This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). To get a sense of Newcastle’s history, you need only look at its name. While there’s been a settlement here for around 2,000 years, ...

Newcastle parties like it has something to prove… and perhaps it does. But beyond the hen-do clichés and Bigg Market bravado, the city’s drinking culture has matured without losing its spirit. There ...

There was delight for Newcastle earlier this week, when it was announced that the Mercury Prize will be coming back to Tyneside this year. And it's nothing less than it deserves, after using its time ...