AFTER a year spent in lockdown (yes, we are going to count the little rest bite we seemed to have over the warmer months), I think all of us have even started hallucinating about the first proper night out we will get, the first cocktail or glass of wine and […]
WITH the end of the national lockdown on the cards for the near future, but with a true return to normality a little ways out of sight, everyone is asking themselves what they should do with their returning freedoms. INDEED, international travel, for various reasons, is not on the cards […]
THE North East has always been a prominent feature in music, producing the likes of Sting and the vocalist of legendary rock band AC/DC Brian Johnson, and it’s not let their reputation drop in the slightest! You are spoilt for choice when it comes to places to see and hear […]
FROM Coronation Street to Indiana Jones – film and television actors, alongside industry experts, have given their time online to a group of Sunderland students hoping to carve out their own careers on screen. Ensuring Screen Performance students at the University of Sunderland (UoS) continue to get a first-class experience […]
As we pass one year since the lockdown began, we look at how a professional musician working in the music industry has coped. IT’S BEEN a whole year since the lockdown first came into effect and musicians are among those who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Tours, gigs, […]
NORTH East local authority leaders want their ”fair share”, as they look for funding after agreeing to a £6.8billion transport overhaul. North East Joint Transport Committee chairman Martin Gannon compared London’s £3,636-per-person in transport funding to the North East’s £519. This is just one-seventh the funding London receives, and […]
THE North is known for all manner of interesting things: pasty’s, inconsistent football performance and general rag-tag rebellion against anyone south of Yorkshire. That being said, our biggest claim to fame is our stoic remembrance of the countless men and boys who lost their lives in the dank dark underbelly […]
IF you want to impress your loved ones with an extra thoughtful present this year, you should buy from an independent and local North East business. The gifts from these shops will be extra special as your loved one will receive a thoughtful gift and you will be supporting a […]
THE Covid pandemic has proved difficult for our NHS. However, we never talk about the problems pregnant women have faced because of this. WOMEN across the North East have spoken out about the lack of support they received when pregnant. Susan, from Gateshead said: “I found out I was pregnant […]
THE mural created by city artist Frank Styles is to celebrate the life of national hero Captain Tom, who died in February this year. The retired veteran raised more than £30million for the NHS during the pandemic and has become an inspiration for so many. THE art piece revealed […]