 The Newcastle Vipers were also a professional ice hockey team in the British National League from 2002 and then the Elite Ice Hockey League between 2005 and 2011 (when the team folded).Newcastle upon Tyne was one of the 11 host cities for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.St James' Park hosted three matches;

Newcastle is governed using the leader and cabinet system, and the executive is Labour, as they have 55 councillors against the Liberal Democrats' 20.