Any visitor to the North East of England cannot go far before experiencing a situation where humour is involved and one thing I’ve always admired about people like Bobby Pattinson is they way they can make people laugh without relying on being rude. It’s a more intelligent delivery than many of the people that used [...]
Continue Reading →The River Tyne has a long history, not merely as a waterway to the sea, but as a working river.
Today you are more likely to see leisure cruise craft, ferries or speedboats on the river, however in years gone by you could have seen keelmen loading all types of different cargo on to ships [...]
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Sponsored by the Newcastle Journal this historic theatre is now known as the Journal Tyne Theatre.
Despite its seating capacity of 1050 it still manages to maintain the feel of a much smaller and intimate venue. The summer programme features a broad range of entertainment whilst the highlight of the winter season is undoubtedly [...]
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