A celebrity-packed fundraising ball organised to raise money to find a cure for a rare genetic condition will be held on Tyneside later this year. Acting couple Laura Norton and Mark Jordon — who have two young children with Usher Syndrome, which affects both hearing and vision — organised the inaugural event in Manchester last …
The prevalence of drugs in society is never far from the headlines. But for Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy, securing coca seeds — known for its psychoactive alkaloid cocaine — has proved more difficult than she was anticipating. Having received special approval from the British Government to grow some of nature’s deadliest plants within The …
The advent of British Science Week has inspired an expansion of the programme of activities at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. Running from March 9-17 (so a little more than a week if you’re being picky), the city centre attraction has made sure there’s something on the agenda for all ages. From an eye-popping …
It was during the 1980s when 68-year-old Steve Ellwood started taking photographs of Newcastle’s architecture. “As a result of the mass demolition of buildings in Newcastle to make way for the Eldon Square Shopping Centre, I started to find it difficult to recall some of the buildings that I had witnessed pre 1970s,” he says. …
Every long running stage show has its ups and downs, and nights where nothing seems to go right on stage, but in the case of The Importance Of Being… Earnest? the wheels come off with alarming regularity. In fact during every single performance of the show the lead actor inexplicably misses their cue, and for …
A trio of North East writers can be found at the centre of Live Theatre’s 2024-25 season. The Bounds, a co-production with the Royal Court by Northumberland writer Stewart Pringle; the first stage adaptation of cult horror film Saint Maud by Sunderland writer Jessica Andrews; and Middlesbrough writer Ishy Din’s Champion about Muhammad Ali’s historic …
A special archive collecting and documenting the pioneering work of BBC journalist and author Kate Adie is being created in her native North East. Back in 2005 the Wearside-born veteran broadcaster, who spent decades on the front line of international journalism, donated her back catalogue of notebooks, tapes, letters, photographs, video footage and fan mail …
Mark Knopfler enjoyed an emotional return to Newcastle at the weekend as he offered a capacity crowd at St James’ Park an exclusive preview of a new recording of the anthem, which signals the start of every home game for Newcastle United. More than 50,000 fans were encouraged to pre-order Going Home (Theme from Local …
The distinct needs of women and girls will be the subject of a debate between the North East mayoral candidates next week. Organised by One Million Women and Girls — the campaign set up to ensure the voices of women are heard and listened to by the region’s new Combined Authority — the ticketed event …
The North East’s burgeoning film and television industry was out in force at the weekend to toast its successes. More than 400 people packed into the Hilton in Gateshead to enjoy an evening of celebrating achievements on screens of all sizes, compered by comedian, writer and director, Jason Cook. And while much of the current …
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