Archive - Cultured. North East

Culture Digest 23.01.26

A round up of the arts and culture stories which caught our attention over the past week or so...

Jan 24 • Sam Wonfor

Sold out gigs are Nailed on

Tickets for special evenings with Jimmy Nail at The Glasshouse and The WItham left the box office before you could say Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Jan 23

Castle throws Roman-style party for Emperor Hadrian

Happy birthday Hadrian as castle calls for celebration. Tony Henderson reports.

Jan 23

Newcastle Cathedral window celebrates everyday compassion

The Chemist’s Window, dating from 1866, is among 12 finalists in a nationwide search for England’s favourite cathedral window

Jan 23

Magpies makeover strips away waste in favour of fashion

Researchers ring the changes in project to recycle Newcastle United shirts. Tony Henderson reports

Jan 23

Archaeology on display in Bishop Auckland

New town-centre ‘open lab’ invites visitors to watch archaeologists analyse eight years of discoveries from one of the North East’s most significant…

Jan 23

New arts initiative connects campus and community

Launch for arts project which will link and highlight a university’s creativity. Tony Henderson reports

Jan 23

Rock meets history at North Shields venue

In praise of musical tastes 170 years apart. Tony Henderson reports

Jan 23

Successor named as Northumberland National Park chief retires after 20 years

New leader to take over ‘England’s last great wilderness.’ Tony Henderson reports

Jan 23

Seven million books and counting as Dolly's reading scheme celebrated in Newcastle

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launched its 2026 book list at Seven Stories, highlighting the growing impact of early-years reading across the UK

Jan 23

New album is Miles better

With a new album recorded live in Nashville and a tour built on instinct rather than safety nets, Miles Kane tells Simon Rushworth that he’s standing at…

Jan 23 • Simon Rushworth

County Durham's exciting theatre company, Ensemble '84, is recruiting

Do you have what it takes?

Jan 23 • David Whetstone

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