A North East business has shown its appreciation to health workers by baking and donating cupcakes to NHS staff in Newcastle. MK Catering donated 200 cupcakes to frontline staff who are fighting the Covid-19 pandemic at the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Friday last week. In the next week, they’re due […]
St Oswald’s Hospice has continued to support children through family bereavements despite social distancing measures brought in due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The charity has worked quickly to find new ways of offering its services, one of which is the Child Bereavement Support service. As well as face time calls, […]
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 […]
REGIONAL charity St Oswald’s Hospice has been forced to launch its first-ever urgent appeal in the wake of the Coronavirus lockdown. The hospice closed all 25 of its retail shops on March 23 and will not take any donations of items during the lockdown. It has also had to cancel […]
An online true crime community based in Newcastle is hosting a virtual serial killer quiz online after lockdown measures were announced across the UK on Sunday night. The quiz will take place on March 30 at 9pm and will have five rounds of trivia dedicated to serial killers and true crime. […]
A retired North East doctor has criticised the UK government’s suggestion that it may introduce ‘emergency registration’ of recently retired NHS health professionals to tackle Coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the government was looking into broader measures to ease the burden on the NHS. Loading… At the time of […]
South Korean satire Parasite posted the most successful opening weekend for a foreign film at Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema, selling over 20,000 tickets. Director Bong Joon-Ho’s tale of class warfare also became one of the cinema’s top five openers ever, selling more than 2,000 tickets and selling out almost every screening. […]
Washington Wetland Centre will once again host an annual puddle jumping competition during the February half-term. The family-friendly attraction has been running since 2016 and will be hoping to entice even more people to visit than the 7,500 who attended last year. The North East Puddle Jumping Championships are part […]
Libraries across Newcastle will celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week by stocking the new Reading Well booklist for children. The collection is made up of 33 books and is targeted towards children who are in key stage two – aged 7 – 11, and has been curated by health professionals, children, […]
You’ve seen #dogsatpollingstations, but during this year’s first winter election in 96 years, animal lovers across the country have really taken it up a notch. Take a look at some of the most unorthodox animals spotted at polling stations! A horse The mane thing is that you get to the […]