Raby Castle, dark and brooding amid County Durham’s lushest green, is the real deal as far as castles go — not a rebuilt ruin or an upstart pastiche but a proper 14th Century pile with plenty to thrill a fan of the Horrible Histories or the dramas of Julian Fellowes. It was built by the …
Opera North have put a Tyneside spin on the promotion of their autumn season at the Theatre Royal with characters in the forthcoming productions pictured somehow dodging kittiwake poo on the Quayside. It’s a neat touch although other cities on the tour itinerary are doubtless getting the same attention. North East fans of opera know …
Brian McNally was a giant of North East sports journalism. Indeed, his reputation as one of the finest writers around was not confined to the region he championed all his life. At Italia 90, he briefly shared the limelight with three of our finest — Bobby Robson, Paul Gascoigne and Jack Charlton — for his …
Ah, the heady scent of candy floss, wet straw, toffee apples, diesel generator fumes, burgers and fried onions, and chips with industrial lashings of salt and vinegar. This was the evocative smell of The Hoppings, which begins its annual week-long sojourn on Newcastle Town Moor tomorrow (Friday June 21). Devotees of the celebrated fair will …
A North East cancer charity is this week counting the cost of an alleged break-in at its headquarters that could end up costing the organisation more than £60,000. Fighting All Cancers Together (FACT) founder Joanne Smith was contacted by police last Thursday (June 13) following reports of an alleged attempted burglary at their main support …
Sporting sensations Ellie Simmonds and Steve Cram will set the pace at Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival next month. The eighth annual event, which has the theme of ‘Speed and Scale’, will see the record-breaking stars join festival-goers for a series of live talks and Q&A sessions between July 8-11. Gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer Ellie will …
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