1+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) A musical theatre concert is set to bring West End magic to the Hexham stage this autumn. Dreamcoat Stars will take place at Queen’s Hall in Hexham on Thursday, September 17, promising an evening of show-stopping performances from four singers who…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (687+ words) Senior Conservative Sir James Cleverly has accused Andy Burnham of waging a “war on London” and promised to “fight its corner” in his pitch for the mayoralty. The former foreign and home secretary said the Prime Minister’s devolution drive would…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (539+ words) Mikel Arteta insisted he would rather be “hunted than the hunter” on the eve of Arsenal’s bid to defend their Premier League crown. Arteta’s side host Coventry at the Emirates Stadium on Friday, 94 days after Manchester City’s draw at Bournemouth…...

4+ week, 43+ min ago   (651+ words) A fundraiser for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has topped £30,000. Prof Arday had resigned from his post as the professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism were made against him. He was pronounced…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (405+ words) A seasoned chef is bringing decades of culinary experience to a new roadside venture in Northumberland. Adele Johnson, owner of The Real Taste of Northumberland, has launched a catering pod at Hawkhill Business Park on the A1068 near Alnwick and Lesbury....

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (150+ words) THE average mansion on the North East's poshest and most expensive street - home to celebrities and millionaires - is valued at around £1,725,000, according to a property website. Rightmove said that Runnymede Road in Darras Hall, Northumberland, is the most expensive street…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1081+ words) The North East mayor has unveiled a £104 million cash injection aimed at salvaging two of the region’s most prominent stalled developments. Plans to build a world class arena on the Gateshead Quayside and a new film and TV studios on…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) PLANS to create a paranormal-themed museum on the Northumberland coast have been launched. Amble-based Michele Marie Liddle has started a crowdfunding campaign to create the Northumberland Haunted Museum in the seaside town. "The project is designed to be very different…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) An artist is set to stage his first solo exhibition in more than five years. Narbi Price will debut a new body of work exploring memory, history, and place at Queen’s Hall Arts Centre in Hexham. The exhibition, Shadow on…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (405+ words) ACTORS and film crews have been spotted in Northumberland and County Durham, with scenes being shot for what is understood to be an adaptation of TV star Graham Norton’s best‑selling novel Forever Home. Today (January 30), the cast and crew…...