Newcastle upon Tyne’s Metro Radio Arena, Arena Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7NA is hosting Celebrities on Ice on 25th and 26th May 2013. Hosted by Christopher Biggins the show will star Dancing on Ice winner Beth Tweddle and other celebrity skaters including Chico, Gareth Thomas and Matt Lapinskas. Ice dancing, acrobatics and circus tricks will also be performed by a host of famous faces, as well as routines by international ice stars.

Adult tickets cost up to £35.45 and children’s tickets are £18.50 each however using the link below you can purchase tickets for both adults and children with 65% discount – just £12.50 each.

The link to buy the discounted tickets is here.

If you’re looking for Metro Radio Arena, Arena Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7NA hotel accommodation our bed and breakfast availability is here.

5k and 10k Races For Life are being held at Herrington Country Park in Sunderland this Sunday 19th May 2013 where a formidable army of over 3,200 women will race to raise money for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving research.

Race for Life’s 10k event starts at 9.30am and the 10k starts at 11.30am.

If you’re looking for Herrington Country Park hotel accommodation our bed and breakfast availability is here.

Boy band One Direction are to kick off their first-ever international stadium tour with a gig at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 28th May 2014 as part of their Where We Are world tour. Tickets go on sale from next Saturday 25th May 2013.

Sunderland’s Stadium of Light is one of only four UK venue’s to host the boys, the others are Manchester’s Ethiad Stadium, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Wembley Stadium, London.

Their gig, which marks a great coup for the Stadium of Light, could well be the fastest-selling ever there, following the likes of Take That, Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Pink, who have already played there, with Rihanna, Bon Jovi and North East Live set to take the venue by storm this summer.

One Direction, who have sold over 14 million singles and 8 million albums, have already amassed two BRIT Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards in their fledgling career. They achieved instant success in the UK following on from their stint on X Factor in 2010, the group also took the US by storm, with their last album debuting at number one in the Billboard 200, becoming the first boy band in US chart history to land two number one albums in a calendar year.

Tickets for what is anticipated to be the biggest concert ever staged at the Stadium of Light, will go on sale from 10am on Saturday 25th May 2013 and are priced from £42.50 (plus booking fee). You can buy them online here.

If you’re looking for hotel accommodation near Sunderland’s Stadium of Light for the concert our bed and breakfast availability is here. We are ten minutes by bus from the Stadium of Light (bus stop is at the bottom of our street).

If you’re planning a trip to Consett, Northumberland during your stay at our bed and breakfast then you may be interested in a lunchtime special offer at The Manor House Inn at Carterway Heads near Consett, DH8 9LX. Their £19 for a two-course lunch for two people offer is valid Monday to Friday between 12pm and 4:30pm until 14th November 2013.

The full terms and conditions and how to get this special lunch time offer are here: Manor House Inn Deal. The Inn’s own website is here.

No 28 Bar & Bistro on 27-29 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AN was voted North East bar of the year 2013 and they have a Sunday lunch special offer available at the moment – Sunday lunch for two people including a glass of wine or bottle of Efes beer each for just £12. A saving of 55% off the normal price of £26.70.

Their Sunday menu can be seen here…

The full terms and conditions and how to get this Sunday lunch deal are here: No 28 Bar and Bistro Restaurant Deal. No 28 Bar & Bistro’s homepage is here.

If you’re looking for Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AN hotel accommodation our bed and breakfast price and availability is here.

Rumana Indian Cuisine at 5a Ponteland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 3EL has a special offer available at the moment. Up to 61% off – £10 for a two-course meal for two people and £19 for a two-course meal for four people.

Starters include quarter tandoori chicken (normal price £4.20) and mains include lamb jhal masala with onion, fresh cream and green chilli (normal price £7.90).

The full terms, conditions and how to get this special offer meal are here: Rumana Indian Cuisine Deal. The restaurant’s homepage is here.

If you’re looking for Ponteland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 3EL hotel accommodation our bed and breakfast price and availability is here.

Planet Circus will be visiting Bents Park, Sea Road, South Shields, NE33 2LD from 15th until 19th May 2013. You can buy your tickets in advance online here.

If you’re looking for hotel accommodation near Bents Park, Sea Road, South Shields, NE33 2LD our bed and breakfast price and availability is here.

Sound Waves 2013 has confirmed McFly will headline the live concert at Bents Park, South Shields on Sunday 25th August 2013. McFly’s hits include Five Colours in Her Hair, All About You, Star Girl and Shine a Light. McFly are the first act to be officially announced with X Factor winner Joe McElderry also confirmed.

More big name acts are promised to be confirmed over the coming weeks. Tickets for Sound Waves 2013 are priced at £20 each and are available from The Customs House, South Shields in person, by telephone or online at www.customshouse.co.uk. Tickets can also be purchased via Ticketmaster here.

Our bed and breakfast is on the same street as Bents Park (shown above, we are further up the street shown on the right edge of the photograph) so if you’re looking for hotel accommodation next to Bents Park in South Tyneside our bed and breakfast availability is here.

If you are visiting Seaburn in Sunderland this weekend then there are a couple of Marathon of the North related discounts available.

Martino’s Italian restaurant on Dykelands Road, Seaburn, Sunderland, SR6 8DD has a weekend offer: 20% discount on food and drink when you quote “Marathon of the North”.

Neighbouring attraction Seldons Leisureworld, Whitburn Road, Seaburn, Sunderland SR6 8AA will upgrade an ice cream cornet purchase to a ’99′ when you quote “Steve Cram’s A Winner” to them.

The o2 Academy on Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SW has just released their new gig listing poster. You can take a look at it here…