February half-term attractions at Life Science Centre
Life Science Centre in Newcastle is hosting a packed programme of hands-on fun for visitors of all ages, including a high-energy Rocket Show from February 14 to 22. Delivered by special guests Wonderstruck, the show promises explosive learning with fireballs, big bangs, and a closer look at the science behind rockets and their inventions. Life…
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the…
Eliza McCartney vaults into NZ team for world indoor athletics champs
Eliza McCartney has won selection for the world indoor athletics champs in Poland. Photo: David Rowland/Photosport Eliza McCartney’s impressive pole vault at the New Zealand athletics championships last weekend has won her a place at the world indoor champs in Poland. McCartney was in a three-way battle with Imogen Ayris and Olivia McTaggart for the…
Eliza McCartney vaults into NZ team for world indoor athletics champs
Eliza McCartney has won selection for the world indoor athletics champs in Poland. Photo: David Rowland/Photosport Eliza McCartney’s impressive pole vault at the New Zealand athletics championships last weekend has won her a place at the world indoor champs in Poland. McCartney was in a three-way battle with Imogen Ayris and Olivia McTaggart for the…
Basketball: Tall Ferns improve, but lose another World Cup qualifier
Nat Hurst , head coach of the Tall Ferns. Photo: www.photosport.nz The Tall Ferns have lost their second successive match at their World Cup qualifying tournament, going down 74-51 to a classy Italy combination. As coach Natalie Hurst noted, it was an improvement on their opening 99-50 defeat to sixth-ranked Spain on Thursday. After a…
Teesside Park giving away 400 Motherās Day houseplants
The free plant giveaway is taking place on Friday March 13 in partnership with Nurture, a UK provider of sustainable landscape maintenance and environmental services. To receive a plant, visitors must sign up to the Teesside Park newsletter. The plants will be handed out in the landscaped area opposite Wagamama between 10am and 2pm. Catherine…
La Cocina confirms reopening in Richmond under new owners
La Cocina in Richmond closed its doors temporarily at the end of last year after the previous owners stepped down, three years after launching the restaurant. The muchāloved venue said it was pausing trade while it looked for new owners to āsecure its future.ā Taking to social media last night (March 10), staff confirmed La…
La Cocina confirms reopening in Richmond under new owners
La Cocina in Richmond closed its doors temporarily at the end of last year after the previous owners stepped down, three years after launching the restaurant. The muchāloved venue said it was pausing trade while it looked for new owners to āsecure its future.ā Taking to social media last night (March 10), staff confirmed La…
Stephenson-Mohl Group reveals new business development head
Stephenson-Mohl Group has announced Neil Whittaker as its new Director of Business Development, in a move to support its ongoing growth in advisory and local research work across the UK. Mr Whittaker, who has more than 20 years of experience in business growth, stakeholder engagement, and public policy, will split his time between the companyās…
Reform UK eye major gains in North East May elections
Reform UK had delivered a seismic shock to the North Eastās political landscape, sweeping to control of Durham County Council. And it was no close-run thing, with Reform claiming an overwhelming majority and Labour reduced to just a handful of seats in a county that had been a red heartland for decades. In 2026, Reform…
