Byker

Mixing the urban and iconic with the gritty and serene- these images show off one of Tyneside's most famous neighbourhood's at its best. Rolling terraced houses in the shadow of cutting edge sixties architecture, Newcastle's Byker is a hotchpotch of ...

A pioneering North East charity which supports those with mental illnesses has been honoured for its work in helping veterans. Anxious Minds, based at Byker Community Centre, was awarded the bronze mark by the Armed Forces Covenant for their work ...

The Ouseburn is increasingly becoming the place to be of a Friday night as the Cumberland Arms' Friday gatherings continue to attract the crowds. The popular pub and venue kicked off a new weekly - and open air - event they're calling Fridays on the ...

Zumba, 5:30 p.m., $3, Gary Byker Memorial Library, 3338 Van Buren St., Hudsonville. 616-669-1255 or hudsonville.org. • SCORE Business Workshop: Social Media Marketing, 6 p.m., free, Herrick District Library, 300 S. River Ave., Holland. 616-355-3100 or ...

Reactions to the giant screen being installed in Northumberland street have ranged from outrage to apathy — but digital advertising boards are nothing new for Newcastle . There's a large screen on the Manors end of Byker bridge, along with quite a few ...

At the time of Mr Erskine's death in 2005, Coun Peter Arnold, leader of Newcastle City Council said: “Ralph Erskine was one of the 20th Century's greatest architects, and in Newcastle's Byker estate he gave us one of Europe's finest post-Second World ...