Living in the city centre means that anytime you want to go shopping, you have to face the crowds. In Newcastle, though, we're lucky enough to have amazing places like Silverlink Shopping Park where you can shop without the hustle and bustle. With shops such as New Look, Outfit, Wilko, Boots, JD, River Island, H&M. a huuuge M&S Food Hall and more, there's everything...

It must not just be my bananas that seem to ripen at the speed of light. I often buy a pack of bananas to eat throughout the week and, after forgetting about them, I return to see some deep brown colours frowning at me in disappointment. This week, though, I decided to make use of them and rustle up this loaf cake for my parents visiting.  We happened to have dates...