Karen Errington points to the chalkboard in the pub she owns with her partner Phil Mason. Its handwritten temptations are obvious but she insists they don’t run a restaurant. “I’m very proud that I can say this is a pub,” she declares. The Rat Inn at Anick, near Hexham in Northumberland is undoubtedly a pub …
Growing up in Madrid, Maria Maza admits to being a bit of an “annoying” child when it came to photography. “My dad was a keen amateur photographer, nothing fancy, point and shoot stuff, 35mm colour film and slides, but he had a good eye and taught me a few basics of composition. “I must have …
Chris Brock has a big heart. It’s part of the reason why he’s the perfect person to lead Virtual Memory Box, a digital solution enabling children, young people, carers and social workers to safely keep, share and access memories. “Children who go through the care system often have physical memory boxes but by the time …
On a May evening in 1991, a tense interview between music journalist Steve Lamacq and musician Richey Edwards led to one of the most infamous and challenging images in the history of pop culture. Lamacq had come to see Edwards’ band, the Manic Street Preachers, but suggested they were less authentic punk rebels than cynical …
MAYOR STEPPING DOWN: Dame Norma Redfearn has announced she is to step down from her role as Mayor of North Tyneside in 2025. Having held the position since 2013, she has decided against standing for re-election for a fourth term. The news was confirmed via an email to local Labour Party members earlier this week. …
Students expressing solidarity with Palestinians and protesting about Israel’s war in Gaza have set up encampments on campuses around the UK. Around 15 encampments have emerged in Oxford, Cambridge, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Warwick, Manchester and others. They’ve also cropped up in other countries including France and Ireland. Broadly, students are calling for transparency over and divestment …
Two of Newcastle’s most popular nightspots have been acquired by one of the city’s rising leisure and hospitality firms. The Mushroom on Grainger Street and Mimo on Pudding Chare have been purchased by Market Shaker Group. The two venues will join Market Shaker’s other holdings which include Market Shaker and Pumphrey’s, both in the Bigg …
Painter Katherine Renton looked to the Northumbrian coast for an exhibition based on the relationship between artists and the environment. But instead of portraying the castles and beaches, Katherine took an early morning trip to sketch empty car parks at Beadnell, Craster, Alnmouth, Bamburgh and Seahouses. The exhibition, titled Rooted, features the work of 18 …
The son of a distinguished medical officer in the Polish resistance during the Second World War, Dr Andrzej Hubert Szemis was a brilliant, active, and intensely proud man. Having been the director of a hospital in Poland, the eminent psychiatrist came to England at the end of the Cold War in 1984, settling in Leicester …
A colourful and vibrant event celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Africa is set to take place on May 25 at One Strawberry Lane in Newcastle. This is Africa is a one-day family-friendly event promising to be filled with Afrobeats, flavourful culinary delights and an abundance of colour. Despite the long-standing history of African communities …
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