Donna Petch

Owner and creator of The North East and West HUB. Loves live music, science, sport and meeting new people!!! Find me on

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Liverpool 2015, the fleet is coming!

It is the 175th anniversary of the Cunard Line, and May 2015 will see Cunard return to its spiritual home in Liverpool to celebrate. Cunard’s three Queens – Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. They will meet on the famous Liverpool waterfront in a spectacular one-off event that will draw tens of thousands …

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Funding boost for people with mental health problems

Blackpool is one of four areas set to benefit from a new Government pilot designed to help people with mental health conditions return to work. Nearly half (46 per cent) of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) have mental health conditions while mental ill-health is estimated to cost taxpayers and businesses an £105bn a …

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Manchester Christmas Markets makes Europe’s top ten!

Known as the original, biggest and best Christmas Markets in the UK, Manchester Christmas Markets have now been voted as one of the best in Europe by the European Best Destinations organisation. Manchester is the only UK city to make the top ten list, coming up against such illustrious festive cities as Dresden, Strasbourg, Brussels, …

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