100 Reasons Why It's Great Up North 2010

Such a special place Aug 24 2010

WELCOME to the third version of 100 Reasons Why It's Great Up North. It’s been more than five years since the last edition so you could say this supplement is long overdue.Read

Region is small, but perfectly formed Aug 24 2010

ARRIVING to live and work in North East a good few years ago, I remember some things more than most.Read

Football is our passion Aug 24 2010

FIFA delegates are touring the country to assess England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018. Adam Jupp looks at what the North has to offer.Read

Search for a spot for football fans to gather Aug 24 2010

FOOTBALL fever might not just be limited to the Stadium of Light and St James' Park.Read

Comfort and style Aug 24 2010

LONG viewed as a great place to visit, the North East boasts some top-notch accommodation and the transport links to make any trip a cinch.Read

Sporting scene offers plenty of cheer Aug 24 2010

CHIEF Sports Writer Luke Edwards looks at the region's sporting scene - one of the stand out reasons why it's great up North.Read

Blooming great run Aug 24 2010

FROM humble beginnings, the Great North Run has earned its place as the world's biggest and most famous half-marathon.Read

Romans, religion & revolution Aug 24 2010

MUCH of the astonishing heritage of the North East was forged by a combination of religion and warfare.Read

Our great northern inventions Aug 24 2010

AS he drove through a storm on his journey home to the North East from the 1908 Cup Final, Gladstone Adams became aware of a great need.Read

Five years on - and look what we've been doing Aug 24 2010

THERE'S a deep pool of cultural loveliness in the North East, available to anyone who cares to take a dip. Sam Wonfor dives in and reports back.Read

100 Reasons Why It's Great Up North - 2010 Aug 24 2010

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A haven of tranquility Aug 24 2010

FROM Bamburgh Beach to the River Tyne, Kielder Forest to High Force, the North East is full of stunning landscapes.Read

Health matters Aug 24 2010

HERE in the North East health experts are leading the way in pioneering medical research and treatments.Read

In a class of its own Aug 24 2010

FROM its nurseries to its universities, education in the North East comes top of its class.Read

Leisure, food and shopping Aug 24 2010

FROM Britain's best shopping centre to an abundance of independent boutiques, the North East is a shopper's dream. Francesca Craggs takes to the high street to bring you the best in the region's retail therapy.Read

Take that - and That Aug 24 2010

FROM superstar concerts to music festivals and all-week club nights, the North East has some of the best nightlife in the country, as Liz Lamb reports.Read

How the North East is cleaning up its act Aug 24 2010

IT has been said that the North East gave the world the industrial revolution. Some 150 years later it is home to the companies leading the clean-up.Read

Produce with a passion Aug 24 2010

LONG gone are the days when our region was written off as a culinary desert, with nothing to offer the serious food lover in the way of quality locally-sourced produce or fine dining.Read

Three cheers as real ale bucks the trend Aug 24 2010

IN contrast to the general pub trade and the beer sector as a whole, cask-conditioned beer - or real ale - is in right rude health. And the North East is the rudest and healthiest of the whole country.Read

Tell us why you love the region Aug 26 2010

THE Journal has published the 2010 edition of 100 Reasons Why It's Great Up North supplement - and now we want you to tell us why you think this region is a wonderful place to live.Read