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Diverse delegation from Newcastle and Gateshead heads to The Meetings Show 2025
19 June 2025
For the first time eight organisations from Newcastle and Gateshead are attending one of the UK’s leading meetings and events trade shows together. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, is leading a delegation of businesse...
North East England launches toolkit to support regenerative business events
13 June 2025
By choosing the North East of England as their host destination, event organisers can now prioritise sustainability and maximise their positive social impact. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, on behalf of Destination North East England, has developed a compr...
2025 Mercury Prize moves to Newcastle
7 May 2025
The Mercury Prize has announced its new 2025 host city, Newcastle, in partnership with Newcastle City Council and The North East Combined Authority. The dates for the 2025 event were also announced today. The shortlist of the twelve ‘Albums of the Year’ will ...
North East agency chosen to deliver prestigious international event
22 April 2025
Newcastle-based BeaconHouse Events has been awarded the contract to deliver the 14th World Conference of Science Journalists, which will take place in London in 2027. The North East-based team beat agencies from around the UK in a competitive tender process...
New partnership to enhance responsible and sustainable events in North East England
2 April 2025
Leading provider dedicated to innovative responsible and sustainable event solutions, event:decision has partnered with a destination in a world-first to promote responsible event practices across the UK region. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, on behalf of ...
National conference organisers explore Newcastle and Gateshead as event destination
14 March 2025
Event organisers from across the UK visited Newcastle and Gateshead this week as part of a familiarisation visit which could see more conferences and events land in the region. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, convened ...
Global tourism tech conference chooses Newcastle as first UK host city
12 March 2025
X. Design Week (XDW) 2025, the leading tourism innovation conference, will descend on Newcastle from 3-6 June, inviting businesses in the visitor economy to explore AI, digital innovation and immersive storytelling. Following successful editions in Cologne, Valen...
UK’s only global LGBTQ+ summit to be hosted in Newcastle
21 February 2025
A week-long summit, the only one of its kind in the United Kingdom, is set to bring hundreds of international delegates to the North East of England this October. City leaders and businesses across the North East gathered today to launch #SaferToBe...
Freight Island to transform Eldon Square and Newcastle city centre
7 February 2025
Freight Island, a huge, innovative entertainment and dining destination, is set to arrive at Eldon Square in autumn 2025. Inspired by the likes of Coney Island in New York and the famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, the new space spans a huge 60,000 sq...
Northumbria ranked one of 10 most sustainable universities in the UK
13 January 2025
Northumbria University has been ranked as 10th in the UK for environmental and ethical performance in the People & Planet’s University League for 2024/25. Published annually, the People & Planet’s University League is the only comprehensive and...