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5 October 2026

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BBC Food finds a top breakfast toastie at the Camera Shop on Collingwood Street

The tiny sandwich shop next to the Vampire Rabbit got a rave from BBC Food's Harriet Fisher, and the regulars aren't thrilled about the extra queue.

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Casual story, 5 October

Howaymanay is back: £8 tickets for New Year's Eve on the Quayside

Two stages, street entertainment, bars, food and fireworks over the Tyne at midnight. Last year it sold out by mid-December.

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Luella's brings a Parisian-style cocktail and DJ bar to Deansgate on 9 October

Deep red interiors, chandeliers, house and R&B DJs and a yuzu and white strawberry cocktail, where Côte Brasserie used to be.

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