Bonnie & The Bonnettes Christmas Spectacular – Live Theatre
Is it bad that I don’t fancy a traditional panto this year? Yes, pantos are great but I’m always on…
AC/DC | Ed Sheeran | Food | Hard Rock Cafe | Matty Healy | memorabilia | Newcastle | North East | rock music | Sting | Taylor Swift
Hard Rock Cafe Launch – Newcastle
It just goes to show the effects of lockdown and not going out very much. I arrived at the entrance…
Asian food | Geisha | Newcastle | North East | restaurant
Geisha Newcastle
Current emotional state – trying not to cry in restaurants became I’m so grateful to be eating out again! After…
Newcastle Bottomless Brunches Roundup
I decided to make a list of things that I wanted to do as Lockdown lifts and let’s just say…
Avieka | cocktails | Newcastle | North East | Sushi
Sushi Heaven! Avieka Newcastle
I’m sorry to say that Lockdown has affected my creativity and writing – a lot of what I write is…
Aladdin | Charlie Richmond | Christmas | Marcus Collins | Newcastle | Nick Westaway | North East | Pantomime | Tyne Theatre
Aladdin – Tyne Theatre
Ah, pantomimes. The perfect antidote to the election and winter. An opportunity to switch off for two and a bit…
The Snow Queen – Northern Stage
I always enjoy the Christmas play at Northern Stage. It’s always different and creative and a good contrast to the…
Gil Scott-Heron | Grayson Perry | Greg James | Konnie Huq | Margaret Atwood | Marian Keyes | Narc magazine | Norman Jay | North East | Sage Gateshead | spoken word | Stacey Dooley | Words Weekend | writing festival
Words Weekend – Sage Gateshead
Ah, words. After having around a hundred pieces published and posting over 350 blog posts here, you could say that…
Psycho Path – The Biggest Halloween Event In The North
Running through woods being pursued by killer clowns or chainsaw-wielding psychopaths isn’t exactly my idea of a good night out,…
cooking | food writing | Newcastle | Nigel Slater | North East | Northern Stage | theatre | Toast
Toast – Northern Stage
I read cook and food writer Nigel Slater’s well-loved memoir Toast when it came out years ago, and despite not being…
