Planning and its Discontents
A story of architecture, community and change in the inner city and New Towns of North East England
The Good City Documentary Film
Earlier this year, I was asked by the Centre for Researching Cities at Newcastle University to make a short documentary on the theme of the “good city”
Belonging After Industry
Football, cage fighting, makina and the night-out
On the Waterfront
The decline and rebirth of the rivers of North East England
Dan Jackson / “This felt like the book that I needed to get out”
Historian Dan Jackson talks about the ideas behind his new book – The Northumbrians: North-East England and its People
A Tale of Two Cities: Newcastle and Sunderland
Newcastle and Sunderland’s fierce rivalry is said to date back to the English Civil War. But is it a relatively recent phenomenon?
The Wear-Tyne Derby, The Tyne-Wear Derby
Football, religion, Derby day, disorder.
Embracing the Post-Industrial City: The Case of Malmö, Sweden
Like Newcastle and Sunderland, Malmö, Sweden was once home to a world-leading shipbuilding industry and a masculine working-class identity. In the 1970s, Malmö’s industry collapsed and thousands began to leave the city. In recent years, Malmö has recovered, grown and been reborn.
Leaving the Stotties, Saveloy Dips and Sausage Rolls Behind
The transformation of North East England’s food and drink scene.
The Star and Shadow Cinema Reborn
The volunteer-run Star and Shadow Cinema has just reopened on Warwick Street, a few streets away from its original home on Stepney Bank.
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