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North East grassroots music and comedy venues to receive £2.2m funding boost
The North East Mayoral Combined Authority is launching a £2.2 million fund to support independent venues facing rising costs. By providing …
Newcastle Eye Centre marks 30 years of sight-saving care at the Royal Victoria Infirmary
The Newcastle Eye Centre is celebrating three decades of service at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, where it has pioneered sight-saving proce…
Sunderland nurse Emmanuel Ndubuisi receives award for preventing hospital fire
Nurse Emmanuel Ndubuisi acted quickly to turn off an oxygen supply after a patient accidentally set her head on fire while vaping at Sunder…
NHS launches free meningitis vaccine programme for students starting university this autumn
Health officials are offering a free meningococcal B vaccine to students heading to university this year to help prevent the spread of the …
Dance sessions support stroke and orthopaedic recovery at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital
Patients at the Freeman Hospital are participating in weekly dance sessions to assist with their rehabilitation from strokes and orthopaedi…
County Durham food waste is now being converted into renewable energy
Around 9,000 tonnes of household food waste collected across County Durham is being processed at the Wardley Anaerobic Digestion facility t…
Sunderland family firm SIE Industrial creates new jobs after moving to larger headquarters
Family-run engineering firm SIE Industrial has moved into an 11,374 sqft facility at Sunrise Enterprise Park, creating over a dozen new rol…
North Shields weightlifter Josh Hutton set for Commonwealth Games debut after ACL recovery
After tearing his ACL two years ago, weightlifter Josh Hutton has completed his rehabilitation and qualified for his first Commonwealth Gam…
Ninety affordable homes approved for former housing site in Brandon
Believe Housing has received approval to build 90 new homes on the site of a former estate in Brandon, County Durham. The project will repl…
Turntide Technologies begins production of modular train batteries in Gateshead
Turntide Technologies has started manufacturing modular batteries at its Team Valley factory for Hitachi Rail UK, following a successful tr…
Lost wedding dress reunited with Gateshead bride after being found on the Metro
A wedding dress discovered on a Tyne and Wear Metro train has been returned to its owner after she saw a public appeal on social media. The…
Old Tyne and Wear Metro track to be used for new South Shields war memorial
Nexus has donated 10 metres of decommissioned track to create a memorial in North Marine Park honouring Len Gibson and the soldiers who bui…