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Special Guest Announced for Newcastle Dating Show!
North East Updates and dating experts NCL Dates presents all-new Fully Interactive Live Dating Show
Marty McKenna star of hit Newcastle based TV Show Geordie shore will be appearing at the very first Showmancing event in Newcastle Sunday 3rd September. Marty, famed for his dating side has appeared in hit shows such as Celebs go Dating and Ex on the Beach will be appearing at the event!
There are still a limited number of tickets available and entries are still open for applications to appear as contestants once you have purchased your ticket(s). Get your tickets here: Showmancing – (NCL Dates X North East Updates) tickets on Sunday 3 Sept | NCL Dates | FIXR
“Showmancing” is an exciting new collaboration between North East Updates and NCL Dates. The interactive live show will be the first of its kind in the UK, offering audiences an immersive new way to experience their favourite dating shows with a chance to take part and potentially find the one. Tickets are very limited so don’t delay and miss out. The event will take place on Sunday 3rd September from 6.30-9.00pm – so you can have a drink (or 5!) and be OK for work on Monday!
Hosted by Newcastle’s own funny-man Raul Kohli, an award-winning BBC star, the audience can watch and even take part in dating games from some of their favourite classic TV dating shows including:
- Take Me Oot – where one lucky singleton will have the chance to impress 20 people in the audience and has their pick of anyone still impressed at the end! You’ll have the opportunity to raise your hand to take part and the host will pick 20 of you.
- Blind(folded) Date – Groups of three will be picked from the audience (or in advance if you fill out the form below) to be sat on stage, blindfolded and introduced to a mystery singleton behind a screen. The mystery singleton will ask the trio a range of questions and will pick their favourite dater based on the answers.
- Real Life Swiping – like a dating app in real life, one lucky contestant (fill out the form below!) will be chosen to swipe through volunteers from the audience to narrow down to just three choices who will then be involved in the main game.
Other games/mini-games may include Mr & Mrs’s, Audience Knows Best, Who’s Secret is this and texting in your scandalous dating stories.
The event will take place in popular city centre venue Howlers (formerly Madame Koo) and hosted by popular Geordie comedian Raul Kohli, as featured on the BBC. Howlers (you know the late night venue with the ballpit!) is known for hosting large events of this scale, including the hugely popular Bonkers Ball. Drinks will be available to purchase throughout the night – with two options for seating – standard or group booth VIP booking if you’d like to sit with friends. Tickets are gendered so that we can tailor the event to the audience to give you the best possible experience.
Get your tickets here: Showmancing – (NCL Dates X North East Updates) tickets on Sunday 3 Sept | NCL Dates | FIXR
Participation…
The expert dating team are now looking for Newcastle singletons who are not only looking for a hilarious and unforgettable Sunday afternoon/evening but also a real shot at finding love (or getting lucky!).
If you’d like to be considered as a contestant in the show – fill out this form once you have bought a ticket (it will also be emailed to you following ticket purchase). Taking part in the show is not essential, neither is being single, your involvement in any capacity is at your discretion.
Contestant Form: https://forms.gle/9bthyBWtKEmEfr9s7
If you’d like to attend but can’t make the date (or want to be kept up to date about future events), make sure you’ve followed our socials and joined our free newsletter via https://linktr.ee/showmancing
Get your tickets now – they are extremely limited so don’t delay and risk missing out on this unique dating experience. Read below for more information on the host, collaborators and the terms and conditions.
About The Host – Raul Kohli
Raul Kohli has fast become one of the most captivating acts in UK comedy. As one of the few Asians to have grown up in the far north of England (Newcastle Upon Tyne) he’s blessed with a Worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class. His debut Edinburgh Fringe show: Newcastle Brown Male was one of BBC Radio 4, The Huffington Post & the Skinny’s top picks of the Fringe 2016, while his most recent: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. As well as several radio & TV appearances, Raul released his own comedy podcast about Hinduism on BBC Sounds’ (Comic Sanskrit 2019). Raul is an award-winning comedian (NATYS 2017) and appears regularly at some of the biggest comedy clubs around the World (The Stand Edinburgh, Frog & Bucket Manchester, Comedyhuis Netherlands). Raul has also appeared in the sitcom : The VAR room (2021), wrote & starred in his own BBC Laugh Lesson: How We Ruined the Internet, wrote & done voicework on Mike Reiss (Writer/Producer – The Simpsons) podcast, & is presently acting as the lead in a short feature film: White Privilege (Cabin Productions, scheduled for release: 2023).
