North East England

A total of 1,300 charging points will now be installed across the region over the next three years on streets, in car parks, at residential and commercial locations and at retail and leisure facilities, after OLEV confirmed funding of £2,978,000 for the regional project through its Plugged-In Places programme.

Berwick is one of the first ten winning locations to benefit from a £10million fund as part of the Low Carbon Communities Challenge.

Around a quarter of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions come from heating, lighting and powering electrical appliances in homes. By 2050 this needs to be almost zero if the UK is to cut its emissions by 80%, highlighting the importance of local action.

THE North East’s biggest airport has been boosted by two major accolades in the space of 24 hours.

Newcastle International was named the most punctual in the UK for arriving and departing flights by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). It came on the back of the airport being crowned the best in the country at a travel industry awards ceremony in London.

Teesside University is one of the UK's top two modern universities, according to a national student survey, which ranks everything from teaching quality to social life. 

The Student Experience Survey, commissioned by The Times Higher Education magazine, collated responses from full-time undergraduates at 104 UK higher education institutions.  The survey, conducted by Opinionpanel, aims to show which universities offer the best all-round student experience.