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Newcastle - Good place to work..?

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    #21
    Originally posted by basshead View Post
    Its a National Express bus station

    Living in the sticks, I'm a connoisseur of farmers watering holes and quality pub/restaurants. Corbridge is full of quality spots
    Been to The Boathouse in Wylam?

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      #22
      Originally posted by wurzel View Post
      Been to The Boathouse in Wylam?
      On my way now

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        #23
        The Stage Door nightclub on a wednesday night, its the student nurses day off the next day!

        The overall redness of the decor sets it off nicely as well!!!
        Who has time? Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?

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          #24
          Originally posted by basshead View Post
          Its a National Express bus station

          Living in the sticks, I'm a connoisseur of farmers watering holes and quality pub/restaurants. Corbridge is full of quality spots
          Right, near Central.

          Yes, I can vouch for Corbridge too! Some decent pubs there.
          Last edited by BolshieBastard; 19 February 2010, 12:07.
          I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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            #25
            Originally posted by lje View Post
            I really like Newcastle - lots to do and a real going out culture. Not that fond of southerners mind you...
            A contractor once told me of the time he went to Newcastle to start a new contract. He's from Bradford. Straight off the train, he went into a pub. Sawdust on the floor. Went to the bar.
            "Pint of lager please".
            "We don't serve pouffs here"...

            But this was 30 years ago...

            Ten years later it was quite a nice place to be. A long way from anywhere else though. So eventually, we moved south. (overran, and ended up in Switzerland).
            Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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              #26
              So far so good in Newcastle. I am yet to find a local colleague in my office. Nearest one I got is from Leeds..!

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                #27
                Excellent place to work, even better if you enjoy a night out


                Originally posted by Darren_Test View Post
                Never worked much in north..Newcastle, is it a good place to work..?

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                  #28
                  its alrite there actually, worked there a few times...bloody cold though...!

                  Snowed loads both times i worked there...people are quite nice actually.,

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by lje View Post
                    . Not that fond of southerners mind you...
                    What Sunderland

                    Or the deep south - Middlesborough

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post
                      I had a Gov client that had a office up there, always enjoyed nights out with the locals. Do the pub rounds down by the Quay, quite a few good eating places as well. Also a great curry house in town that do a killer dish - if you can eat it an keep it down, you eat for free.

                      If you want to wind up the local folk, ask them if the new castle is anywhere near the old castle in the city centre.

                      The only minus points I recall was the crappy metro system from the airport.

                      Apart from that, its all good.

                      PZZ
                      Aye.....that would really wind them up...
                      Better still ask them where you could buy a Sunderland top
                      Blood in your poo

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