Bethan King

Festival season: freedom, friendship and absolute survival mode......

NUSU Sessions: Newcastle's first student gig night!...

Our writer discusses the increasing use of weight-loss injections......

How Harry Styles' new track signals dance music's revival......

The government tackle the corrupted ticketing system of the live events sector......

Here is your guide to the main student neighbourhoods in Newcastle!...

Are degree subjects in the humanities and arts more crucial now than ever?...

When YouTubers hit the front row at Kettama, it’s clear dance music’s gone mainstream - but maybe it’s our egos, not the sound, that’s lost its edge......

You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports......

The Mercury Prize beyond London: here's what we think......

'Actually Romantic' or overblown rivalry? One of our writers discusses the lyrical feud between Taylor Swift and Charli XCX...

Sick of your typical Newcastle night out? This author takes you on a trip to cosy Ouseburn instead......

Can Newcastle's grassroots clubs shape the future of dance music?...

This year the Mercury Prize took it's musical prestige beyond London for the first time, and chose to take residency in Newcastle. Appropriately, it was the city's local hero, Sam Fender, that took ho...