Get your tickets here: Showmancing – (NCL Dates X North East Updates) tickets on Sunday 3 Sept | NCL Dates | FIXR
Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats have demanded “urgent” clarity on the future of the city’s main shopping street.
With work on a promised transformation of Northumberland Street yet to begin, the city’s opposition party has called on council bosses to take action on the “increasingly shabby” area. Designs for a major refurbishment of the busy pedestrian route, which Newcastle City Council said would get under way this year, have included installing a series of 50ft lighting pillars, as well as new trees, plants, and seating.
Coun Greg Stone, the Lib Dems’ spokesperson on the city centre, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that there were concerns that the scheme may be pushed back to 2024 in order to avoid a negative impact on shops as the festive period nears. In response, the Labour-run local authority confirmed that it does still intend to start the improvements on Northumberland Street by the end of this year and was in the process of appointing a contractor.
Coun Stone complained that the high street’s paving is “looking increasingly tired”, adding: “The council has an important duty to ensure that the city centre’s public realm and the fabric of our major streets are well cared for and attractive for Newcastle’s citizens, visitors, and businesses. We have been told that renovation of Northumberland Street is on the way for several years now but works on Ridley Place and Saville Row have taken an age and there is no sign of work being imminent on Northumberland Street.
“The decision to avoid construction work during last year’s pre-Christmas trading season was understandable, but the window of opportunity for work to be done this year seems to be closing. There is an urgent need for clarity from the council leadership on their vision and delivery plans for city centre improvements.”
He added: “The Lib Dem Opposition is disappointed that the council’s ambitions for Northumberland Street seem to be more tarmac patches than high quality paving and public realm. We continue to have concerns about the Labour administration’s capacity to manage major projects for the city centre and we may be facing further long waits for delivery.”
A dramatic transformation of the city centre has been the topic of debate for years. The city council has long wanted to pedestrianise the iconic Grey Street and initial works to gradually achieve that are ongoing, but controversial proposals to remove all traffic from Blackett Street were shelved last year.
A spokesperson for Newcastle City Council said: “We are progressing our plans to redevelop Northumberland Street to strengthen its position as the region’s most vibrant high street and encourage higher footfall.
“We are in the process of selecting a contractor to deliver the works and exact details and timescales will be confirmed when this process is complete. The improvements will include full repaving of the street and the introduction of new seating, planting, trees and lighting making it a more welcoming place that can be enjoyed both day and night.
“Northumberland Street is the city’s premier shopping destination, and our plans will reinforce this, setting apart from other streets and creating an attractive destination where people want to spend time.
“The council remains committed to delivering its long-term ambition to transform the city centre into a cleaner, greener, more welcoming place that attracts visitors and investment, and where our residents can feel a sense of belonging.
“The work on Ridley Place is now complete, new street furniture will be installed on Saville Row in the coming weeks and Grey Street should be complete by summer 2024 as planned. The initial works on Northumberland Street will start later this year.”
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Raw sewage was released into open water in Newcastle more than 1,500 times in 2022, figures show.
Storm overflows normally happen when the sewage system is at risk of being overwhelmed – such as after a heavy rain, or during higher levels of groundwater.
In these cases, water companies may need to release excess water and sewage into rivers and the sea, to prevent water backing up into the streets and people’s homes.
This has an impact on the quality of our natural water sources, with some charities alleging storm overflows are being misused and under-reported.
Figures from the Environment Agency show storm overflows were used 1,637 times within Newcastle’s local authority boundaries in 2022, discharging for a total of around 4,724 hours.
All of these spills were from Northumbrian Water’s network.
Northumbrian Water saw 29,697 overspills across its network in 2022 – although 7% of the company’s facilities did not report overspill data last year.
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The government has finally published a list of schools identified with collapse-prone concrete after days of mounting pressure.
The document, released by the Department for Education, showed the start of term had to be delayed at 19 schools – responsible for 11,150 pupils – as a result of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
The list came just before the first Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) since the summer recess, where Rishi Sunak told the Commons the government had “acted decisively to ensure the safety of children and minimise disruption to education”.
The Liberal Democrats’ education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, also called for Mr Sunak to “come clean over his own role in this crisis”, and publish evidence given to him when he was chancellor on the risks to children’s safety from RAAC.
The list of North East schools affected are:
St James Catholic School, Hebburn, South Tyneside
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green, Gateshead
St Leonard’s School, Durham
St Benet’s Catholic Primary School, Ouston
St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Darlington
Ferryhill School, County Durham
Each school listed will be closed throughout this first week of September!
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