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Northumberland National Trust property to host inaugural North East Emerging Artist Award this month
Northumberland
Seaton Delaval Hall will host an exhibition with three artworks from emerging artists from Wednesday May 17
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Blyth set to get new cinema and cultural venue as plans announced by Whitley Bay's Jam Jar Cinema
Blyth
The new Culture Hub and Market Place will form part of the multi-million pound plans to transform the town centre and will include a three-screen cinema, café and event spaces
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Newcastle Fringe Festival to return this summer with theatre, music, comedy and more
Newcastle City Centre
Alphabetti Theatre and four other venues in the city will play host to dozens of acts from across the UK in the 10-day event that promises to be full of entertainment
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'Wey Aye Lego Man' at Ouseburn Farm shows neurodiverse people are 'the artists of the future'
Ouseburn
A unique exhibition at Ouseburn Farm showcases the creativity of people with learning disabilities, autism and other mental health difficulties
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Quirky Whitley Bay bar launches events with music, poetry, crafts and more
Whitley Bay
The siblings behind Baba Yaga's House hope you can 'come in by yourself and leave having made a new friend' with its host of creative evenings
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Ways to save money on video games, discounts and subscription services
Your Money
With the price of games continuing to rise, here are a few tips to help you save money along the way
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International Women's Day: 'Missing women' painted back into history in County Durham
County Durham
The work is inspired by Francisco de Zurbarán’s celebrated series of biblical paintings, Jacob and His Twelve Sons, which have hung in Auckland Castle’s Long Dining Room for more than 250 years
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Northumberland village "under siege" in new book by award-winning Newcastle writer
Northumberland
You Can Run is Trevor Wood's first standalone thriller
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'I’ve got the best job in the world’: British Empire medal for founder of Whitley Bay’s Jam Jar Cinema
Whitley Bay
Dan Ellis received the honour for services to cinema after bringing the unique independent venue to the coast in 2003 - ten years later, the Jam Jar is more popular than ever
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13 pictures as lasers light up the night skies above the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside ahead of New Year's Eve
Quayside Newcastle
80 lasers form part of a spectacular New Year's show on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside
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Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition brings more than 50,000 visitors to the Laing Art Gallery
Laing Art Gallery
56,663 people visited the Gallery alone, though a year-long programme of events across the North East inspired by the Gospels is likely to have attracted even more
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County Durham museum gets share of £4m funding pot to develop four new gallery spaces
Museums
The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle has been awarded a grant of more than quarter of a million pounds
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Northumberland's newest book and film festival set to host audience with Vera author Ann Cleeves and dinner with LJ Ross
Alnwick
The Alnwick Story Fest goes ahead in February 2023 with the aim of making it "the story town of the north" and there will be events in the Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Garden
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10 indoor days out in Newcastle for when the weather is cold and miserable
Newcastle City Centre
From museums and art galleries to indoor assault courses, there's no shortage of entertaining days out in the city that are sheltered from showers and snow
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County Durham town to light up to explore wonder of Salvador Dalí
Bishop Auckland
Dalí: Surreal Worlds will take over the town centre on Friday night after the arrival of the artist's masterpiece Christ of Saint John of the Cross in Bishop Auckland
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Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully'
In The News
The writer is regarded as one of the finest British novelists of the 21st century and has won the Booker Prize twice
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Hope North Tyneside coastal heritage building could be saved by link to revered artist
Cullercoats
The Watch House in Cullercoats recently hosted Sylvia Yount, co-curator of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, who was exploring the village's connection to American artist Winslow Homer
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See inside new Seven Stories Betty Larom exhibition featuring illustrations loved by Harry Styles
Seven Stories
Harry Styles has been seen wearing a T-shirt featuring one of Betty Larom's stunning illustrations
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Northumberland beauty spot to get large scale public artwork this summer in Hadrian's Wall 1900 Festival
Hadrian's Wall
APERTURA will be installed in Northumberland National Park's Walltown Country Park as part of the 1900 Festival celebrations, and when it's taken down parts of it will remain in the local community
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From the North East's hippos to a giant spoon - charity project puts outdoor public art online
Angel of the North
There are more than 900 outdoor sculptures in the North East, and some of them are really quite bizarre!
