With fans already queuing at the Stadium of Light, here’s everything you need to know before Queen Bey hits the stage After months of anticipation, which saw her drop a surprise visual album and trigger off speculation about her marriage with Jay Z, Beyoncé is set to kick off the […]
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Jess Glynne announces biggest UK tour to date
Chart topping sensation, Jess Glynne has announced her biggest UK tour to date. Jess will hit the road this November, Jess will play Newcastle at the Metro Radio Arena on Friday 25th November 2016. In 2015, Jess Glynne’s debut album ‘I Cry When I Laugh’ became the biggest selling […]
Headline acts for Newcastle Northern Pride in July announced
Newcastle’s Northern Pride Festival is set to grace the Town Moor in July 2016. The three day event will celebrate LGBT pride across the North East from July 15 and 17. A wide variety of events have been planned. On Friday, July 15, the fairground will be open in the Town […]
North East Vegan Festival Comes To Sunderland
On 15 May 2016, The Stadium of Light will be playing host to yet another Vegan Festival, following their success over previous years. Veganism is well and truly on the rise. Vegans refrain from consuming meats and other animal byproducts and are among a huge number of people around the […]
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Food lovers invited to feel the burn at Darlington food festival
Darlington’s annual Festival of Food has a hot new twist this year with its first ever knockout Chilli-eating contest. Distinctly Delicious Darlington will return to the town centre on May 14 and 15 for its third year, where over 50 stalls, lining High Row and West Row, will be selling […]
Sunderland Hotel restoration pays tribute to industrial past
Subtle tributes to the regions industrial past will be included in a restoration of a once popular hotel in Sunderland. The Three Horseshoes on Washington Road is being restored to its former glory days as part of a £200k investment by Tavistock Hospitality, who bought the hotel last year. The […]
Petting Zoo comes to Sunderland University
Take a trip to the farm after your lecture, as the University of Sunderland Students Union are set to bring cute farm yard friends to City Campus on May 10. Joined by a wide selection of animals, from rabbits and guinea pigs, baby lambs and calves, to mini ponies and […]
The Bridges showcases Sunderland fashion with debut catwalk show
Four days of live fashion shows took place in the Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre from Thursday 21st till Sundays 24th of April 2016. The Bridges Fashion Weekend hosted by heart presenter Kelly Scott. The organiser, Samantha Czwordon-Wright, said: “We really felt that, it was about time we had one and […]
First acts announced for new North East festival
The North East’s newest festival, set in County Durham, is to be one of the bangers of this summer, with multi-platinum selling duo Chase and Status and Scottish legends Primal Scream being announced as the first headliners for the two day extravaganza. The event, which will be held at Hardwick […]