FIRST NAMES ANNOUNCED FOR BOSPOP 2022 - LINE-UP REMAINS LARGELY THE SAME WITH: LIONEL RICHIE, STING, KENSINGTON, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, SINÉAD O'CONNOR, PASSENGER, BETH HART AND MORE. Today Bospop announces the first names for 2022. Next year it is finally time for the festival's 40th anniversary. After two postponed years, Bospop is scheduled for July 2022: Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th. A big part of the original line-up will be moved to 2022. Sting will perform on Saturday 9 July 2022...

The hugely-anticipated Hard Rock Cafe in Newcastle and the first to open in the region has been unveiled for the first time today. The brand new venue on Newcastle's Quayside was finally revealed after more than three-and-a-half years since plans were first made. The Northern Echo had a look around the new name hoping to make history in the North-East as further details ahead of its grand opening were announced...