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Culture Digest 30.10.26
Sam Fender, David Attenborough, 6 Music, the Turner Prize and more North East arts and culture headlines from the past seven days
 • Sam Wonfor
Deadline approaching for Alan Hull songwriting bursary
The £1,000 award established in memory of the Lindisfarne frontman is available to young songwriters across the North East
Bookbanks turns the page to Newcastle
The charity is expanding into the North East, with a new weekly book stall and a call for local volunteers.
Turner Prize draws 13,000 visitors to Middlesbrough in first month
Visitors from across the UK and beyond have headed to MIMA, while thousands of schoolchildren are getting their first taste of the prestigious art prize
Scary Tyneside takeover due in anniversary year
FrightFest to make North East debut
 • David Whetstone
Northumberland reveals culture ambitions for decade
Strategy aimed to benefit all
 • David Whetstone
REVIEW: Hansel & Gretel and the Witch, Northern Stage
balletLORENT’s fairytale spectacular
 • David Whetstone
Resist, resolve, remember
An exhibition and weekend of events at Redhills in Durham is shining a light on women whose contributions to history have too often gone unrecognised
 • Tony Henderson
A landmark moment for the Northumberland landscape
After two years of fundraising and support from more than 25,000 people, the Rothbury Estate is set for a new future in the care of The Wildlife Trusts
 • Tony Henderson
Newcastle College students make their mark on the Mercury Prize
From designing gifts for shortlisted artists to preparing food and welcoming guests, students gained hands-on experience at one of British music's…
REVIEW: Northern Ballet’s Cinderella, Theatre Royal
If the shoe fits...
 • David Whetstone
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival heads back to Newcastle
The five-day event returns to Tyneside for the first time since 2015, with a packed programme of live music, DJ sets and events planned for the city's…
 • Sam Wonfor
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