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Lighting up the Antiques Roadshow
A skip rescue, a possible early Hockney and some vintage North East glass are among the finds as the BBC favourite visits South Shields
 • Tony Henderson
A taste of two countrysides
Former Hjem head chef Marek Dziedzic is drawing on his Polish roots for his first restaurant, opening in County Durham next week
New film follows a marathon journey through grief
Charley Dobson takes a closer look at the story behind new North East documentary Marathon Man and the 3,332-mile challenge at its heart
Culture Digest 25.09.26
The people, places and stories shaping North East culture this week
 • Sam Wonfor
Young voices become part of Berwick landscape
Artist Anna Chapman Parker has transformed pupils’ observations of Castle Vale Park into a nine-metre-long installation
Setting the stage for Gateshead Quays
If approved, the plans for a new performance square and public spaces will also prepare the ground for the long-planned arena
MIMA the winner as Turner Prize opens in arty ‘Boro
A stroll among the contenders
 • David Whetstone
Volunteers who shaped a landscape
How decades of devotion fashioned Northumberland National Park
 • Tony Henderson
Heritage comes up roses
Historic sites are among the winners as Northumbria in Bloom celebrates the communities and volunteers making a difference across the region
 • Tony Henderson
Review: Mrs Doubtfire the Musical at Newcastle Theatre Royal
The much-loved nanny is back – with big laughs, slick moves and plenty of Newcastle appeal. Our new reviewer, Charley Dobson reports back
Northumberland’s crayfish comeback
Hundreds of young crayfish have been given a fighting chance as conservationists work to protect one of Britain’s most threatened freshwater species
 • Tony Henderson
REVIEW: Così fan tutte at The Glasshouse
Gail-Nina Anderson at season’s opener
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