2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (237+ words) Sunderland musician Dave Stewart is offering poets the chance to collaborate with him on a new competition with a pretty extraordinary prize. The Eurythmics star has launched an international poetry search inviting people to submit videos of themselves performing original…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (414+ words) Artists in north Northumberland or the Scottish Borders have until midnight on Sunday, June 28 to apply for three new artist studio bursaries at Berwick Barracks. On offer to artists at any stage of their career is dedicated studio space within…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (345+ words) The box office at Tyneside Cinema is celebrating after the venue's Desert Island Flicks series clocked up a 100% sell out record. Launched in summer 2025, the live event series has quickly become one of the cinema's most popular offerings, welcoming more…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (350+ words) Singer Joe Mc Elderry is set to become the first person to receive an honorary degree from Newcastle College University Centre. The South Shields performer, who rose to national fame after winning The X Factor in 2009, will be awarded an…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (347+ words) Dora, a 99-year-old steam locomotive, will be making her North East debut at a heritage railway gala event this weekend. She will appear for the first time in the North East at Tanfield Railway's Legends of Industry event on Saturday…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (489+ words) Refugees are to work with Roman forts in Northumberland to plot the movement of ancient peoples from afar to destinations along Hadrian's Wall. The project is a collaboration between the West End Refugee Service (WERS) in Newcastle and the Vindolanda…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (326+ words) A multimillion-pound transformation of The Customs House has moved a step closer after a contractor was appointed to deliver the redevelopment of the South Shields cultural venue. GMI Construction Group will carry out the refurbishment of the Grade II listed…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (509+ words) Wild boar once roamed the North East landscape " and now their modern-day successors could help the recovery of declining bird species. A four-year research project between Teesside University and the RSPB will investigate whether rewilding can help reverse declines of…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (346+ words) A circuit of gardens are inviting visitors to join in a day devoted to celebrating community green spaces and growing. On Saturday (June 20), five North Tyneside gardens will welcome people in a free event titled the Great Community Garden Crawl....

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (570+ words) One of the most influential figures in modern British politics has been honoured with a blue plaque at the North East university where she studied. The plaque to Dr Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam at her former college celebrates her time at…...