A man ahead of his time
IF Ian Nairn were alive today, his passion would be bursting out of daytime television. There would have been a show created for him: Location, Location, Location meets Time Team and joins Michael...
View ArticleSinging in the trenches
A MOVING play about three young Sunderland soldiers in the trenches of Ypres will kick off its 2015 national tour with three free performances in Durham City.
View ArticleWelcome to the House of Fun
VETERAN comedian Arthur Smith will bring his new show to the region later this month.
View ArticleNo stigma attached to art display
SOUTH Asian-style art created by people involved with an art and mental health charity has gone on display.
View ArticleDurham display for pop art prince Paolozzi
AN exhibition of work by a pop art pioneer is to visit the region.
View ArticleOrchestra North East to perform at Durham's Gala Theatre
ORCHESTRA North East is preparing for an afternoon concert for music-lovers of all ages.
View ArticleAuthor hoping for national honour
DURHAM author Quentin Smith has been nominated for a major national book award for his 2014 crime thriller Huber's Tattoo.
View ArticleHalf-term family fun at Gala Theatre, Durham
THE Gala Theatre is presenting a range of family-friendly entertainment during the school half-term holiday.
View ArticleBusinesses urged to back Lumiere 2015 festival in Durham
LUMIERE is back. This November, Durham's spectacular light festival will once again transform its streets and buildings. Allan Cook, chairman of the Lumiere Development Board and a prominent Durham...
View ArticleNew gallery shows off Eastern charms
A NEW gallery has opened at Durham’s Oriental Museum.
View ArticleArtefacts which inspired children's TV show go on display at museum
HISTORIC artefacts which inspired a children’s television show have gone on show to the public.
View ArticleLaunch of 'defining big book' on Durham Cathedral
A NEW book about Durham Cathedral has been hailed as a landmark publication and “the defining big book about Durham Cathedral for this century”
View ArticleOpera Nova join forces with Durham University students to stage Verdi's Nabucco
AN opera group is joining forces with Durham University students to put on a workshop performance of Verdi’s Nabucco.
View ArticleHorden miner's son shines spotlight on forgotten pit village
BORN during the height of the Miner’s Strike, pitman’s son Carl Joyce grew up with an abiding sense of anger. He has now turned those memories, and the story of his home town since, into a book and...
View ArticleLife for young homeless highlighted in cathedral exhibition
HOPES and fears of homeless young people in the North-East are reflected in an exhibition at Durham Cathedral.
View ArticleKids' theatre boosted by £260k grant
MORE than a quarter of a million pounds is to be spent on children’s theatre in the North.
View ArticleIf Luke can make it here, he can make it anywhere
A YOUNG actor who is destined for New York later this year has landed a major role in a North-East musical.
View ArticleRising blues star to play at Gala
ONE of the UK’s most exciting new artists, Chantel McGregor will play Durham Gala Theatre next month.
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