Author: Eleanor Tait
They’ve been at our side for three quarters of a century, but NHS cuts mean that Radio Tyneside is at risk of dropping off the airwaves. This morning the Hebridean Way is light, sunny and a little breezy, which is good news for Tony Crosby who is about to embark on an epic journey across […]
As more than 500 crime fiction fans descended on the Playhouse, Whitley Bay for Bay Tales 2025, Spark‘s Eleanor Tait spoke to award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland book series, Ann Cleeves, about the writer she’s supporting at this year’s festival.
Volunteers from across Whitley Bay pulled together last weekend to bring a spectacular light art show to St Paul’s Church on a dark and chilly winter night. Community events group Fiesta Whitley Bay (FWB) returned with their Lightwaves exhibition for the second year in a row, almost doubling their contributing artists and welcoming more than […]
“Four thousand pounds a week?” I’m shocked. It’s a huge figure, but this is what Maggie Walker, Chair of Trustees at The Bay Foodbank, says her organisation is spending every seven days to fill the bellies of those going hungry right on our own doorsteps. Since 2022, Maggie goes on to tell us, the number […]
Women in the North East are the most likely to suffer domestic violence, data has revealed. Across police force areas of Northumbria, Durham, and Cleveland, 87,566 domestic abuse related incidents and crimes were recorded in the year ending March 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Northumbria, Durham, and Cleveland comprise three of […]
Breaking into the music industry is a tough business, but for one young artist the hard work is beginning to pay off. At only 23 years old, North Shields-based DJ and music producer, Jøsh, has forged his own path into the realms of techno, house, and EDM, recently releasing his debut EP ‘Breathe’ this December. […]
More than 40 years ago, the New Hollywood cinema movement was surging forward, churning out classics of such magnitude as Apocalypse Now and Dirty Harry hitting the silver screen. Behind some of the most famous lines and sequences of these films was screenwriter and director, John Milius. Whilst the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Stephen […]
Northumbria Police have introduced new facial recognition technology to help identify those involved in criminal activities. Over three days last week, 19 people involved in the violent disorder across Sunderland in August 2024 were arrested with the help of innovative new software which is designed to help police track down those responsible. The force have […]
