental community projects have benefited from a share of over £80,000 in the latest round of grants made by the Local Action on Global Issues Fund through the Community Foundation.

13 May 08

• RBS announces new regional director

  The Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”) has announced it has appointed a new Regional Director for the North East and Yorkshire. Liam Kane joins to head up the Commercial Banking team replacing Mike Needham who has moved to head up the bank’s Structured Debt Solutions operation in the North.

• New walk from the Breamish Valley

  At 615 metres above sea level Cushat Law is the fifth highest of the Cheviot Hills and is known affectionately as `The Monarch of Kidland`. It dominates the Upper Breamish Valley and commands fine views from its grassed covered summit. Less than 2 miles to the west, stands the 610 metre high Bloodybush Edge, the sixth highest of the Cheviot Hills.

12 May 08

• Laing Art Gallery hopes to help romance blossom

  The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle is hoping to help romance blossom for art lovers with a unique speed dating event.

• Come Duckling and Diving at Washington Wetland Centre this May half-term

  Downy Duckling Days are here again at Washington Wetland Centre! (24 May-1 June then weekends till 20 July)

• High-level talent drive signals North East England economy is healthier than ever

  A clear sign that North East England’s regional economy is thriving was given today with the launch of a new national recruitment brochure – an invitation to senior level professionals across the UK to discover the wealth of opportunities emerging across a range of ‘hot’ sectors in the region.

09 May 08

• Have your Angel “Cake” of the North and EAT! it

  A traditional street tea party comes to the banks of the River Tyne this Saturday afternoon (May 10) with an extra special Angel of the North being the icing on the “cake.”.

• Durham University appoints new head of learning and teaching

  Durham University has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Professor Anthony Forster as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching).

08 May 08

• Muckle moves to new home

  One of the region's leading commercial law firms, Muckle LLP, has moved to new offices.

• RBS provides £19m funding to support OpSec Security Group PLC's aquisition plans

  Washington Tyne and Wear – OpSec Security Group PLC, the single source global provider of anti-counterfeiting has secured a new £19million banking facility from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS).

• North-East travel company launches themed coach trips

  A North-East travel company has launched a series of themed coach trips centred on the region’s rich wildlife and film heritage.

• Musicians are in harmony to nurture city's cultural future

  Wearside is set to play host to an exciting series of events leading up to the launch of Sunderland Music Forum (SMF), a brand new initiative which sees musicians, fans and businesses coming together to celebrate and promote musical activity in the city.

07 May 08

• Radisson SAS Hotel Durham announces opening date

  The new multi-million pound Radisson SAS hotel in Durham has confirmed that it will open its doors on November 1.

02 May 08

• Independent audit finds Go North East has best driving standards in the country

  An independent audit of passenger services provided by Go North East has praised the quality of driving and found the bus operator to be one of the best in the country.

• British Wheelchair Racing Track Championships 3rd May 2008

  Dame Tanni Grey Thompson is backing the move of the British Wheelchair Racing Association 2008 Track Championships to Gateshead International Stadium.

• Teesside is top for Mechanical Engineering

  The University of Teesside is the top place to study Mechanical Engineering in the country, according to The Guardian University league table published today (1 May, 2008).

30 Apr 08

• Eager to Help Out with Environmental Projects.

  Leading green support services company eaga has handed out £80,000 with the help of the Community Foundation to organisations around the region in a bid to get their environmental projects off the ground.

• Fish on the Tyne – the starter for EAT! Newcastle Gateshead food festival

  NewcastleGateshead stages its second food festival starting this weekend Saturday May 3 with a Fish on the Tyne two-day event which will see a fleet of five fishing boats sailing down the River for the first time in 40 years.

• The Auction Group - Passionate about property

  The North East’s fastest growing auction house has become the latest company to sign up to One North East’s regional image campaign.

29 Apr 08

• Are we seeking the goodlife?

  Many of us are hankering after the good life according to a new national survey which finds that a third of us would prefer to grown our own vegetables and live off the land if we could.

• Whirlwind triumph for new media agency

  Sporting web design company 13 Strides, set up by Teesside cousins Anthony Borsumato and Kevin Allinson, has trumped a whirlwind 12 months by moving into one of the specialist business units in the University of Teesside’s showpiece new Institute of Digital Innovation (IDI) Phoenix Building.

• Digital awards shortlists announced

  Over 130 businesses have been shortlisted in the North East of England’s very first Digital Awards. The shortlist was drawn up from entries who received the most votes via the Digital Awards website.

• Wilton Engineering Services Ltd acquires PD&MS Ltd

  Middlesbrough-based Wilton Engineering Services Limited has acquired Project Design & Management Services Ltd (PD&MS Ltd) of Aberdeen.

28 Apr 08

• Are You Tapping Into Art?

