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Ouseburn Farm celebrates 50 years of growing people in the heart of Newcastle
Started by Byker parents in 1976, Ouseburn Farm is marking its 50th year as a free city farm and care farm that welcomes more than 40,000 visitors annually.
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The people, family firms and independent businesses that make Newcastle tick: founder stories, local shops, homes, gardens and community.
3 days ago
Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter: 130 years of second chances for the North East's pets
Caring for animals since 1896, Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter in Benton rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes dogs and cats from across the region, powered by donations and volunteers.
6 days ago
L. Robson & Sons: the family keeping Craster's kipper smokehouse fires burning
In a Grade II listed smokehouse overlooking Craster harbour, the Robson family still cures North Sea herring the slow, traditional way, just as they have for more than a century.
8 days ago
Foundation of Light celebrates 25 years of changing lives on Wearside
Sunderland AFC's official charity marks its 25th anniversary with a dedicated Founders' Week, a commemorative shirt and a Fan Zone at the Beacon of Light.
11 days ago
Ringtons: the Newcastle family tea firm still knocking on doors after a century
From a horse and cart in 1907 to more than 220,000 doorstep customers today, Ringtons is a fifth-generation family business that has given back to the North East for 30 years.
14 days ago
Redhills: Durham's Miners' Hall reopens as a home for coalfield communities
After a £14 million restoration, the Grade II listed Redhills Durham Miners' Hall is back at the heart of coalfield life, hosting tours, brass bands, weddings and community assemblies.
16 days ago
The People's Kitchen: four decades of friendship and food in Newcastle
What began in 1985 with one woman and a flask of soup is now a volunteer-run Newcastle charity serving hundreds of meals a day, every day of the year.
19 days ago
Errington Reay: Britain's last salt glaze pottery, still firing at Bardon Mill
Founded in a former woollen mill in 1878, Errington Reay in Bardon Mill is the last commercial pottery in Britain producing salt glazed pots, each one thrown by hand.
29 September 2026
St Oswald's Hospice marks 40 years of care with a record-breaking Peter Rabbit auction
A summer art trail of Peter Rabbit sculptures across Newcastle and North Tyneside ended with a £300,000 auction for St Oswald's Hospice, which is celebrating 40 years of care.
27 September 2026
Chain Bridge Honey Farm: three generations of beekeeping on the banks of the Tweed
Started in 1948 and still run by the Robson family, Chain Bridge Honey Farm near Berwick looks after nearly 1,500 hives and welcomes visitors to its free visitor centre.