Words: PA Sports. Rafael Benitez admitted he has taken on a “massive” challenge in agreeing to lead Newcastle’s desperate fight for Barclays Premier League survival. The 55-year-old Spaniard, who has been out of the game since being sacked by Real Madrid in January, accepted a 10-match survival mission and whatever […]
Words: PA Sport. Rafa Benitez has been handed the task of dragging Newcastle back from the brink of relegation after Steve McClaren was eventually shown the door at St James’ Park. Benitez has just three days in which to prepare his side for a desperately difficult trip to Leicester, and […]
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will reunite in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land and appear on stage at the Newcastle Theatre Royal as part of their UK tour this summer. The duo last starred together on the UK stage in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, but will return to […]
There are limited places remaining for the Tyne-Wear derby screening at the Stadium of Lights. Fans who are unable to make the trip to St James’ Park can watch the game, with other supporters, at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC will take on Newcastle UFC, on Sunday, March 20. The match itself […]
Sunderland Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has been found guilty of drink driving for the second time, landing herself with a three-year ban. The Celebrity Big Brother winner was caught in a Range Rover in the early hours of January 28 after drinking on the train home from London to […]
A crackdown on legal highs in Newcastle does not need to be rolled out across Wearside, said police. Northumbria Police announced today that a task force set up in Newcastle to tackle legal highs has cut the number of incidents. Compared to figures in January, and following the task force’s […]
An attempt to break the world record for the largest human Shamrock is taking place in Tynemouth to mark this years celebrations for St Patricks’ Day. Organisers of the annual event, Moyra’s Green Run, plan to break a Guinness World Record with aims to attract 1000 people to join in […]
Today (Sunday, March 8) sees mothers and other female loved ones from across the world being celebrated. In the North East, mothers have their sayings and we want to celebrate them. Here are the top ten sayings from mothers in the North East. 10. “What do you want for tea?” We don’t […]
Travel body ABTA say Ryanair’s new flights from Newcastle Airport will have the added benefit of bringing more tourists into the North East. Ryanair’s new winter schedule this week will provide additional routes to Tenerife, Malaga and Lanzarote as well as extra flights to Alicante and Dublin, delivering 330,000 passengers […]
Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has been charged with drink-driving. The 25-year-old Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member, from Shiney Row near Sunderland, was arrested in Newcastle. Northumbria Police said Crosby, who has 2.7 million Twitter followers, was charged with driving a vehicle while above the legal […]