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Geoff Mull from Gateshead singer songwriter playing Metro Centre 2023 - Newcastle Magazine
Geoff Mull is a talented singer-songwriter hailing from Gateshead. We had the opportunity to chat with him, and we are thrilled to bring you the details about one of the North East’s top musical singer songwriters. Geoff has had a passion for music since he was a child. He grew...
Disabled-Led Symphonic Unity: An Inclusive Performance to Remember at Sage Gateshead
The Royal Northern Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are coming together to present a musical event like no other on March 3rd at Sage Gateshead. The performance features an inclusive ensemble of disabled and non-disabled musicians, and will showcase a newly commissioned piece by award-winning composer Kate Whitley. The event will...
Dalemain World Marmalade Awards
The Competition and Festival has been running for 18 years at Dalemain Mansion, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria. It has raised £270,000 for Hospice at Home in this time. The 2023 Marmalade Festival will be on Saturday 22nd of April It is an international festival with entries to the competition coming from...
Alphabetti Theatre Awarded Fringe Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023
Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre has been awarded Fringe Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023, in association with Tysers Insurance Brokers. The annual awards celebrate excellence in British theatre and this year’s shortlist features theatres and organisations across the UK. The Fringe Theatre of the Year category, sponsored by...
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...
Kick Start the New Year: Join Cancer Research UK's Race for Life in Newcastle
PEOPLE are invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Newcastle.  The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the city and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of the half-price sale by using...
Wheelbarrow Race Ready to Roll on New Year's Day
A NORTH EAST tradition which has its roots in the 14th century is set to return again this New Year’s Day. The annual Ponteland Wheelbarrow race, which always attracts dozens of entries as well as drawing huge crowds, is now lining up teams to take part. Participants follow a circular course...
One of the most respected names in international magic has joined the line-up at this year’s South Tyneside International Magic Festival. The event, which runs from October 13-16, will see performers from across the globe descent on South Shields for a number of public gala shows along with taking part...
Lovage at St George’s Terrace, Jesmond is the brainchild of chef and part-owner, Kleo Tabuku, who has finally fulfilled his life-long dream of owning his own Mediterranean style bistro. And now the restaurant – at the former Sale Pepe site – is open for business, with a menu which draws...
A series of new artworks will go on show this autumn to mark the 85th anniversary of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema. Artists Adina Nelu, Sofia Barton and Colette Whittington and Tim Brunsden were given access to the cinema’s archive of photographs, programmes and correspondence and were invited to reveal hidden stories...

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