Film review: Ready Player One
Rating: **** What do you expect the world to be like in 2045? You might imagine, given the pretty dystopian terms in which we already speak of the years ahead, that it might be pretty badly beaten-up....
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Pontop Pike When settling down on their sofas to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation live on 2nd June 1953, many residents of the North East would have had a hill to thank for the privilege. No, not...
View ArticleYou’ve got a particularly great reason to smile in May – it’s National Smile...
It’s so easy for many of us to underestimate just how important a healthy smile is. Of course, you need good teeth for the simple practical reason that they help you to chew and digest food, but it’s...
View ArticleDon’t laugh – 2018 really could be England’s World Cup year
Yeah, we know. We seem to go through the same process every time the England national football team has a big tournament looming: we see the stellar talents at the manager’s disposal, reflect on what...
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Funny Way To Be Comedy – Rich Hall’s Hoedown, The Witham, Barnard Castle Rich Hall has long been shining a light on the comic contrasts between American culture and our own. However, with US President...
View ArticleDon’t miss out on the festivities of the 2018 Durham Regatta
The legendary Durham Regatta is one of the cornerstones of the annual rowing calendar. Taking place each year on the second weekend of June on the River Wear – and the stunning backdrop of the World...
View ArticleHow to give your Dad the best possible Father’s Day
People may come and go out of your life, but your Dad has been with you since the (literal) beginning. It should therefore go without saying that you will want to give your old (or not so old) man a...
View ArticleThis month, celebrate some of our most unsung heroes of all
We all have certain relatives, colleagues or friends who we hugely value, not least because of how they help us to get more out of life. Carers definitely fall into that category, too. Defined as...
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Apple reseller Stormfront’s Durham store Not only is Apple the world’s most valuable company by market capitalisation, but it’s also one of the companies that attracts the strongest loyalty in...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sherlock Gnomes
Rating: ** While the 2011 computer-animated film Gnomeo & Juliet wasn’t the most revolutionary take on that William Shakespeare play, it was also far from a shambles. In fact, it was rather cute...
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