Sunderland’s restaurant week has recently come to an end, with many restaurants offering the opportunity to dine out for £5, £10 or £15. Many restaurants were involved from all over Sunderland. This included restaurants such as El Nido Mexicana, Port of Call and The Engine Room. The event saw many […]
As Paws For 5 celebrate their one-year anniversary owner, Anne Seymour, tells us what is really is like to own a ‘dog-friendly café’. Canine owners who have to get their coffees ‘to go’ or drink them outdoors, whether it be rain or shine, will most definitely appreciate the Paws For […]
Birds’ Eye View, a charity dedicated to female recognition in film, launched their new campaign ‘Reclaim the Frame’ at Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema on April 17. The campaign is supported by the BFI Audience Fund and is set to take place over six months. The event was successful in recruiting new […]
Visitors at intu Metro Centre, Gateshead had the experience of watching ‘the world’s smallest’ catwalk of children’s favourite toy brand, the ‘Sylvanian families’. The mini catwalk, which was placed near House of Fraser in the North East shopping centre, featured many of the brand’s favourite characters. Helen Atkinson, marketing manager at intu […]
Stockton’s biggest music festival Stockton Calling is back for the ninth year running and is once again a sell-out. The festival sees over 70 bands performing across nine venues in just one day. This year, Stockton Calling will be taking over the town on March 31. The festival features a […]
Friends Fest, hosted by Comedy Central, has travelled all over the UK in previous years and is now on its way to the North East this summer. From 20th-29th July guests can see a number of iconic sets from the show at Castle Farm Fields in Newcastle, including full sets […]
A North East music festival taking place this summer is encouraging fans to consider eco-friendly travel options. This is Tomorrow festival launches for its first year on Friday May 25, featuring big headline names such as Catfish and the Bottlemen, Little Comets and Everything Everything. Festival organisers are working with […]
Sunderland is hosting the brand new Kubix Festival this August, which is set to boost tourism in the area. The Kubix festival takes place over two days at Herrington Country Park and includes headliners such as Ronan Keating, Peter Andre and Adam Ant. Festival director Alex Hutchinson believes the family event […]
A Sunderland butchers will be raising the ‘steaks’ this week for National Butchers week. Stirks, a family run business on Wearside who are known across the North East for their quality and affordable meat packs, have revealed they will be heading back to their roots between March 12-18 to […]
Just a week away before St. Patrick’s Day and Newcastle will be thriving with Irish festivities and celebrations in the heart of the city centre. Newcastle’s Times Square, famous for hosting Oktoberfest and seeing epic bands play Live from Times Square gigs is the main location for the first ever […]