As ever, superbly hosted by Jonny Chambers as he introduces a video showcasing #Newcastle followed by Zoe Hall from Northern Stage then a panel discussion.

We have teamed up with Destination North East England Eldon Square Northern Stage and Go North East to celebrate #PurpleTuesday in our home city of Newcastle. This global movement is about enhancing customer experiences for disabled people and their families. Accessibility and inclusion are at

This is one of those ‘pinch me’ moments 🥺 Coordinating the illumination of these iconic Northeastern landmarks for #PurpleTuesday and wandering around the region tonight knowing ‘I did that’ is a very cool feeling 💜

I’m over at the other place with fewer ghouls 🦋

There are that many farmers on this train back north it looks like a Barbour jacket convention.

Work Christmas party invites came attached to a Greggs sausage roll 💀

I’ll always be proud to have been part of Theatre Space NE’s story and honoured to get to help write this next chapter with some lovely new branding 🎭

Cannot recommend Smoggie Queens on BBC Three/iPlayer enough!!! It’s full of warmth, heart, razor sharp wit and camptastic belly laughs with some lovely performances from the North East’s finest. Genuinely haven’t cackled at a show like that in ages.

Was up until ten past midnight last night making a Tyne and Wear Metro costume for our ‘Geordie Icons’ themed Christmas party. Only to realise after an hour and a half of painstaking work that I’d painted it upside down 😭😭😭

Returning to work tomorrow wondering who’s decided to quit and not come back after Christmas

First trip on the new Tyne and Wear Metro and my word, they’re fantastic. So quiet, roomy and smooth. I almost don’t want to get off!

Superb typo on the BBC News (UK) app #marinelepenis

Celebrity Traitors but everyone is a Muppet apart from Claudia Winkleman

I feel like we always get half way there with Eurovision… we either send an alright song but terrible live performer or we send a not so good song with decent vocalists. We need the best of both worlds. #Eurovision

Friends fear he’s illuminating landmarks again. #VisitIfYouDare

It’s been a wild few weeks getting to work on the destination marketing campaign for one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year #28YearsLater ☣️ As someone who avoids anything remotely scary like the plague this has genuinely been one of the best things I’ve ever done.