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- Alfie Joey reminisces about days out to North East seaside
Alfie Joey fondly reminisces about days out at the seaside after enjoying a family break to Skegnes AT Easter we took the kids to Skegness. I had… Read more: Alfie Joey reminisces about days out to North East seaside - Alfie Joey lists his top ten Northeast monuments and heros
Alfie Joey encourages us to think about our favourite local monuments as he lists his top ten - Alfie Joey on why the teenager’s job seems to be dying out
‘Echo, Echo, Telegraph, Echo….’ They were the first four papers on my round from Mr. Kirk’s, our news agent in Thornley, County Durham. - Alfie Joey’s North East woodland walk recommendations
Marking International Day of Forests yesterday, Alfie tells us about some of his favourite woodland walks - Alfie Joey on his top documentary recommendation of 2026
Alfie Joey urges us all to go and see Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis Presley in Concert documentary - Alfie Joey encourages us to put down smartphones and talk more
Alfie Joey encourages us to put down our smartphones and pick up the telephone for a proper chat - ‘UK can’t beat US award shows’
The UK just can’t live up to the standard of US award ceremonies, says Alfie Joey - MTV is alive and well!
Alfie Joey remembers some of the great North East songwriters who helped launch MTV music channel. - Why I miss my son’s steam engine-obsessed days
The Northern Echo’s new Saturday columnist Alfie Joey is a writer, comic, actor, impressionist, singer, presenter, and artist.
