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Remembrance Sunday, on November 8th, will be commemorated throughout the North East. The country and globe will partake in a two minutes silence at 11am. Services and parades will be held including military personnel, dedicated charities and loved ones of soldiers. Poppies will be worn and wreaths laid in remembrance of all the fallen soldiers […]
The former leader of North Tyneside Reform has hit out at claims from political rivals that he accepted a 235% pay rise – despite voting against it. Coun Brian Smith has said suggestions that he accepted the pay rise awarded to him as leader of the opposition of North Tyneside Council, after speaking and voting […]
The annual unveiling of Fenwick’s Christmas display window took place on November 1, where an invited audience watched the countdown live on Northumberland Street, Newcastle. The new window display was then open to the public on November 2, where people queued down the street to take a look. This years theme took inspiration from children’s […]
A legendary North East restaurant and ice cream parlour has closed down. Mark Toney & Co, a familiar name to ice-cream-loving families across the North East, has closed its two Newcastle restaurants, with staff being made redundant. The company has a wholesale business supplying other food businesses and two high-street locations, one on Grainger Street […]
Europa League Football is not the cause of Sunderland’s poor run of form, according to a BBC Radio Newcastle commentator. The Black Cats have struggled for consistency in their second season back in the Premier League, with defensive frailties and a lack of goals contributing to their position at the bottom of the league table. […]
On October 23rd country music Bar Ruby Rae’s hosted their first ever festival, Ruby Rae’s XL in Times Square Newcastle. Hosting a star-studded line up of tributes acts from the late Dolly Parton to Shania Twain and many more. Ruby Rae’s, which was co-founded last year by Dean Saunders is Newcastle’s first dedicated country music […]
The Elizabeth Donnison Foundation has donated £4,507 to a Hendon primary school, which will use the money to buy violins, science equipment and reading books. The charity was established by Elizabeth Donnison in 1929 to give girls equal access to religious education. It has recently been revived with a broader purpose: to support “all educational […]
St Benedict’s Hospice in Ryhope is holding its annual Christmas Fair this Sunday, November 1, from 11am to 2pm. Based in Sunderland, the hospice has provided specialist palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families since 1984. The hospice works closely with the local community and hosts events throughout the year, including the Christmas […]
The Tyne Bridge is to completely close for 10 days at the end of October to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists to prepare for the next phase of refurbishment. Warnings have been issued about major traffic disruptions around the Newcastle and Gateshead area as the Tyne Bridge will be closed from October 23, at 11pm […]
Popular light show ‘Newcastle Northern Lights’ will be returning to the North East for another year. The Newcastle Northern Lights will take place between November 20 and December 31 at Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Since first establishing in November 2023, to celebrate Leazes Park’s 150th Anniversary, the event has become a major attraction. Since […]
