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Transported to other worlds

AN overnight stay at one of the Lake District’s latest boutique hotels showed ROBERT WEATHERALL you don’t have to travel far to be transported to another world . . .Read

The Grand Canyon, Arizona

Saddle up for Grand Canyon adventure

CALLING the Apache the People of the Woods might sound out of kilter with their bloodthirsty warrior image.Read

Boo will be good for you

LIVE Theatre in Newcastle is hosting two unique productions from Yorkshire-based touring companies this week.Read

Packed with life’s essentials

TOM SIMONE finds a great little cottage industry in picturesque AngleseyRead

This week's bargain holiday deals

COTSWOLDS . . . £275: On this new cycling tour, stay in 19th century limestone inns, cycle through the Slaughters and tiptoe down towpaths by the River Windrush.Read

Beat the rush for hit show tickets

TODAY’S your last chance to get Mamma Mia! tickets before they go on general sale.Read

Don’t miss chance to see top comic

TYNESIDE’S very own cult comedian Gavin Webster returns to the Live Theatre in Newcastle later this month with a high-octane, hard-hitting new 90-minute show.Read

More travel: Peru

MOST people have heard of the Inca Trail, which reaches the awe-inspiring Machu Picchu, but there are also many other breathtaking treks to discover in Peru.Read

A land of far eastern delights

DIANE PARKES heads East to discover culinary delights and surprises in China.Read

Cast excel in complex plot

THE first show in the newly refurbished theatre seems to have received a mixed response. Read

Ladies and gentlemen...

WHOOPIN’ and a-hollering into Tyneside for the third year in a row, the stage is set for the high rollers of cabaret entertainment – the Lady Boys of Bangkok!Read

Long live the Lizzy

IT MAY be 21 years since Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died, but the music lives on in the shape of one of the best tribute bands going.Read

This is a classic before me

Young reviewer CHRIS CONWAY gives his take on the latest RSC production of Macbeth, at Newcastle’s Northern StageRead

Original chiller thriller is back

THE latest Royal Shakespeare Company production, Macbeth, is at Northern Stage in Newcastle from tonight. We talk to director Connall MorrisonRead

The Guns are bloomin' ace

BLOOMIN’ champion!” That’s how Dan Greener describes his band’s biggest Tyneside gig to date.Read

Music’s plain fantastic

The Plain White T’s were at the Carling Academy in Newcastle last night. We were there to see the gigRead

Arena gig for Fighters

FOO Fighters have announced a gig at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena, with tickets on sale from tomorrow.Read

A dream role for young singers

A GROUP of budding stars from across the region will be saying thank you for the music when they step on to the stage of the Sunderland Empire for ABBA Mania.Read

Time-travelling through music

ONE of the many faces made famous by the TV series Doctor Who is to host a special orchestral concert in the North East this week.Read

Gray-test hits to be shown off

SINGER-SONGWRITER David Gray will kick off a greatest hits tour in Newcastle, it was announced today.Read

Author Profile

Gordon Barr is our Entertainment Editor. He has been covering showbiz stories for us since 1993, having joined the company in 1990. Having grown up in the Western Highlands in a village called Taynuilt, he is now very much a city lad and is interested in all forms of entertainment, with a wide taste in music, film, food and theatre.