A new “chosen family” comedy, set and filmed in the North East has been commissioned by the BBC. The six-part series, Smoggie Queens was confirmed at the BBC Comedy Festival, taking place in Glasgow this week. Written by Middlesbrough-born Phil Dunning – who will also star alongside fellow Teesside actor, Mark Benton – the comedy …
“It’s amazing. This is such a big thing for me,” says fine art student Blanka Olejniczak. “I’m just starting in this field and I’m so proud.” That’s understandable. We’re standing beside Blanka’s contribution to the latest exhibition at Hartlepool Art Gallery which features works by Andy Warhol, Édouard Manet, Barbara Hepworth and others. Drawing attention: …
You’ve heard the phrase before. A term used to describe the unwavering dedication of a football fan: ‘Newcastle is their middle name’. In the case of Jamie Boyle — lead singer of The K’s — this is precisely the case. Jamie Newcastle Boyle has had the kind of year most musicians can only dream of: …
You might envy the Northumberland neighbours of Fiona Ellis and Cinzia Hardy, writer and director respectively of a new touring show called Frognal & Fox — A Life in Song. Before getting to grips with the script, actors Jane Holman and Zoe Lambert had to learn the songs promised in the title. “We’ve had the …
A Ukrainian textile artist whose work helped her recover from cancer will unveil her first solo exhibition on Wearside. Born and raised in Kyiv, Lena Archbold moved to the UK after a fruitful student exchange in 1994, and marrying a Jarrow man in 1998. Her career in economics and tech was interrupted in 2010 when …
Next year will see the 200th anniversary of an event in the North East which was to help change the world. Thousands of onlookers and hundreds of passengers turned out on September 27, 1825, as the steam engine Locomotion No.1 set off to officially open the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was the first to …
Me and Hilda, the camper van, are setting off for what might be one last road trip, Thelma and Louise style, though hopefully without the bit where we plunge off a cliff at the end because even a VW camper won’t make much money if it’s shattered into 73,000 pieces. She, the main motor of …
It’s a tale of mystery. Newcastle’s ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’ (LTNs) came and then they went. After 18 months of effort — bollards, road markings and consultation — puff, they have vanished. On April 23, 2024, nine men, with vans and two trucks, could be found labouring away on Heaton Park View, removing all trace that …
Only a modest poster offers a clue as to what lies behind the grey door at 27 Fawcett Street, not far from the building that used to accommodate Sunderland City Library. But this is Abject Gallery and in a large and elegant upper room, flooded by natural light from above, is a dazzling array of …
Given the fluffy texture and moreish taste of his freshly baked blueberry muffins, it’s easy to imagine Jeff Brown’s future lies in cakes. “It’s my first attempt at making these,” he tells me, proudly transferring his debut batch from tray to plate. They’re delicious — but surely Jeff should be baking Brownies? Or perhaps, once …
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