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Plans approved for new multi-million pound Sage Arena and International Conference Centre

13 July 2023

The latest plans have been approved for the new 12,500 capacity international grade Sage Arena and International Conference Centre (ICC), located in the heart of Gateshead on the banks of the Riv...

Newcastle set to host major creative industry conference

10 February 2023

One of the largest conventions in the creative industry is heading to Newcastle in 2023.  

The Creative Cities Convention (CCC) is a...

Business events feeds economic recovery in the region with successful year

21 December 2022

NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has generated over £1 million in event enquiries, with 123 confirmed events across the North East in 2022.

NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau set sights on new business at international event 

30 May 2022

NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau is preparing to head to IMEX in Frankfurt, one of the world’s leading international exhibitions for business events, in a bid to attract international confe...

Sage Gateshead to reach more people with capital programme refurbishment

29 September 2021

In May 2019 Sage Gateshead, the international centre for music and events on the banks of the River Tyne, was awarded National Lottery funding through Arts Council England to make vital improveme...

Double reopening of heritage venues in NewcastleGateshead following multi-million pound investment

15 September 2021

Two landmark heritage venues have reopened in NewcastleGateshead after receiving £9.3 million in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The Government has announced the launch of a new Live Events Reinsurance Scheme which will run until 30 September 2022 with a review point in Spring 2022.

Hybrid events is becoming an increasingly common term in the events industry, and is simply defined as an event with both a live in-person audience and an onlin...

INNSiDE Newcastle set for May 2021 opening

Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s largest hotel group, will officially open