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Beamish, The Living Museum of the North shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North has been announced as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025, the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year. The 2025...

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Take a walk on the south side…

A pop-up summer-long experience is set to open its doors on Gateshead Quays this coming Tuesday (29 April), allowing visitors to make the most of the incredible vista along the Tyne and looking back at Newcastle. Summer On The Southside will open on the terrace of the By The...

Dobson & Parnell team at North East England Tourism Awards

A Newcastle restaurant is celebrating a major accolade with a special treat for customers

Dobson & Parnell, nestled on Queen Street on Newcastle’s historic Quayside, was awarded Gold in the ‘Taste of the North East’ category at the prestigious North East England Tourism Awards last month. The accolade recognises the restaurant’s outstanding use of local produce, creative menus, and consistently high levels of...

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Newcastle’s first ever ‘Pride Fringe’ lineup revealed for 2025

Festivalgoers won’t need to wait until July for this year’s Newcastle Pride celebrations to begin, with a programme of exciting events announced today for the city’s first ever Pride Fringe, set to take place from June. A new addition to the North East calendar for 2025, Pride Fringe will...

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With These Hands – New exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery

The Laing Art Gallery’s new exhibition, With These Hands, explores the representation of craft in paintings, drawings, and prints. The process of making and mending by hand, whether a domestic pastime, rural and semi-industrial labour, or essential war effort, is a persistent theme to which artists return. Yet these...

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A dazzling dance line up at Newcastle Theatre Royal

From the return of Canada’s Ballet BC with emotionally charged works by Crystal Pite and Johan Inger, to the eagerly awaited return of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. This is a celebration of dance in all its stunning forms. Ballet BC, Canada’s leading contemporary dance company make their highly anticipated...

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The Glasshouse International Centre for Music announces 2025/26 classical season

Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music has revealed its 2025/26 classical season – marking the start of an ambitious new era for the music centre and Royal Northern Sinfonia. Now in its third decade, The Glasshouse  is building on its founding vision with bold...

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From Catwalks To Masterclasses & Expert Tips, Here’s What’s In Store For Metrocentre’s SS25 Fashion & Beauty Weekend

Metrocentre’s Fashion & Beauty Weekend is back this weekend on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April, and the latest line-up reveals an exciting mix of expert masterclasses, exclusive catwalks and beauty experiences. Running from 11am to 4pm on both days, the weekend-long celebration of style will take over Exhibition...

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Eldon Square welcomes Maki & Ramen to bring a taste of Tokyo to North East

Eldon Square, Newcastle’s premier shopping, leisure and dining destination, has announced that Japanese dining favourite, Maki & Ramen, will open its doors at the centre this summer. The arrival of Maki & Ramen forms part of Eldon Square’s strategic push to enhance its hospitality mix with dynamic, experience-focused operators....

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Visitor economy body reaffirms its commitment to people, place and planet with internationally-recognised certification

Newcastle and Gateshead’s Local Visitor Economy Partnership NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) has announced on World Earth Day (22nd April) that it has gained a Bronze Green Tourism certification for its work to make the area a ‘regenerative tourism’ beacon. The internationally recognised mark has been awarded to NGI as part...

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