Directed by Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan, best known for his sickening suburban horror Vivarium (2019), The Surfer tells the story of a man (Nicolas Cage) venturing to his treasured childhood coastal town in Australia with his son (Finn Little) in hopes of repurchasing the family home he grew up in. Yet, as they arrive, ‘the…
For over 400 years, the Ouseburn River has carried the weight of Newcastle’s industries, becoming a dumping ground for waste to fester and infect the local waterways. As early as 1615, coal-fired glassmaking along its banks poured ash and waste debris into the water. By the early 1900s, flour mills used for pig feed flushed…
Northumbrian Water have announced they will be conducting a £14 million investment over the next 5 years in a bid to reduce the amount of sewage released into the Ouseburn River. The company have pledged that they will be re-engineering two major outfall locations to prevent future spillages from heavy rainfall. The water company plans…