Believe it or not, long before Whitley Bay became a gentrified coastal retreat for wealthy retirees and post-pandemic millennials, it rivalled Newcastle’s infamous Bigg Market as a melting pot for no-holds-barred partying. During the hedonistic 80s and 90s, when it came to letting your hair down in Whitley, the gloves — and just about everything …
A miniature white coffin filled with blonde locks is brought to the stage and signals the start of Truly, Madly Baldly – the story of writer and lead performer Sam Macgregor’s experiences with alopecia. We were gathered upstairs at Laurels Theatre for the show, which is framed as a humanist memorial for Sam’s gone but …
A blue bicycle is tethered to a lamppost outside Whitley Bay’s newest pub. Random act or product placement? Let’s go for serendipity. The pub is Café Amsterdam and anyone who knows the slightest thing about the Dutch capital will recognise that every hitching post at every bar and canal bridge is a pedal-pusher’s depository. Café …
Boxing Day, 2008. Cool and blustery, it was a typical winter’s afternoon on Whitley Bay promenade, ideal for a festive stroll. Turning into Whitley Road, however, all was far from typical. In a cacophony of red, yellow and turquoise, a shop window was proclaiming its “Last 4 Days!” If a CD, babygrow or Christmas tree …
When it comes to articulating the mission of Laurels Theatre, Jamie Eastlake is not messing about. “We want to make and develop stories and artists in our region and help get them on that rocket ship into the wider world.” And fresh from a week workshopping an under-the-radar project at the National Theatre (the National …
The National Theatre is supporting Laurels Theatre in the development of its latest production. The fringe theatre in Whitley Bay has been earmarked for funding by the prestigious venue and its Generate Programme, to bring together a group of creatives to workshop a new piece of theatre. This week, Laurels founders Jamie Eastlake and Steve …
A leading light in the world of wellbeing has urged two successful Tyneside start-ups to broaden their reach and realise their full potential following a whistle-stop trip to the North East. Nicola Elliott, a Northumbria graduate and founder of internationally renowned NEOM Organics London, visited her former university to pass on key advice and expertise …
Businesses are being warned to start taking the menopause seriously or risk losing more talented staff from their workforce. Sharon MacArthur is a 56-year-old menopausal woman from Whitley Bay who works across every business sector to deliver menopause training and education. “Senior leadership in businesses need to understand health isn’t about putting a bunch of …
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