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4 days ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
Pride celebrations will take place in Eldon Square’s Community Quarter between 10am-3pm on Saturday 14th of June – the perfect opportunity for those of all ages to come together, celebrate and watch the shopping centre light up with Pride. Whilst all activities are free, Eldon Square encourages online donations to Northern Pride, the North East’s largest LGBTQIA+ charity and host of Newcastle’s iconic Pride festival.
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6 days ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
On Wednesday 11 June, The Northumberland Arms, at Felton, is joining forces with acclaimed North East-based artist Nancy Harper to hold a landscape painting workshop. And, not only will each guest be guided to create their own acrylic on canvas painting, but they will also enjoy a two-course lunch in the venue’s renowned Garden Room restaurant.
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1 week ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
As Sue, from Billingham, Teesside, explains:“I’m not a runner, or a mountain walker, nor any kind of athlete, but after losing my sister-in-law to breast cancer around four years ago I started to wonder, what could I do to try and give something back?” Even today, Sue tears up at when speaking about Jackie, so it was a few years before she could even think about doing something that would be a fitting tribute.
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1 week ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair Newcastle will bring over 100 designers, makers and artists to Newcastle City Centre for the first time, to display highly skilled, beautifully designed and creatively ambitious pieces to arts & craft enthusiasts and those passionate about supporting small independent makers.
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1 week ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
The YouTube video featured six Year 9 boys from St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, and was sent to the Cardinals at the start of the election process. Representing the school, each student shared hopes and prayers for the election of the new Pope in the recording, which followed an earlier message sent to the late Pope Francis during his final illness.
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2 weeks ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter has welcomed 11 Staffy-cross puppies into their fold and each are doing famously – so much so that the Shelter has named each after NUFC’s starting lineup of this year’s Carabao Cup Final. The new arrivals continue this year’s puppy surge, with the Shelter recording a 350% increase in pups being rehomed from its Benton-base this year to date, compared to the whole of 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
durhammagazine.co.uk | Sara Janiszewska
Dogs bark for many reasons – it’s how they communicate. But can we take steps to stop our pups from expressing themselves quite so noisily? Here are some top tips from RSPCA pet welfare expert Dominika Jagoda:Separation anxietyIf your dog barks when you’re not around, they may be experiencing distress at being alone. Separation anxiety can show in a number of ways, including barking.
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2 weeks ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
St Catherine’s Catholic Primary welcomed Ann Gowens to a commemorative assembly, where she shared her memories of the first VE Day celebrations, which she had attended as a toddler in 1945. In a whole-school event, the 82-year-old spoke about her wartime experiences, bringing the children’s studies of World War II vividly to life.
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2 weeks ago | 
sunderlandmagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
Sunderland BID’s affiliate scheme gives non-levy paying companies the opportunity to enjoy some of the services it provides for its city centre and Seafront businesses and, most importantly, encourages collaboration. These include unique networking opportunities and invitations to a range of events, meetings and training sessions. And it was through the scheme that owners at city centre restaurant Rumour Has It met the team at digital marketing agency Phonetic Digital.
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2 weeks ago | 
newcastlemagazine.com | Sara Janiszewska
The Coal Town Collection showcases more than 100 photographs from Critchlow’s Coal Town archive, which first went on display at Woodhorn Museum in November 2021. Chronicling the town and people of Ashington over four decades, ‘Coal Town’ provides a rare glimpse inside the town’s coalfield communities, and captures periods of major social, economic and political change in Northumberland. Critchlow personally selected each photograph from his archive for the original exhibition.
