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Bonfire Night firework displays in the North East with tickets still available

There's still time to buy tickets for November 5 firework events all over the North East with many big ones still to come

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Fairytale 'Christmas card' street a short train trip from Newcastle named amongst most beautiful in UK

Newcastle Central Station

Much-loved historic street 'transports visitors back centuries'

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Luxury Christmas train to run from Newcastle with seven course meal and red carpet welcome

A very luxurious train service with depart from Newcastle in December offering passengers a slap up Christmas lunch

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Will Ferrell's Elf costume, Die Hard script and Harry Potter robe up for auction

Online auction highlights also include The Shining axe and Love Actually memorabilia

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Crowds flock to Gateshead salon for reveal of magical Christmas window on same night as Fenwick's

A salon just a few miles south of Newcastle has gone all out for Christmas 2025 with a stunning window display

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Famous North East chippy to open new restaurant in stunning location

A well known and acclaimed fish and chip restaurant in the North East has revealed plans to open another venue

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North East Christmas market makes travel expert's UK 'must visit' list for 2025

Festive treat in iconic North East location among 'Christmas markets you’ll wish you’d visited sooner' according to expert

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Bigg Market Bigg Night Out in Newcastle captures party scenes from 20 years ago

A pick of 10 images of revellers out in Newcastle in autumn 2005

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Holiday lodge 10 minutes from Bamburgh praised as 'perfect' dog-friendly getaway

Henhill Lodge is 'ideally situated' for exploring Northumberland and a 'wonderful' base to enjoy cosying up with countryside views, according to its guests

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Pictures as first Mercury Prize fringe event takes place at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle

A week-long Mercury Prize Fringe programme gets under way region-wide from this Thursday

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Gateshead Pride 2025 in 31 colourful photos as crowds entertained by the Quayside

The second ever Pride in Gateshead concert took place as acts entertained in Baltic Square on Saturday

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Fenwick reveals 2025 beauty advent calendar saving over £750 and here is what's inside

The list of everything that's inside Fenwick's new 25 Days of Christmas Spirit advent calendar

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Family & Kids

St Oswald's Hospice St Oswald's Hospice launches search for artists to paint Peter Rabbits for next year's sculpture trail

You don't have to be a professional to paint one of next year's giant Peter Rabbit sculptures

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Bonfire Night firework displays in the North East with tickets still available

There's still time to buy tickets for November 5 firework events all over the North East with many big ones still to come

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Win a magical Mattel Christmas toy bundle worth over £250!

Make this Christmas unforgettable with your chance to win a dazzling bundle of Mattel toys. We have five bundles to give away!

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Fenwick Christmas windows through the years - a look back at festive themes at Newcastle store

Fenwick's Window

31 nostalgic scenes ahead of Sunday's reveal of Fenwick's 2025 Christmas Window theme

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Gateshead vet shares five essential tips to pet owners for a calm Bonfire Night

Firework displays producing loud noises and bright lights can be a stressful time for animals

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Food & Drink

Christmas Luxury Christmas train to run from Newcastle with seven course meal and red carpet welcome A very luxurious train service with depart from Newcastle in December offering passengers a slap up Christmas lunch

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Two fifths of workers say one thing would lure them back to offices

13 million people, say they'd be tempted to go into the office more often

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Deliveroo report shows what everyone in UK has been ordering this year

The annual report shows the most ordered items and the rising favourites

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Famous North East chippy to open new restaurant in stunning location

A well known and acclaimed fish and chip restaurant in the North East has revealed plans to open another venue

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Newcastle restaurant serving up one of UK's 'most ordered' breakfasts loved by the stars

Newcastle Restaurants

A popular restaurant in Newcastle can claim to have one of the most ordered breakfast dishes in the UK on its menu

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Music & Nightlife

Newcastle Arena Clubland to take over Newcastle for huge event with line-up of dance icons and 'secret' headliner A massive Clubland event is heading to Newcastle next year with a line-up packed full of dance icons

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Five's tour setlist confirmed ahead of Newcastle gigs as hit single missing

Newcastle Arena

Five are playing to audiences all over the UK on their reunion tour and will arrive in Newcastle next week

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Newcastle legends Nobby Solano and Olivier Bernard party at huge 00s reunion in town

Newcastle City Centre

Ex Newcastle United stars Nolberto Solano and Olivier Bernard were in attendance at a huge daytime clubbing event on Saturday

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Odds slashed on Oasis playing Newcastle's St James' Park in 2026 after dates 'leaked' online

Odds have shortened rather drastically on Oasis playing Newcastle United's ground St James' Park in 2026

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Five's big name support act pulls out of UK tour ahead of Newcastle gigs

Newcastle Arena

Five's support act for their reunion tour has announced the will no longer be playing any of the arena dates across the UK

