Last month’s Feeding Families Networking Fundraising Event was a resounding success, raising awareness and support for food insecurity. With over 108 businesses represented and more than 220 inspirational women in attendance, the event showcased the vast potential of this cause. The luncheon successfully raised over £11,000 and was held Wynyard Hall, Teesside.   Sarah McPhie, Head of...Read More

From their base in coastal Northumberland, Frisk Radio will belt out a high-energy mix of Dance and R&B music with regular 90s and 00s flashbacks, appealing to grown-up millennial clubbers and young breadwinners alike. Up-and-coming duo, Andy & Steph will front the station’s “Rude Awakening” breakfast show from 7am, and former Galaxy presenter Nick Jordan...Read More

08/04/2015 A local charity is set to benefit from a fundraising event to be held by a South Shields Thai restaurant. Orangegrass, which is based on the town’s Mount Terrace, is throwing the event on June 7 from 6pm-11pm to benefit the charity, which will receive all of the proceeds of the night. It’s sure...Read More

Newcastle’s biggest taxi firm is set to give something back to its customers this Summer. NODA Taxis, which was formed in 1947, is embracing the latest technology in order to give those booking a taxi £5 off their fare. The scheme, which is available through NODA’s app requires users to create an account with the...Read More

Business is booming for one north east business which, after just weeks of announcing their brand new technology package for customers, has been inundated with companies desperate to get their hands on one of these deals. Since starting their company in 1992, the directors at Diamond Group from Boldon, Tyne & Wear have striven to...Read More

Jesmond’s Peace and Loaf is in the running for a prestigious Good Food Guide award – less than 18 months after opening. The restaurant, fronted by former Masterchef finalist Dave Coulson, is on the shortlist for the guide’s reader’s restaurant of the year award 2016 and with voting half way through; they are among the...Read More

Due to expansion, one of the UK’s leading hair extensions specialists are spreading their wings and moving out of Metrocentre’s Red Mall. But there’s no reason for fans of Foxy Hair Extension’s highly rated extensions to panic – they are moving to The Forum, just off the centre’s Green Mall, in a move which will...Read More

A local football team strode to victory recently in an underdog triumph, bagging the cup title at a locally held match. With all of the odds against them, the Heaton Hawks under 17’s squad won the last game of the season in an intense penalty shootout against Kingston Park, to mark the final of the...Read More

This week saw Newcastle Racecourse flooded with chefs from all over the north east for the reputable NECTA Awards. The annual event attracts hundreds of people, all desperate to bag themselves a prestigious award from the North East Culinary & Trade Association. The NECTA committee is made up of a wide selection of catering professionals,...Read More

Drivers from Budget Taxis will be transforming their cars into Batmobiles for Metro Radio’s Cash for Kids charity day on Friday 15th May. Ant and Dec are putting their best foot forward to lead hundred of caped crusaders to raise as much money as possible for Bauer Media’s charity. Superhero Day was set up in...Read More