Well, one third of The Police anyway. Here’s our John, Shaun and Len having a swifty with Sting. Always the big Spender, Len continues late into the night with Jimmy Nail and our Brian. The evening was actually a test performance of Sting’s musical, The Last Ship, at Live Theatre in Newcastle. It’s the story of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Previous Blog (Atlas View)
An archive of the previous Potts Print (UK) blog, Atlas View.
Stop Press! Wallsend Boys Club Launches Petition to Aid Rebuild Appeal
You might have read last week’s post about the damage to Wallsend Boys Club. This week the club has launched a petition to appeal for help in rebuilding the premises, which you can sign by going to the link below. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/wallsend-boys-club Local newspaper the News Guardian has covered the story of the closure of the club. … Continue reading
Happy Mondays: Guest Blog by Anna Wilkinson of Northern Print & International Print Biennale
Good Times, Bad Times, All Times Get Over at Queen’s Hall, HexhamPhoto: Colin Davidson Northern Print is catching its breath after a hectic 2011, in preparation for even more printastic events in 2012. We’re planning to take printmaking all the way around the globe and back again in time for the Olympics, as well as making … Continue reading
Thursday 3:30 | Wallsend Boys Club Appeals for Help with Essential Rebuild of Damaged Premises
Earlier this month 60mph winds caused serious damage to Wallsend Boys’ Club in Newcastle. A brick wall at the Station Road site has been caved in, resulting in the need to be rebuild the premises. The Club is appealing to members of the public to buy their upcoming history book, which will help to fund … Continue reading
Happy Mondays: Northern Sinfonia 2012 Concerts at The Sage Gateshead
There’s an extensive line up of concerts planned for Northern Sinfonia over the next few months. As well as a series of dates at their home venue, The Sage Gateshead, they will be touring the region and beyond in 2012. Northern Sinfonia is Classic FM’s official North East orchestra, and has been described as ‘one of Europe’s most exciting orchestras’. … Continue reading
Thursday 3:30 | Mystery Man…
Stare at the three dots on this chap’s nose for 30-40 seconds, then shut your eyes, and all will be revealed… Thursday 3:30 is a photo-blog which is posted at, you’ve guessed it, 3:30pm on Thursdays. Email your photos to lauriec@potts.co.uk with a bit of info about who you are and what the photos are about, and you … Continue reading
Happy Mondays: The Hoff’s Tour of Newcastle
After the rollercoaster ride of Knight Rider, Baywatch, America’s Got Talent, Dancing With The Stars, Britain’s Got Talent and a brief spell as a rock star in Germany, David Hasselhoff was about to take his career to another level with a gig in the Toon this February. Unfortunately, he’s had to cancel the entire UK … Continue reading
Thursday 3:30 | The Birds & The Bees
After yesterday’s valiant rescue of Splash the goldfish, Andrew James of the Potts Print (UK) Operations Team gets creative with other forms of wildlife in these impressive nature shots. Thursday 3:30 is a photo-blog which is posted at, you’ve guessed it, 3:30pm on Thursdays. Email your photos to lauriec@potts.co.uk with a bit of info about who you are … Continue reading
Stop Press! Miracle Fish Discovered in IT Department
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Miracle Fish. Or is it… It was a typical morning at Potts Print (UK), in many respects. The printers were printing, the finishers were finishing, the executives were parking their Audis. But, in the IT department things were far from normal. What was only yesterday a simple plastic vessel for … Continue reading
Happy Mondays: Are you having a laugh?
You will be if you head over to Live Theatre over the next few weeks. Their new comedy season kicks of with two hilarious gigs, one by the north east’s own Dave Johns and the other by alternative comedian Andrew O’Neill. Check http://bit.ly/gHzNj for more details and other upcoming shows. Comedy at Live Theatre is sponsored … Continue reading
