Chief Executive of NE1 Ltd, Adrian Waddell has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak highlighting issues that are adversely affecting small to medium-sized businesses in Newcastle and elsewhere.

NE1’s Geordie Jackpot has teamed up with the Great North Children’s Hospital Foundation to create a Winter Wonderland in the heart of the Royal Victoria Infirmary. Equipped with festive lights and huge Christmas decorations, the immersive Christmas experience will be enjoyed by young patients and visitors to the hospital across the festive season.

NE1 has today announced the participants in this year’s 24 Doors of Christmas, the city’s alternative advent calendar and has teamed up with BBC Newcastle as a partner on the event.

Businesses in Newcastle are set to access the UK’s fastest, most resilient internet connectivity with the introduction of business-specific full fibre infrastructure throughout the NE1 postcode area.