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RETURN: The Mayor of Prudhoe, Councillor Tony Reid, wanted to bring an iconic painting of Prudhoe back to the town. The world-famous artist JMW Turner was thought to have made a watercolour landscape of Prudhoe Castle in approximately 1826…
Places to go: Whitley Bay
The man who was responsible for the change of name from Whitley to Whitley Bay knew nothing about it.
William Oliver was Secretary of the Rockcliff Rugby Club in Whitley and died on a trip in 1901 to Edinburgh. The body was …
Important information has been issued for the Tyne & Wear region ahead of sold-out concerts by Sam Fender at St. James’ Park in June and separate music events in Sunderland.
The North Shields native will play highly anticipated shows at the home of the…
Metro passengers are being warned to prepare for a very busy weekend as thousands of music fans head out to watch Sam Fender and P!nk at their concerts.
North Shields[1] singer Sam Fender is performing at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Friday June 9 an…
Stephen Tompkinson’s partner wrote ‘I hope there’s a heaven, I really need there to be one’ in tribute to mother and stepfather killed in crash by sex-obsessed trucker – a family tragedy only revealed by the actor on live TV todayBy Arthur Parashar[1] …
Jessica Johnson was playing the title role in Educating Rita when she received the devastating news her parents had been involved in a major crash on the A1(M) in Durham in July 2021.
They had been sat in stationary traffic on the section of motorway w…
Stephen Tompkinson shares secret heartache during trial hell: Actor reveals his partner’s parents were killed by a sexting lorry driver who ploughed into them – weeks after DCI Banks actor was accused of punching drunk manDCI Banks star was found not g…
In a £5.3m restoration project, the historic canopy at Whitley Bay station on the Tyne and Wear[1] Metro[2] is to be restored to its former glory.
The structure is Grade II listed and dates back to the Edwardian era. The glazing will be replaced during…