Year: 2023

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Newcastle United fans have always been recognised as some of the most passionate fans in England and the displays led by fan group ‘Wor Flags’ only provide evidence to back up this claim.  After six years in business the group, entirely fan funded, continue to enhance the St James’ Park atmosphere through their thoughtful and […]

From gay bars to parades, this guide will give you the best places to celebrate Pride 2023  

An investigation into the culture of abuse of match day officials which could bring English football down from the bottom. Football, the game millions love, wouldn’t happen without referees. The game relies on referees to go ahead, and many people are not brave enough to step up. Unfortunately, the new generation of referees are receiving […]

Since Newcastle Arena opened in 1995, it has hosted some of the biggest names in music. However with the 11,000 capacity arena set to close in 2024, we take a look at a few of these concerts from the last 10 years.  

If you live in Northumberland or you love the beach, there is many throughout the area that you can visit as Spark take a tour to ten of the top beaches in Northumberland that makes you want to go there yourself.

The North East has continued to grow their breakfast options, the recent breakfast on the climb are bagel sandwiches. Check out the map below to discover these can’t miss locations to get the best bagel sandwich from Durham to South Shields and Sunderland to Newcastle.  

Non League Day is the perfect opportunity for Newcastle and Sunderland fans alike to attend local grassroots fixtures with their sides not playing due to the international break. On March 25 this year fans will be encouraged to support their local non league sides with Premier League and Championship action unavailable due to the international […]

Ahead of Sam Fender’s sell out two-day gig, I had a look back at his career. From the very start performing at small pubs around the North East, headlining tours across the globe to performing at his boyhood club. It has been an easy ride for the North Shields lad, dealing with mental health problems […]

2023 is due to be yet another great year for the stage in our region, with plenty of great productions coming our way in the rest of the year. We’ve composed a timeline of eight of our personal favourites coming to the North East in 2023.

Newcastle has a range of pubs to get in the mood for a match-day at St James’ Park. Here I have listed eight of the best pubs to go to before a game:  


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