A Turner-Prize-winning artist has created a haunting soundscape in a historic north-east building.
Northumberland’s Belsay Hall is serving as the venue for the sound installation The Yelllow Wallpaper, by Susan Phillipsz.
The Yellow Wallpaper features Phillipsz’s voice intoning melancholy ballads that float through the building and overlap with each other.
The ballads,...
With the spring bank holiday coming up – and the weather predicted to be quite sunny – you may fancy popping along to a nearby beach for a dip.
If you’re looking for clean water, litter-free sands and decent facilities, it might be wise to head to North Tyneside.
North Tyneside...
The recent two-part ITV documentary Britain's Tiger Kings - On The Trail With Ross Kemp highlighted the growing problems associated with the keeping of wild animals as pets.
In response to the documentary, Born Free’s co-founder and Executive President Will Travers OBE said:
“I think most people will have found it...
North East manufacturer Express Engineering, a global leader in equipment for the subsea energy industry, is flying high in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200.
The Tyneside engineering specialist was the top-ranked North East company in the league, with international sales showing an average growth of 131% per year...
British rock-soul singer Paul Carrack – famous for smash hits such as How Long, Over my Shoulder and The Living Years – will play Gateshead’s Sage on 27th January 2019.
Paul – who has sung for acts like Mike + the Mechanics and Ace, and worked with Eric Clapton –...
Newcastle University scientists aim to find out if selectively bred corals can help save reefs that have been damaged by climate change.
Higher sea temperatures can cause coral bleaching, where they lose the friendly algae that give the corals their colour and supply some of their nutrients. Over time, bleaching...
The Eurasian lynx – a big cat about the size of a large dog – could soon be living in the wild in Kielder Forest, Northumberland.
The animal, which became extinct in Britain due to being hunted for its fur, may be reintroduced thanks to pressure from the Lynx UK...
North East based specialist mental health and wellbeing service provider, Concern Group, has appointed Adam Crampsie as its new chief executive.
Most recently, Mr. Crampsie was the Managing Director of Bloom Procurement Services which in 2019 delivered over £28 million of social value, leading them to win the Highest...
Brexit hasn’t officially commenced, yet the UK is already feeling its impact — and not in a good way. The automobile industry in the northeast has felt the crunch. The Chronicle Live reports that an industry body believes that Brexit will be “ death by a thousand cuts”. This slump,...
North East Rock Choir – a choir that performs rock, pop and chart songs – recently staged a 22 hour ‘singing relay’ to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
On Saturday 15th July, the choir took part in the Relay for Life – a charity running event, held at Monkton...
