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A BBC MasterChef finalist is cooking on gas with his new role as Cookery School head chef for Blackfriars in Newcastle. Anthony O’Shaughnessy has returned to his hometown to help thousands of people in the region to improve their cooking skills with weekday and weekend classes, private parties and corporate...
  Mario Kart is a well-known franchise which was first released in 1992, since the release the franchise has gained huge popularity globally and continues to release masterpieces to this day, the last release being in 2017. If you’re a fan of Mario Kart, there is an amazing opportunity to get...
Cyclist Performers of the Chinese State Circus Coming to Newcastle
The internationally-acclaimed Chinese State Circus is coming back to Newcastle, returning to its roots in an innovatively spectacular new production - "DYNASTY". The incomparable Chinese State Circus will be playing at Town Moor, Newcastle from Tuesday 22nd to Wednesday 30th August in its fully heated big top venue. Company Manager Romy...
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Some of the world’s greatest soul music legends are to play Sage Gateshead in May. The Soul Train Tour – put together by the producer, promoter and celebrity David Gest – has been entertaining music lovers across the world for the last decade. Gest – who was a close friend of Michael Jackson, a judge...
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The Sixties Gold Farewell Tour is set to call in at Sage Gateshead this November. The tour will feature a stunning line-up, including Liverpool bands The Merseybeats and The Searchers, American rock ‘n’ roller PJ Proby, and vocal harmony specialists The Fortunes. Also on the bill will be Steve Ellis –...
Foster & Allen with guitar and accordion.
For more than 40 years now, Foster and Allen have been entertaining the nation. With their easy-listening sound – tinged with country music and Irish folk – the Irish duo have sold over 22 million albums worldwide. Foster and Allen have scored many huge hits – such as A Bunch...
Following a period of closure due to the lockdown, TeamSport Indoor Karting, Newcastle’s premier go-karting track, is set to reopen its doors on 4th July 2020. Thanks to new state-of-the-art, Ozone sanitisation equipment, installed at every TeamSport track, all items of clothing that racers are required to wear, including helmets,...
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...
From Zambia to Newcastle: The Story of Kema Kay's Shine
The story of a young man’s difficult upbringing on the streets of Tyneside after leaving his home in Zambia is currently being developed into a contemporary TV musical drama. Kema Kay’s production of “Shine” received rave reviews when it played at Newcastle’s Live Theatre and subsequently earned him an award...
A new folk song - telling the story of these times – has been created using traditional North East words and sayings. Hadaway Ga’an Canny is one of a trio of songs, commissioned by The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, at South Shields and written and recorded by...

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