28th December 2016
Five Christmas foods we will miss
Pigs in Blankets- These little treats are a staple at our Christmas dinner table. If we’re lucky the pastry…
Category: Culture & Wellbeing
24th December 2016
Reasons 2016 Didn’t Suck!
Wow, what a year we’ve had. 2016 has been fraught with political upset and celebrity deaths, but don’t let that…
28th November 2016
The big vinyl revival
In the past few years avid music fans have revived the vinyl market so it is once again considered a…
21st November 2016
Being Human 2016: Refusing to be Realistic Preview
According to the Being Human festival programme, ‘desire is one of the things that make us human.’ Advertisers attempt to…
8th November 2016
Tyneside Cinema snatches up North East Equality Award for dementia friendly programme
The Tyneside Cinema has won the North East Equality Award for its innovative programme designed to deliver a dementia friendly cinema…
2nd November 2016
Top 10 places to go on Bonfire Night in the North East
Tynemouth Fireworks and Bonfire. At Tynemouth Cricket Club they are letting rip this year with all sorts of acts as…
1st November 2016
NaNoWriMo: My experiences with “the fun, seat of your pants approach to creative writing”.
Even though I describe myself as a writer, procrastinator is probably a more accurate descriptor. I’ve lost count of the…
31st October 2016
Beamish: travelling back to childhood
My trip to Beamish, the open-air museum, where the world is stuck in 1913, not only turned back the years…
26th October 2016
Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet presents The Tempest
The Tempest, reportedly Shakespeare’s last play that he wrote alone, was written in 1610-11 and was performed in front of…
25th October 2016
Our Culture Walk Through Newcastle-Gateshead for the Great Exhibition of the North
Newcastle and Gateshead have been selected to host the ‘Great Exhibition of the North’ in 2018, winning the bid over…