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Theatre

Sunderland Empire Christmas comes to Sunderland on Halloween as Nativity cast sparkle and shine Astravaganza's show-stopping Nativity the Musical is at the Sunderland Empire until Saturday, November 1

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Steps musical Here & Now is serotonin for the soul that I'd see again in a Heartbeat

Here & Now, the Steps musical, is at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle this week and features many songs from the group's back catalogue

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The Karate Kid musical coming to the North East in 2026 on first ever UK tour

Sunderland Empire

A musical version of hit 80s movie The Karate Kid will launch next year with a UK tour that will bring it to the North East

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Miss Saigon premiere in Newcastle wows audiences and includes one stand-out scene

Hit West End and Broadway musical Miss Saigon has launched its mammoth UK tour with a run in Newcastle

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Newcastle students to perform alongside West End stars for 'one night only' musical

Newcastle upon Tyne

Rehearsals are under way at the Northern School of Musical Theatre for a performance sure to surprise audiences

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Film

County Durham Where are the Billy Elliot cast now? Hit film back in cinemas 25 years after release

It's been 25 years since Billy Elliot first danced its way into films fans' hearts, going on to be a hit musical

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Newcastle Cineworld offers £5.99 immersive experience for films 'never before seen' in 4DX

Newcastle City Centre

Audiences to experience moving seats, splashing water and gusts of wind during Newcastle screenings of 11 films including North East-made 28 Years Later

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Whitley Bay Film Festival to show movies in lighthouse and other historic buildings

St Mary's Lighthouse, Cullercoats Watch House, and Seaton Delaval Hall are among the venues on this year's programme

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Horrifying but thrilling start planned for major film festival's fifth year in Newcastle

Newcastle City Centre

The North East International Film Festival will open in October with a pre-release screening of horror-thriller Bone Lake

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Terrifying Halloween horror all-nighter to take over every screen at Newcastle cinema

Tyneside Cinema makes annual chiller bigger and scarier than ever as Halloween all nighter returns for 2025

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Christmas Luxury Christmas train to run from Newcastle with seven course meal and red carpet welcome A very luxurious train service with depart from Newcastle in December offering passengers a slap up Christmas lunch

Famous North East chippy to open new restaurant in stunning location

A well known and acclaimed fish and chip restaurant in the North East has revealed plans to open another venue

Fairytale 'Christmas card' street a short train trip from Newcastle named amongst most beautiful in UK

Newcastle Central Station

Much-loved historic street 'transports visitors back centuries'

Crowds flock to Gateshead salon for reveal of magical Christmas window on same night as Fenwick's

A salon just a few miles south of Newcastle has gone all out for Christmas 2025 with a stunning window display

Bonfire Night firework displays in the North East with tickets still available

There's still time to buy tickets for November 5 firework events all over the North East with many big ones still to come

Fenwick's Window 25 photos of Newcastle's Fenwick's Christmas Window by night The countdown to Christmas has begun with this year's Fenwick's Window theme of A Christmas Carol delighting shoppers in Newcastle

M&S' 'flattering' duffle coat is 'selling fast' and 'looks expensive'

Marks & Spencer

The Checked Hooded Duffle Coat With Wool is a popular choice for shoppers

Oodie launches huge Black Friday sale with up to 50% off across the site

Oodie's Black Friday sale is now live, with up to 50% off across the site

Joe Browns 'perfect fit' party dress is great for curvy figures - and it's reduced

The Perfect Party Black Dress from Joe Browns is an elegant Bardot neckline style that's ideal for Christmas parties or any festive occasion

Fairytale 'Christmas card' street a short train trip from Newcastle named amongst most beautiful in UK

Newcastle Central Station

Much-loved historic street 'transports visitors back centuries'

Fenwick's Window 25 photos of Newcastle's Fenwick's Christmas Window by night The countdown to Christmas has begun with this year's Fenwick's Window theme of A Christmas Carol delighting shoppers in Newcastle

Everton players take over Hebburn Town FC before Sunderland match in 'momentous moment'

Hebburn Town FC

It's hoped more Premier League teams will look to use The Trustmark Group Stadium for training this season

Pregnant Brit 'drug mule' Bella Culley lands in UK after release from prison

The 19-year-old was arrested after 11kg of cannabis and over 400g of hashish was found in her luggage

Man who kept owls and birds of prey in 'appalling' conditions banned from owning animals

Brandon Hodge, 28, admitted two charges of animal neglect after inspectors found 18 birds tethered inside tiny cages

Northumberland footballer caught drink-driving after police officer saw him leave pub

Nathan Allan, a manager at a Volvo dealership, was stopped as he drove away from The Blake Arms, in Seghill, Northumberland