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Hexham takes centre stage as new Channel 5 drama brings TV stardom back to the town

Hexham is set to appear prominently in Channel 5 drama Forever Home after serving as one of the production’s main filming locations. The town’s scenery, architecture and hospitality businesses feature in the story behind the new series, which stars Kevin Whately, Douglas Henshall, Lewis Cope, Amy Nuttall and Denise Welch.

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Why Denise Welch and Forever Home co-stars kept returning to Zyka in Hexham

Denise Welch and fellow Forever Home cast member Amy Nuttall praised Zyka in Priestpopple, Hexham, after becoming regular visitors while filming the new Channel 5 drama in Northumberland.

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The Hexham nightclub locals still miss — and the building’s surprising next chapter

A ChronicleLive retrospective looks back at Dontino’s, later known as Studio and affectionately called “Donnies”, tracing its history from a 1972 opening to its permanent closure in 2018 and the planned conversion of the Priestpopple building into flats.