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People living in Newcastle are “filthy” - but not in that way

By Paul Smith • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: news

We’d probably enjoy a reputation the most sexually adventurous folk in the country, and we may well be. Today, research has proven we’re certainly the dirtiest, but sadly not between the sheets.



Newcastle news - gangs, spam and the undead

By Paul Smith • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: news

- One of the country’s top rail bosses has told the Government to back a high-speed link for the North, that would see European-style trains slash journey times from Newcastle to London to as little as two hours.



Newcastle murders appear on Crimewatch

By Paul Smith • Sep 10th, 2008 • Category: news

The BBC’s Crimewatch programme has visited Newcastle to reconstruct the last known movements of Zhen Xing Yang and Xi Zhou.



How not to advertise cheese in Newcastle

By Paul Smith • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: news

We’re not anti-London, not in the slightest, but the arrogant attitude of folk in our nation’s capital is sometimes unpalatable.



Newcastle residents “quite poor right now” shocker

By Paul Smith • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: news

Times, in case you haven’t noticed, are hard. And according to a new survey, Newcastle has got it harder than anywhere else in the country. Brilliant.



Exclusive - Newcastle’s Grey Street closes to film stunt scenes

By Paul Smith • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: events

Bollywood superstar Arshad Wasi has been filming his latest blockbuster Kaun Bola in Newcastle for over a month now, and it’s time to get serious.



Newcastle third most popular for L-plates and fairies

By Paul Smith • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: news, nightlife

Six years ago, an American travel firm declared Newcastle the eighth best party city on the planet. Newcastle reacted to the news by doing what it did best - hitting the bottle big time and picking a fight at the taxi rank.



Plans for trains links from Newcastle to Europe

By Paul Smith • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: news

Today’s Journal reports the Government will be asked to support a new high-speed rail link connecting Newcastle with London and Europe.