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Families can mix science, storytelling and giant bubbles at Hartlepool Town Hall
Guinness World Record holder The Highland Joker brings The Bubble Show to Hartlepool on 5 September, combining bubble artistry with storytelling, magic and science.
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Hopetown is turning into Spooktown for a week of ghost trains, trails and Halloween science
Hopetown Darlington’s October half-term programme combines free site activities with separately ticketed science, bushcraft and after-dark events.
Wynyard puts Hubble and Webb's view of the Phantom Galaxy side by side
A striking image on Wynyard Planetarium's website shows how Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope reveal very different features of NGC 628, the Phantom Galaxy, around 32 million light-years away.
The quiet return on kindness: why helping other people can help us too
Across Teesside, thousands of hours are given freely to community projects every year. Research suggests those acts of help may benefit the people giving them too, although the science is more nuanced than the slogans.
There is more good happening on Teesside than you think. And noticing it matters.
Bad news is very good at getting our attention. But research suggests the stories and information we repeatedly consume can affect how we feel, and Teesside has far more good happening than the headlines sometimes suggest.
Darlington Council: Renowned science exhibition coming to Darlington
The renowned STEMFest science exhibition for children and young people is coming to Darlington in March 2024. Hosted together with the North East STEM Hub, which is delivered by RTC North, the two-day event aims to inspire and encourage children, between the ages of 10 and 13, to consider a future career in…