Jul 14, 2025
Sandy Toes, Salty Prizes, and Serious Sculpting The golden sands of Blyth Beach will once again become a hub of creativity and community spirit as the much-loved Blyth Sandcastle Competition returns on Saturday 12 July, running from 11am to 3pm. Organised by Blyth...
Jul 10, 2025
Get your tartan ready—North Shields is set to feel the full force of Scottish pop nostalgia this January as the Bay City Rollers headline the third annual Tyneside Blues and Americana Festival, which fittingly closes on Burns Night January 25th. Festival organisers...
Jul 8, 2025
The Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne have unveiled a brand-new artificial cricket pitch on one of their open green spaces adjacent to Forsyth Road in Jesmond, marking a significant investment in grassroots sport, urban green space, and community wellbeing. To celebrate...
Jul 7, 2025
Darren Goodwin, the publican behind the hugely popular Tanners Arms in Newcastle’s Ouseburn, has taken over the historic Black Bull pub near St James’ Park—rebranding it as The Blue Star and bringing a fresh new concept to the city’s West End. Once a traditional...
Jul 6, 2025
After 34 years in a career that never felt quite right, Alan Green, 62, from Sunniside, Gateshead, took the bold step to transform his lifelong passion for photography into a thriving business. Alan, who spent over three decades as a commercial insurance broker,...
Jul 6, 2025
Voice Over Artist Chris Kendall from Morpeth, Northumberland, grew up in Whitley Bay with an early and unshakable passion for radio. While other children were playing outside, Chris was wiring together old electronics, studying books on radio transmission, and...
