Author: Rob Lawson

OPENCAST SOFTWARE’S HUGE BOOST TO LOCAL CHARITIES

OPENCAST Software has confirmed its commitment to making a positive social impact by making...

Try something new with The Cultural Spring

FANCY learning a new skill or taking up a new hobby? An award-winning arts project might have the...

Regional tech network Dynamo shares ideas for post pandemic working

DYNAMO, the region’s tech champion, has been sharing experience, knowledge and plans about what...

OPENCAST SOFTWARE’S RECRUITMENT DRIVES CONTINUES AT PACE

TECH consultancy Opencast software targeted 50 new recruits in Quarter One of 2021 – and is...

THE CULTURAL SPRING HELPS PEOPLE CONNECT TO COMMUNITIES

DO you have a family member or friend stuck in the house with nothing to do? Award-winning arts...

NEW OPENING CHAPTER FOR CAKE STORIES

A POPULAR café at the heart of Newcastle’s ‘business village’ has new owners. Hannah and Ben...

Sunderland Culture celebrates ‘social prescribing’ funding award

A NEW Sunderland partnership will be delivering a project designed to help people recover from...

GLOBAL TECH POWERHOUSE SERVICENOW NAMES WHYAYE! ‘PREMIER SEGMENT PARTNER’

ServiceNow has recognised the work of a Tyneside IT and services company with a prestigious award....

SUNDERLAND’S BAME ARTISTS INVITED TO CREATE NEW ENCOUNTERS

SUNDERLAND Culture has launched a new bursaries scheme to help performing artists from the city’s...

Growing recruitment agency Novum Personnel says ‘Hello’ to success

A RAPIDLY growing recruitment agency is aiming to hit its £3m turnover target only 18 months after...

TECH NETWORK REACHES OUT TO HELP CHARITIES

FIVE charities are to benefit from free membership of north east tech network Dynamo. The regional...

Field Music call-out to Wearside’s budding songwriters

AN iconic Sunderland band and an award-winning poet are combining to deliver a series of workshops...

Dynamo hosts virtual careers fair for the service delivery sector

REGIONAL tech network Dynamo is to host its first virtual careers fair aimed at promoting...

New Venue Director for Sunderland’s Fire Station

SUNDERLAND’S newest cultural venue has a new boss. Tamsin Austin, currently Head of Contemporary...

Sunderland Culture appoints a new Chair of Trustees

SUNDERLAND Culture has a new Chair of Trustees. Jane Earl, who had a successful career in local...

Urban planning specialists find their own new space

‘FRESH, quirky and different’ were the criteria used by national planning consultancy DPP Planning...

Opencast is looking to recruit 50 more tech stars

OPENCAST Software is following up its most successful year with a recruitment drive for 50 more...

Grundfos generosity helps families at Christmas

FAMILIES in crisis will have a better Christmas thanks to the generosity of one of Sunderland’s...

Sunderland Culture creating a snowstorm!

SUNDERLAND Culture is hoping to create an artistic snowstorm over Wearside. The organisation,...

Ashford donates £1,000 to thank cancer centre for director’s care

THE UK’s largest orthodontic laboratory has donated £1,000 to The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation as a...

Art Centre Washington’s call-out for Wearside’s young Bright Lights

ARTS Centre Washington’s annual showcase for young artists, Bright Lights 2021, is open for...

The Cultural Spring art packs keep communities active

MORE than 700 activity packs have been distributed across six Sunderland communities free of...

TESTERS MOVE TO HAYLOFTS IN TESTING TIMES

COVID and continued success have led to a move for one of the UK’s leading pathology...

SANTA’S HERE! THE MAN IN REDS ARRIVES AT REDS HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON

SANTA CLAUS has arrived at one of Sunderland’s most popular hair and beauty salons. Reds in East...

Opencast appoints new Digital and Tech Services Director

Opencast Software, the independent tech consultancy, has appointed digital transformation...

Arty youngsters hit The Trombone Switch

A SUCCESSFUL collaboration between two Washington youth groups will lead to the publication of a...

Search is on for diversity role models working in region’s tech sector

THE search is on for role models who can inspire the region’s tech sector to be more diverse....

Christmas gifts from National Glass Centre just a click away

NATIONAL Glass Centre’s online Christmas shop is open for business! A range of festive gifts and...

‘Sneaker shelves’ will display exclusive collections

A NEW business will let sneaker lovers display their exclusive collections. On the Wall is aimed...

Gifted 20 has Christmas wrapped up

WORK by leading international, regional and local artists features in an annual selling exhibition...

ACTORS TO PERFORM NEW PLAY FROM THEIR OWN HOMES

PARTS of a new play are to be performed by a group of Wearside actors – from their own homes! Back...

Dynamo offers ‘automation bootcamp’

REGIONAL tech network Dynamo is hosting a bootcamp for businesses to explore if and when to move...

SHAID in spotlight with Gold Award

A CHARITY providing accommodation and support for homeless former services personnel has been...

Opencast helps Northumbrian Water hack its carbon footprint

AN idea developed from a Northumbrian Water Group hackathon aims to help the company achieve its...

Learning packs keep Asunder legacy alive

SUNDERLAND schoolchildren will learn about life during the First World War through music and...

‘Stellar cast’ of leaders explore digital future

A WORKSHOP exploring how to accelerate the growth of the region’s tech sector was attended by key...

Field Music help Paint the Town in Sound

WEARSIDE band Field Music are playing a leading role in a new exhibition that opens in November at...

Ethan delighted with his return to British Touring Cars

A YOUNG North Yorkshire racing driver was delighted with his creditable performance despite the...

AUTHOR WANTS HELP IN COMPILING COVID BOOKLET

A WRITER and illustrator is appealing for help to compile a booklet about life in Ryhope during...

Government’s construction champion addresses regional sector leaders

A KEY figure in the UK’s construction industry has outlined his thoughts on the post-COVID future...

Opencast Software appoints a new CEO

Opencast Software, the independent tech consultancy, has appointed Tom Lawson as CEO. Opencast...

WINNING STREAK CONTINUES FOR WALTER THOMPSON

JUST days after being awarded a prestigious national award, a leading regional construction...

SURGE IN DEMAND FOR EVERLONG’S PRINTS PROMPTS MOVE TO HOULTS YARD

A SURGE in demand for art prints during and since lockdown has prompted a design-led gift and...

BOTTLEPAY HAS THE ANSWER TO ‘GREATEST UNSOLVED PROBLEM IN FINANCE’

A NOTH EAST tech company will this week launch a solution to the ‘greatest unsolved problem in...

WRITEHOUSE SHOWCASES EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS

A SHOWCASE for emerging playwrights will be delivered in front of a live audience next week....

REGIONAL TECH AWARDS DYNAMITES ARE A VIRTUAL SUCCESS

THIS year’s Dynamites were held virtually last night with the north east’s tech sector determined...

TECH COMPANY OPENCAST’S HEADCOUNT SOARS BY 50 PER CENT

A TYNESIDE tech consultancy has bolstered a key division and increased its headcount by 50 per...

SUNDERLAND CULTURE RECEIVES LIFELINE GRANT FROM CULTURE RECOVERY FUND

Sunderland Culture has been awarded £341,777 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture...

FIRST TENANT MOVES INTO NEWCASTLE’S HAYLOFTS

A NATIONAL recruitment agency has become the first tenant of Newcastle’s newest business centre....

WALTER THOMPSON WIN GOLD IN NATIONAL CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTOR AWARDS

ONE of the region’s largest construction companies is celebrating after winning a top national...

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