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Gateshead wine merchant uses heat from a flooded coalmine to regulate warehouse temperatures
Lanchester Wines has spent eight years using geothermal energy from a disused coalmine to maintain stable storage conditions for its stock.…
Gateshead sisters supply handmade cannoli to Royal Ascot for King's Trust anniversary
Annabella and Jessica Gregorio, who run their business from their parents' kitchen in Rowlands Gill, were selected to supply 500 cannoli fo…
Newcastle-based operator Lumo records highest UK rail passenger growth
Lumo has seen a 23 per cent increase in passenger numbers over the last year, the largest rise across the entire UK rail industry. The Newc…
New £415,000 investment to bring sports pitches to Newcastle’s Walker Park
Walker Park in Newcastle is set to get two new Playzones as part of a £415,000 investment to tackle anti-social behaviour and improve acces…
Northumbria police officer borrows teenager's bike to catch shoplifter in South Shields
After a shoplifter fled a supermarket on foot, a Northumbria Police officer borrowed a nearby teenager's bicycle to pursue and arrest the s…
New mental health safe havens open for teenagers in Newcastle and Gateshead
Charities Children North East and Everyturn have launched non-clinical support centres for young people aged 13 to 17. These walk-in venues…
More than 350 runners take part in the annual Sunshine Run on Newcastle's Quayside
Over 350 participants gathered on the River Tyne to complete the annual Sunshine Run, raising funds for The Chronicle Sunshine Fund. The mo…
Lockheed Martin begins recruitment for new space industry roles in the North East
Lockheed Martin is opening 17 engineering positions in the North East as part of a wider commitment to create 2,000 jobs in the UK space se…
Kevin and Anjna Bablee head home after a year at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital
After spending a year at the Freeman Hospital for a heart transplant and recovery, Kevin and Anjna Bablee are preparing to return to their …
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody begins 500-mile charity cycle for MND research
Lewis Moody has set off from Newcastle on a 500-mile bike ride to raise funds and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease following his own dia…
Newcastle charity helps local entrepreneurs turn business ideas into reality
The charity Reviving the Heart of the West End has spent three years partnering with the Business & IP Centre to provide tailored mentoring…
Tynemouth RNLI to receive new Tamar class all-weather lifeboat this summer
Tynemouth RNLI will welcome the Irene Muriel Rees this July, a Tamar class lifeboat equipped with the latest Systems and Information Manage…