American R ‘n’ B stars The Stylistics – famous for hits like You Make Me Feel Brand New, You Are Everything and Betcha by Golly Wow – will play Gateshead Sage on 26th October.
A vocal group, The Stylistics formed in Philadelphia in 1966 from a merger of two bands,...
Dominating the North East of England's news sources for decades are well known local newspapers like The Evening Chronicle, The Northern Echo, and The Journal.
But these 'local' publications are in fact owned by national and multinational media organisations.
For example, did you know the Evening Chronicle and The Journal is...
The producers of a reality TV show – fronted by explorer and survival expert Bear Grylls – are looking for contestants from the north east.
The fifth series of The Island with Bear Grylls will take its participants off into the remote wilderness and subject them to a series of...
A Newcastle MP has praised the new female incarnation of Doctor Who, saying that giving the iconic role to a woman could encourage more girls to take up science.
The Labour MP for Newcastle Central, Chi Onwurah, said she had taken note of the reaction to the airing of a...
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...
You might soon be able to enjoy a pint while watching a film below Newcastle’s streets in a plush underground cinema.
Everyman Cinemas has plans to open a two-screen venue beneath Newcastle’s Grey Street. The cinema would be in the basement of Earl Grey House, with its entrance behind Costa...
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...
A lecturer from Newcastle University will join a £10 million project to investigate the devastating effects of climate change on the Arctic.
Dr Geoffrey Abbott will be part of a team using underwater vehicles to collect data in the depths of the Arctic Ocean.
Far from being remote from British life,...
A Newcastle-based student has saved £40 on his train fare down to London – by flying to the capital via a Spanish island!
21-year-old Joe Furness was due to meet up with friends in London, but had left buying his ticket to the day before. When he discovered that the...
A group of ground-breaking Newcastle scientists have received a £5 million grant to look at ways of tackling cancers that afflict children and young people.
The grant – from Cancer Research UK – will be split between three teams based at the Cancer Research Newcastle Centre.
One cancer that the grant...
