
SAVE THE DATE! Get your foot on the ladder at Smith’s Dock on Saturday 9th June with homes from just
Looking for your first home in North Shields? Head to Smith’s Dock on Saturday 9th June as joint venture developers Places for People and Urban Splash host a special event for buyers looking to get on the ladder - with properties available including Smokehouses apartments from just £125,000 as well as the George Clarke-designed Fab Houses starting at £225,000. The developers, who are transforming the North Shields site into a vibrant new community featuring more than 800 home

A Step In The Right Direction
I recently saw Patrick Barlow’s tongue-in-cheek adaptation of the 39 Steps at the Peoples Theatre, and it was an absolute delight from beginning to end. The story follows Richard Hannay - an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and an uncanny knack for getting himself out of sticky situations. The slapstick action and fast-paced dialogue were reminiscent of the Ealing comedies. The quick costume changes and impeccable comic timing was brilliant. Jake Wilson Craw, as the unf

Roald Dahl’s Matilda -A revoltingly good show at The Empire, Sunderland
The show opened with the song “My mum thinks I’m a miracle” and what parent doesn’t think their child is a special? It’s ironic that this award-winning show has been adapted from Roald Dahl’s story of a miracle child, Matilda, born into a family who prefer to watch TV rather than pick up a book. Matilda is an introvert - a difficult trait to nail for a child actor. The night I saw the show Matilda was played by Annalise Bradbury and she did the role justice with her confident