Going down Chillingham Road yesterday, I saw signs of a new cafe coming soon. Nova Cafe & Bakery looks to be taking up residence at 262 Chillingham Road, with some social media sleuthing confirming that they’ll be opening soon, and plan to serve up fresh pastries, a range of sweet and savoury baked goods, artisan […]
Newcastle’s first romance-only bookstore is heading to Heaton (we think!). The Sinful Spine has amassed a following of over 3,500 on their Insta, since their first post in early April teased that their ‘dark romance bookstore’ would be opening soon. In later posts, there’s been clues as to their location, with it possible to view […]
One of Heaton’s most loved, dare we say it… iconic establishments was the inimitable Heaton Perk coffee shop. Located at 103-105 Heaton Park Road, it served up its unique blend of charm, quirk and coffee to the residents of Heaton for over 18 years, before closing its doors a few months back after rent hikes […]
News of a new micro-pub coming to Heaton hit a couple days back – with the new occupant of 84-86 Heaton Road confirmed as ‘Tom Dick & Harry’. That news came from The Licensing Guys, a supplier for licensing related services, who stated: 84-86 Heaton Road is soon to reopen as The ‘Tom, Dick, & […]
Heaton’s local non-league football team, Heaton Stannington FC will head back to the home of Newcastle United, St James’ Park, to defend the Northumberland Senior Cup. It comes after a 5-1 win against Newcastle University in the semi-final which took place in front of 436 fans on Wednesday 15th April 2026. Heaton Stan took home […]
Into today’s Hello Heaton inbox dropped a reminder of Early Bird Tickets being available now for the People’s Theatre Panto. Tickets have been available since the announcement of the 2026 show a while back, but the team at People’s Theatre are encouraging everyone to take advantage of their lower ‘early bird’ rate before prices increase. […]
Sadly, the ever-popular Heaton Park festival will not operate this year, but fear not – the good people of Heaton Stannington FC have stepped up to the plate to offer their take on a Heaton Community Festival for 2026 – STANFEST! It’ll be held on Saturday 27th June at The Willow Park (home of Heaton […]
On the 5th of April, the eagle-eyed folks of Heaton might have noticed a teaser drop relating to the next independent food stop to open up on Chillingham Road. Scranners Arms, the team behind the food served up at Tanners Arms and The Blue Star Newcastle posted the below video, introducing us to ‘237 East‘: […]