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Newcastle’s anticipated five-star hotel has arrived
20 November 2025
Hotel Gotham Newcastle has opened its doors, bringing new energy to one of the city’s most iconic buildings. The former fire station has been transformed into a 57-bedroom luxury hotel – styl...
Festival of The Girl Selects the North East to Host Its First Event Outside the Capital in Partnership With NorthStandard
5 November 2025
Breaking new ground beyond the capital, the not-for-profit organisation founded in 2019 to challenge gender stereotypes and empower young girls, Festival of The Girl, has announced its first-ever...
First LGBTQIA+ summit of its kind in the UK to arrive in Newcastle and Gateshead
9 October 2025
NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) are proud to announce its support of the Safer To Be Me Summit, the UK’s first of its kind, which is being held in Newcastle and Gateshead this month...
Stunning silver for NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau at national awards
22 September 2025
The organisation dedicated to attracting conference and business events to Newcastle and Gateshead took home a national award for Best UK Convention Bureau.
...Crowne Plaza Newcastle celebrates 10 years of events impact
16 September 2025
The Crowne Plaza Newcastle is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, marking a decade as one of the city’s leading hotels for meetings and events, over a million guests, and its place as a...
Newcastle to come alive for 2025 Mercury Prize
29 August 2025
This October, the Mercury Prize moves beyond London for the first time ever, as plans were revealed today on how the Prize will make its mark on host city Newcastle. The move to Newcastle, in par...
Northumbria University to host prestigious international conference on GPR technology
28 July 2025
Scientists, engineers and researchers using and developing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology will gather at Northumbria University for the 21st International Conference on Ground Penetrat...
Travel media and influencers set to descend on North East England for major event in 2026
8 July 2025
Newcastle has been named as the host city for Media Getaway 2026– an event that attracts global travel brands and media from across the UK and Ireland.
An international conference celebrating the music of the medieval and Renaissance periods will be hosted by three of the North East’s universities this week.
For the first time eight organisations from Newcastle and Gateshead are attending one of the UK’s leading meetings and events trade shows together.