One of the region’s finest festivals – The Festival of Thrift – returns to Billingham once again this September for an action packed weekend of free events, with the emphasis firmly on sustainability, culture and style. Introduction There is no festi…

Get ready for an evening of captivating and unconventional sound as Black Country, New Road take to the stage at The Glasshouse in Gateshead this September. Known for their genre-mangling approach, this London-based ensemble has carved out a unique spa…

A troubled Irish boy on the cusp of adulthood makes a new start in this touching and amusing Cork-set Irish drama. Power is the titular boy, a brooding, short-tempered seventeen-year-old recently ejected from his latest foster home. The authorities have t…