Benjamin Myers’ last novel ‘Cuddy’ was a bold, mystical, millennium-hopping story about St. Cuthbert and the north – its people and its landscape – which cast one eye towards the heavens. ‘Rare Singles’ is an altogether more straightforward tale, but this…

North-east duo Zela are packing alt-pop dynamite and they’ll be literally blowing up Independent in Sunderland when they play there in early September (legal note: not literally). Zela are a real wild ride, their songs always on the front foot as they kno…

From music to comedy to family shows, this year’s Durham Fringe Festival is packing treats wherever you look, and this year they’re also opening up new venues including the Grade II listed Dunelm House, which will become the festival’s first ever dance hu…