Author: Lucy Clayton
Photo Gallery: Silent Disco Adventures, Manchester
Head into Manchester city centre any day of the week and you’re bound to capture something quirky on camera.
Read the full story..Review: Hardwick Live Festival 2019
“You got the whole experience Lucy, my goodness,” said BBC Tees radio presenter Antony Collins as I described my weekend at Hardwick Live, a phrase which couldn’t have summed it up more perfectly.
Read the full story..Food Review: Eden, Newcastle
When I moved to Salford for university two years ago, I wondered if my beloved home town of Newcastle would face stiff competition from the North West when it came to nightlife, dining and drinking venues.
Read the full story..Review: Mouth of the Tyne Festival 2019, Tynemouth Priory
If I could paint a picture of my ideal festival location, it would be this. Ditch the muddy fields in the middle-of-nowhere and say ‘why-aye man’ to the postcard-perfect destination of Tynemouth, host of the annual Mouth of the Tyne Festival.
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