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Salvador Dalí painting makes Durham debut just in time for weekend visitors
Bishop Auckland
Here's first sight of the Salvador Dalí masterpiece in Bishop Auckland as it goes on public display
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North East LGBTQIA+ Curious Arts festival returns after two years away
Newcastle Pride
Curious Arts returns with events from Friday July 1 - Sunday July 24
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Art exhibition celebrates history of the Durham Miners' Gala
Culture
The exhibition at Bishop Auckland's Mining Art Gallery celebrates the Gala before its run after two years of cancellation
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Free event: Opera North – A Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice
Culture
A joyful 45-minute exploration of love, music, and hope for the future on July 1
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Marks and Spencer shoppers praise 'gorgeous' £69 coat as a 'must-have' for winter
The textured coat has been praised for its 'super soft' material and 'really stylish' colour, with shoppers saying it 'goes with everything'
Girls Aloud tour presale sparks backlash as fans hit out at 'ridiculous' ticket prices
Girls Aloud
Fans hoping to get a spot at the front when Cheryl, Nadine, Kimberley and Nicola reunite in 2024 will have to fork out over £200 per ticket
Marks and Spencer shoppers say 'the cosiest' £45 winter dress earns 'a lot of compliments'
Marks & Spencer
The cable knit dress has been praised as 'very comfortable' and 'so classy' with shoppers saying it can be dressed up or down.
Durham fine-dining restaurant Faru named as Michelin Guide favourite just eight months after opening
Durham City Centre
Faru, on Silver Street in the city centre, has made the November list of the Michelin Inspectors' Favourite New Restaurants
Martin Lewis shares the date when supermarkets slash the cost of Christmas food
Martin Lewis
The consumer expert has explained how shoppers can get Christmas vegetables at reduced prices - here are more details
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Durham fine-dining restaurant Faru named as Michelin Guide favourite just eight months after opening
Durham City Centre
Faru, on Silver Street in the city centre, has made the November list of the Michelin Inspectors' Favourite New Restaurants
Seaham spa named among top three in the North East at Good Spa Guide awards
County Durham
Staff at Seaham Hall's Serenity Spa said they were 'thrilled and deeply honoured' to be recognised as one of the best spas in the region
Tesco giving away £250 gift cards to customers this festive season
Tesco
Tesco Clubcard members have a chance to win a sweet £250 gift card this festive season
Girls Aloud 2024 tour extra dates added including third Newcastle Utilita Arena show
Girls Aloud
Several shows have already sold out in the presale - but fans have another chance to get tickets with six new dates added in Newcastle, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Liverpool
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Strictly's Annabel Croft confirmed to 'split' from Johannes Radebe as fans left gutted by move
It has been confirmed that Annabel Croft will swap Strictly Come Dancing partners with fans left gutted by the news
I'm A Celebrity's Josie Gibson goes 'missing' from show as ITV come under fire from viewers
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here
I'm A Celebrity viewers have attacked ITV for Josie Gibson not featuring much in the new series of the hit show
What Yasir Al-Rumayyan told chancellor about Newcastle investment as he meets Prime Minister
Yasir Al-Rumayyan
Newcastle United chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan was among those in attendance at the Global Investment Summit and the PIF governor discussed the impact of the club's takeover
Gateshead woman bit 84-year-old to steal £20 after campaign of harassment
Newcastle Crown Court
Melissa Mason, of Gateshead, had repeatedly flouted court orders banning her from having contact with the pensioner, when she saw him as an easy way to fund her drug habit
Traffic and Travel live updates: Multi-vehicle crash on A69 Northumberland with lanes to be closed for hours
Traffic & Travel
Follow live updates here for the latest on the roads and public transport across the region
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here
I'm A Celebrity's Ant and Dec set to land major blow to ITV stars after double exit
I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec are braced to deliver some bad news to the remaining stars in the ITV show
Darren Moore explains how Huddersfield Town 'nullified' Sunderland at Stadium of Light
Sunderland AFC
Sunderland lost 2-1 against relegation strugglers Huddersfield Town on Wearside last night
Ex-Newcastle United favourite shares Champions League concern before AC Milan clash
Newcastle United FC
Newcastle United have 11 first-team players on the sidelines due to injury and suspension
Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches set to close - including North East one
Your Money
A Lloyds bank in Tyneside is set to shut next year, alongside a number of other Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland sites across the country
How much DWP Universal Credit payments will rise and all the new benefit rates from April
Universal Credit
Universal Credit will go up by 6.7% next year - here is a list of all the new amounts benefit claimants will receive for 2024-2025