Happy New Year! Rather than letting the back to work blues creep in let’s get straight into planning all the fun things we can get up to in our fabulous city and local area. A slightly different take on last years guide, this one isn’t in order of months but more general activities ...
One thing that has featured very heavily in all of my monthly round ups over the last year has been food. No surprises there then. I’ve had some bloody good scran, from both new places and old favourites. In this post I’m taking a look back at some of my favourite restaurants, cafes and ...
The Great British Cupcakery in Newcastle has been around for a good few years now, and has always been one of my favourite places for afternoon tea. It’s the first one I recommend to people when they ask where to go that is a bit different, and because you get so much amazing food! You ...
It’s been a couple of years since I last did a restaurant week round up post, and a lot of new restaurants have opened in Newcastle since then. I’ve found over the years that many places do the same menu every time NE1 restaurant week rolls around, but a couple are a bit different ...
I go to the theatre maybe once or twice a year in Newcastle, but it’s been ages since I’ve seen Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy and my all time favourite – Romeo & Juliet. Last week I took my mum for an evening out courtesy of Cote Brasserie and the Royal Shakespeare Company. We ...
Driving through Whitley Bay last night we commented just how much has changed in our little coastal town. Bank Holidays in particular are very different to what they once were along South Parade. The place definitely went through a phase where really, it wasn’t much to write home about, ...