SHOPPERS in the North East have been waiting patiently and eagerly to return to shops and spend their hard earned cash since lockdown measures closed down non-essential retail in January. MANY people have a long list of items that they’ve been unable to purchase due to the closure of non-essential […]
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8 cheap date ideas in Tyne and Wear
Summer is right around the corner and so is the royal wedding. So for people that don’t have the same budget as the royals, this map looks at eight reasonably priced places to take someone on a date. Below is an interactive map pinpointing where in Tyne and Wear you […]
Gateshead Metrocentre offers bags of support to Newcastle anti-trafficking support charity
Gateshead’s intu Metrocentre has offered bags of support to a Newcastle anti-trafficking support charity. The centre, home to more than 370 stores, provided Newcastle Soroptimists with New Start Bags for girls and women in the North East who have been trafficked. The volunteering group, which is affiliated to The United Nations, is […]
Festive elves run their way to a new world record in the Metrocentre’s charity race
The third annual “Elf Run” saw nearly 2,000 of Santa’s little helpers compete in a 1km family run in aid of North East children’s charities.
Metrocentre appoints new head and deputy head of fun
The Metrocentre in Gateshead has appointed a new head and deputy head of fun. Nine-year-old Esther Bennett and Logan Jackson Luke, six, have been appointed as the new head and deputy head of fun at intu Metrocentre in Gateshead. The two North East youngsters sought off competition from across the region to land […]