Newcastle's Great Exhibition aims to create buzz on a budget

Critics say £5m for ‘northern powerhouse’ event compares unfavourably with council cutsA mural featuring a Greggs steak bake and the UK’s largest water sculpture are among the attractions of the Great Exhibition of the North, a summer-long festival which aims to repeat the success of the Victorians’ world fairs – on a tiny fraction of the budget.The exhibition, which opened on Friday with a blast of confetti on Newcastle’s Quayside, aims to shine a light