Newcastle has never been about club culture or partying; this is a city that thrives on drinking.
And when there’s a free bar promised, Newcastle will not disappoint; expect freeloaders aplenty and as much cleavage as is considered legal. Read full story
There’s a quiet flurry of excitement in Newcastle about a new bar opening. Not because of its location or the promise of cowgirls shaking their slightly overweight midriffs at the patrons (there’ll be none of that), but because of its owners. Read full story
It’s like Russell Crowe’s Gladiator, but with more Cointreau and less disembowelment, although you never know. This sort of thing can get quite competitive. Read full story
There’s a new bar in town - well, a newly improved bar, you could say.
The owners of the popular, trendy bar Apartment on Collingwood Street, Vibrant Ventures, decided that after five years in which Apartment has become one of Newcastle’s most popular choices for a night out, it was time for a makeover. Read full story
Newcastle nightlife is having a hard time of things at the moment. In just seven days we’ve seen the iconic Tuxedo Princess depart for foreign climes and the Baja beach club announce its closure in a fortnight’s time.
Now the future of another well-known venue is uncertain after calling in the administrators, owing tens of thousands of pounds. Read full story
Word reaches newcastlecentric that a once truly iconic venue is closing it’s doors, leaving so many of us with nothing but memories of bottle tubs and The Foundations played at ear-piercing volume every half hour. Read full story
- The discovery of a man’s body washed on a North East beach is not being treated as suspicious, police say. Under what circumstances is a dead body on a beach not suspicious, exactly? Read full story
You think you know a place, right? You like to feel you’ve got Newcastle nailed, you know the streets and the people who walk them.
When out of nowhere… somebody sticks a pool hall on Northumberland Street. If you’re one of the chosen few who already knows about The Hustler, you might be wondering what the big deal is. As for the rest of us - a pool hall? On Northumberland Street? Really? Yes, really. Read full story