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Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Byker
Jack Turner explores the beautiful and evocative photographs of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, and how her vision of Byker and its melting pot...

Jack Turner
Mar 14, 20215 min read


The Great North Museum: Learning in Lockdown
Ian Bower, Librarian at the Great North Museum in Newcastle, provides a brief glimpse into the collections and work held at the Hancock...

Ian Bower
Feb 7, 20214 min read


A Hidden History: The Victoria Tunnel
For 178 years a secret has lurked beneath the city, from the North West in Spital Tongues to the Tyne itself. It was not always a secret....

Georgia Brusby
Jan 30, 20218 min read


Dystopian Fiction & The North East
Regular contributor Jack Turner seeks the connection between some of Literature's greatest authors and the North East, and how the...

Jack Turner
Jan 23, 20216 min read
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