1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1428+ words) BBC backs North East with new drama and multi-million pound commitment A new BBC crime drama set against the wild sweep of the Northumberland coastline is set to put the North East firmly back in the small screen spotlight - and…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1679+ words) One day at school, when he was 14, Nicholas McCarthy heard some music that changed his life, or at least determined the course of it. There was a girl who was good at playing the piano. On special occasions, she was…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1787+ words) One of the main goals of Professor Stacey Pope has been to give a voice to the female fans who have followed their teams with just as much passion as the men over the decades. And as a base for…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (585+ words) Pioneering North East comedy collective, Felt Nowt is taking matters into its own hands when it comes to making the Edinburgh Festival Fringe a more realistic prospect for the region's comedians. The not-for-profit and artist-led co-operative is taking over a…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1386+ words) With shuttered doors and windows and paintwork having seen better days, it's the sort of place you'd drive past without a glance. Thousands must do every day, melding into the traffic heading for the Redheugh Bridge. But Bev Fox poses…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (881+ words) There was a palpable sense of warmth - and no shortage of full-throated cheers - inside Newcastle's Live Theatre as a crowd of North East theatremakers came together for the 2026 North East Playwriting Awards. Writers, actors, directors and industry figures packed into…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (988+ words) The Royal Shakespeare Company's exciting new production of Hamlet likens the state of Denmark to Titanic, doomed the moment it hits an iceberg in the form of a highly dubious marriage. The King has died and his brother Claudius has…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (519+ words) It's not a job you would want to tackle after a night on the tiles. A major, "1.8 million roofing conservation project has begun at the National Trust's Cragside property in Northumberland. The roof is a network of over 100 roof drops,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (481+ words) Good morning, good tunes and goodbye from papa Haydn There was a time not so long ago when Joseph Haydn's symphonies seemed to have all but vanished from the concert menu. Light and tasty as a souffl, these 18th century delicacies…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (216+ words) Beamish Museum is gearing up for a wide-ranging Easter programme that mixes hands-on activities with a look at how the celebration has evolved across centuries. Running from April 3-19, the events at the County Durham attraction will take visitors from Georgian…...