The Sage

September 2nd 2018
The astute among you will have notice that I have managed to write the best part of 5000 words in my last two blogs on Newcastle without barely touching on the defining feature that identifies and is the reason of the city. The River Tyne flows through the city. It was once the lifeblood and to some extent remains so. In yesteryear, both banks would have teamed with industry. In the city area, it ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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John Miranda

The original purpose of the blog was the 20th wedding anniversary trip in 2006 / 2007 - Ashes cricket in Oz, setting off early in April and going the long way round! The trip came to an end in February 2007 and for a while retrospective blogging was the only option (for reasons that you can find in the Road to Freedom). There are still two to travel and the passport is now back in use in 2009. We get distracted in more than the odd football ground along the way, but it is all part of the journey.... full info

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8th September 2018

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Lorraine Brecht

Sage Gateshead, a concert venue & a centre for musical education, opened in 2004.

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