On Saturday the 8th June, Nashville rock outfit Lola Montez took to the stage at The Three Tuns in Gateshead. It’s safe to say that the entertainment was kept to an incredibly high standard during the evening throughout a long set list of around twenty songs.
Before the gig began...
An art project and community enterprise that looks at innovative solutions to the often-ignored problem of illness, intimacy, sexual function and pleasure, has been launched. Sex with Cancer, conceived by friends, artists and former cancer patients Brian Lobel and Joon Lynn Goh, aims to be the world’s first sex shop led, run...
Blues veterans The Blues Band are set to play Sage, Gateshead, on 28th October.
Formed in 1979 by ex-Manfred Mann members Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness as a band “just to play the blues”, The Blues Band are today regarded as one of the best purveyors of rhythm and blues...
A jobcentre manager from Newcastle has criticised Ken Loach’s popular recent film I, Daniel Blake. Steve McCall, employer relationship manager at Jobcentre Plus in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, said, “I hope people don’t think the film is a documentary because it’s a story that doesn’t represent the reality...
Organisers of a free teen festival say they’re desperate to do it all again after more than 200 gathered for an Easter weekend of learning and inspiration.
The Kingswood Residential Centre at Dukeshouse Wood in Hexham was one of six venues across the UK that played host to the Loud...
Shout-Up! the Newcastle City Council initiative to end sexual harassment in bars, pubs and clubs of Newcastle announces certified venues.
Shout-Up! – a scheme to declare some of Newcastle’s most popular pubs, clubs and bars ‘sexual harassment-free zones’ – returns this month with 11 new bars confirmed.
First launched in 2017,...
Julie Miles, the esteemed vocal coach and creator of Vocal Ovation in Northumberland, has reached a notable landmark in her pursuit of vocal mastery.
Having over 20 of her students participate in major TV talent competitions in both the UK and USA, Julie cements her status as a key influencer...
Joanne B Kaar's new and ongoing project takes inspiration from aprons in all their various forms, and she is sharing your stories and photos on her blog for all to enjoy.
If you have any classic aprons, house dresses, wrap aprons, housecoats, ‘dusters' or pinnies, either worn now, stashed in...
Budding artists across Newcastle have the chance to shine and be crowned the region’s best, as today marks the launch of a search to find the North East’s next ‘Banksy’ or Tracey Emin.
The awards, launched by leading build-to-rent developers Placefirst at its new Hetton-le-Hole development, offers artists of all...
Although the tradition of opening an Advent Calendar holds significance in the Christmas anticipation, locating one that accurately portrays the true Christmas narrative can prove challenging.
Now, The Church of England has released its first-ever printed Advent Calendar, inviting people to put the birth of Jesus at the heart of...
