Sep 18, 2017
Healthwatch award for “excellent care” ward A Newcastle cancer patient has nominated the hospital ward where he was treated for a special Healthwatch Newcastle award. John Lowden (73) from Benwell still runs his own stationery business and the brave Septogenarian has...
Aug 25, 2017
A bullied school boy who channelled his energy into becoming a successful boxer is showing the same will to avoid defeat with his new roofing business. Sam Best, who was brought up in Lemington in Newcastle, was pushed towards boxing at school by a teacher who thought...
Aug 2, 2017
A CD single put together last Christmas by punk rockers from all across the region to help the homeless has raised more than £2000 for The People’s Kitchen. The single, by The Pretty Anarchists was a new version of Ralph McTell’s hit, Streets of London (Newcastle) and...
Aug 1, 2017
When Gosforth full time mum of two toddlers, Sam Mcallister realised that times were tough and she needed an additional income to help put food onto the family table, she looked at the options available to her and started her own cleaning company. Now, 18 months...
Jul 18, 2017
Healthwatch Newcastle has won a highly commended status that celebrates the difference local Healthwatch have made to health and social care in the past year. The annual Healthwatch Network Awards recognise the ways in which Healthwatch across England have helped make...
