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The Tuxedo Princess. Photo: Newcastle Libraries.The Tuxedo Princess, or ‘The Boat’ as it was known, was a former car ferry turned nightclub which was permanently moored on the River Tyne for a time in the 1980s and then the early 2000s.But how did it m…
Twelve new services will be operated by Northern between the two stations, starting on Sunday, December 10. They will initially call at Thornaby[1] and Sunderland[2] and a stop at Hartlepool will be introduced as soon as the station works are complete …
Newcastle City Council[1] are set to carry out urgent repairs to Newcastle Cathedral[2] next week, with the Lantern Tower’s[3] stonework in need of a patch-up. The council[4] will start their work on Monday November 20, working for four consecutive nig…
By Kat Wong[1] and Alex Mitchell For Australian Associated Press[2] and Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia[3] Published: 03:56, 16 November 2023 | Updated: 03:58, 16 November 2023
Commuter car parks, highway upgrades…
Health officials have issued fresh warnings ahead of a potential winter peak in Covid cases. It comes as two new coronavirus[1] strains are set to sweep through the UK.
Brits have been urged to “remain vigilant” over the latest Covid strains as doctors…
Police have questioned a man after a fire left two people in hospital. They arrested the suspect of suspicion of attempted arson with intent to endanger life after being called to the fire-hit property on Leamington Gardens, in May Bank[1].
It resulted…
Works to repair a landslip in County Durham[1] have been delayed due to the complexity of the fix.
Network Rail teams are continuing to work on repairs at a landslip at Aycliffe, near Darlington[2], but the complex nature of the fix and the landscape o…
In the late 1800s, if you were to step back in time to the area now known as Meeting House Hill, you would find it unrecognizable compared to today. However, it was during this era that George Brown, a man with a knack for invention and business, began…
Police are treating the death of a man at a North Staffordshire beauty spot as ‘unexplained’. They are continuing to investigate after discovering the body of the man at Lyme Valley Parkway, in Newcastle-under-Lyme[1].
The alarm was raised at 11.33am o…
A 31-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital following a serious collision in Northumberland[1].
Emergency services were called to a collision between a white Vauxhall Corsa and a Red Range Rover Evoque on the A69, near Haydon Bridge at aro…