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Teen Inspired by Grandfather’s Care Begins Career at Same Home
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (444+ words) A Northumberland teenager has begun her first steps into a career in care at the very home where her late grandfather spent his final years. Sixteen-year-old Kaitlyn Rust has joined Craig Healthcare as an apprentice at Cramlington House, one of…...
LMA reveals Newcastle’s creative campus
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (571+ words) A national performing arts, music and creative media institution has announced the location of a brand new creative campus in Newcastle upon Tyne. From September 2026, LMA will welcome undergraduate and postgraduate students to its new site at 92-96 St. James Boulevard…...
Darlington alternative education programme getting in tune with local young people’s creative needs
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (737+ words) An alternative education programme in Darlington is extending musical opportunities for local young people with the help of a four-figure grant from a regional employer. Blackbird Creative Arts runs the Key Stage Door project, which gives local young people who…...
Students come together for mock trial inspired by Netflix series
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (289+ words) Students played various roles in the courtroom, including the prosecution, defence, witnesses, the'judge'and court reporters to put their studies into practice in a learning environment.'This was followed by a press conference where journalism students had the chance to ask…...
Northumbria University professor named among UK's most outstanding health and care research leaders
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (232+ words) A Northumbria University professor has been appointed as one of the UK's most influential health and care researchers, joining a prestigious national college of senior research leaders. Professor Tracy Finch, Professor of Nursing in the'School of Healthcare and Nursing Sciences,…...
Northumbria University confirms multi-million investment in Centre for Writing and Publishing alongside commitment from North East Mayor
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (999+ words) Newcastle is poised to become a major centre for the UK publishing industry after Northumbria University confirms "2m funding bringing the total investment in a new Centre for Writing and Publishing to "10.5, building on earlier awards from the government and Newcastle…...
Paralegal qualifies into Muckle LLP’s sports, education and charities team
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (372+ words) Muckle LLP's top-ranked'sports,'education'and'charities team'has welcomed'Anna Glover as a'newly qualified'solicitor." Anna originally joined Muckle in'2022'as a'paralegal in the'construction team.'She'then'moved to the'sports,'education'and'charities team'in 2023'and'qualified via the Solicitor Qualifying Examination (SQE) route, a new standardised'exam'for becoming a solicitor.' ' Before'joining…...
Tom takes over as Sunderland Culture Chair
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (680+ words) SUNDERLAND Culture has appointed a new Chair. Tom Billington, founding director of a consultancy specialising in the delivery of projects in the arts heritage and cultural sectors across the UK, succeeds Jane Earl who had chaired the organisation since 2021. Tom,…...
Sunderland medical school named as a finalist by Northern England education awards
1+ week, 3+ day ago (337+ words) The School of Medicine at the University of Sunderland has been named a finalist at the Educate North Awards (ENAs). Highlighting excellence across the North of England in education, the University has been shortlisted to win the Medical School of…...
Northumbria University and North East Mayor confirm multi-million investment in Centre for Writing and Publishing
1+ week, 6+ day ago (999+ words) Newcastle is poised to become a major centre for the UK publishing industry after multi-million-pound funding announcements from Northumbria University and the North East Mayor have taken the total investment in a new Centre for Writing and Publishing to "10.5 million,…...