  Increasingly people are looking for experiences and activities during their leisure time or when taking a holiday, and Northumberland Tourism want to ensure that the county’s businesses benefit from these markets. To achieve this, as part of The Made in Northumberland project, earlier today they invited accommodation providers and tourist attractions from across the county, to a workshop at Matfen Hall to meet some of the county’s leading artists, crafts people and photographers. The aim of this workshop was about partnership working, bringing together artisans, attractions and accommodation providers and to identify opportunities to work together to offer a range of creative activities and breaks.

• Family bakers Warburtons have launched a poll to find the UK’s favourite picnic spot – and with your help we can make it a North East Winner!

  The Picnic Awards 2008 coincide with Warburtons ‘National Bread Week’, now in its eighth year, which runs from 5th May to 11th May.

25 Apr 08

• Durham CCC Club Day

  The Friends Provident Cup is upon us once again. Durham Dynamos will be defending their title as champions against competitors such as, Lancashire Lightning, Derbyshire Phantoms, Yorkshire Carnegie and Scottish Saltires.

24 Apr 08

• Where there's a skill there's a way

  An extraordinary free event is set to take place this summer in the stunning surroundings of the National Trust’s Gibside Estate.

• EAT! Newcastle Gateshead food festival back for seconds in 2008

  NewcastleGateshead will stage its second food festival next month showcasing the best of the region’s food produce and culinary delights from its retailers, restaurants and hotels.

• Would ewe believe it...

  Hungry farmers who are lambing in the North Tyne Valley have found a local take-away to replace the endless cornflakes – a lambing farmers’ staple during the exhausting weeks of spring lambing.

• North East England’s best scoop Gold at national tourism awards

  Two North East England tourism businesses are celebrating after picking up a Gold award each at the English tourism “Oscars.”

23 Apr 08

• BEL Valves to showcase career opportunities at Jobs4Energy

  NOF Energy has confirmed that BEL Valves has become one of the headline exhibitors at the Jobs4Energy Recruitment Fair.

• Celebrate the great British picnic during Warburtons national bread week!

  The North East’s favourite family baker, Warburtons is getting into the picnic spirit once again with its eighth annual National Bread Week in May.

22 Apr 08

• Calling all picnic lovers

  The Angel of the North and Pets Corner in Jesmond are shortlisted in Nationwide Awards

• 'Going Green' with Dalton Park

  Recycling and Home Composting Display – Saturday 17th May

17 Apr 08

• Star billing for Deneholme!

  Deneholme, Allendale’s residential conference and activity centre has just been awarded 3 stars through the prestigious VisitBritain Quality in Tourism scheme

• Ash announced as headliners for huge free festival!

  Now in its ninth year, Middlesbrough Music Live is a free one day festival organised and funded by Middlesbrough Council which takes places in the heart of Middlesbrough every year. Ten Feet Tall, who co-ordinate the festival on behalf of the council, are happy to announce that this year’s festival will see top Northern Irish rockers Ash headlining the main stage, with over 100 acts set to join them across 12 stages throughout the town centre on Sunday 1st June 2008.

15 Apr 08

• A Partnership Made In the Art

  Lazy Grace Ltd, Northumberland’s foremost design consultancy is also a leading patron of the arts. Last week it has announced event support worth over £30,000 with the region’s premier art exhibition The 2008 Art Tour and Network Artists. In this partnership as title sponsor, Rothbury based, Lazy Grace promise to help bring the visitors to the doorsteps of Northumberland’s leading artists and raise the profile of this important industry.

• The Face of an Emperor - Hadrian Inspects the Wall

  The Emperor Hadrian is set to return to the North East to inspect the wall in an exhibition at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend next week.

• Tony Casts Net Over Northumberland

  A Morpeth businessman who returned to the North East to fulfil his dream of starting his own business has capitalised on his love of the region by creating a website to promote Northumberland and its many businesses and community activities.

11 Apr 08

• Indigo Multimedia commits to CarbonNeutral future

  Indigo Multimedia has become the latest business in the North East to commit to a CarbonNeutral future.

10 Apr 08

• SLAG wins “green” prize

  Durham University’s Sustainable Living Action Group (SLAG) has won a national award for its work on environmental initiatives.

• NOF Energy tackles energy sector skills shortages with major recruitment event

  NOF Energy has the launched the Jobs4Energy Recruitment Fair 2008 a new recruitment event to help address the skills shortage facing the oil, gas and energy-related sectors.

• It’s only just begun

  Major building work is underway at Discovery Museum where the basement is being cleared to make way for some of the Hancock Museum’s collection.

08 Apr 08

• Angel De-light

  She's Gott It! and Gateshead Council are searching for 1,000 people to take part in a short film to create a giant Angel of the North using lights.

• Melvyn Bragg travels to Hadrian's Wall

  Hadrian’s Wall was one of the stars in a new arts documentary series that started last weekend on Tyne Tees.