[ad_1] We step back to a time sitting on the edge of living memory. Not many people alive today will remember the year 1936. Our 10 archive photographs recall scenes around Newcastle and its suburbs taken 90 years ago – an era characterised by economic depression and the grim countdown to the outbreak of the…
[ad_1] Council bosses faced a renewed call for transparency on the future of Leazes Park this week, as fans await a decision on whether Newcastle United want to build a new stadium Leazes Park with St James’ Park in the background Council bosses have denied any “secrets or secrecy” over the prospect of Newcastle United…
[ad_1] It was a decade that will forever be remembered as the ‘swinging 60s’ – a momentous era when London became the pop culture capital of the world, when music, fashion and the arts exploded into life, and when ‘the establishment’ was challenged by progressive ideals and the advancement of personal freedoms. Newcastle during the…
[ad_1] There are a range of permanent and temporary vacancies being advertised across the region Royal Mail(Image: Getty Images) Royal Mail announced plans to recruit thousands of temporary workers to help over the busy Christmas period. With around 20,000 workers to be recruited, bosses hope it will help cope with the surge in demand around…
[ad_1] A married Newcastle dad is facing jail for stalking his mistress for the second time. John Hall had been going between his wife and lover since 2021 until the latter ended their relationship in January 2024. A court heard that the 50-year-old handled the break-up badly and was convicted of stalking the woman in…
[ad_1] A drunken son brutally attacked his own mother, burned her with hot oil and bit her during a violent outburst in her own home. Edward Castor refused to leave his mother’s Newcastle home after she asked him to leave when he began verbally abusing her after a day of drinking booze. The 22-year-old soon…
[ad_1] These are the North East sex offenders who caused long-lasting misery for their victims to satisfy their own sickening desires. This week, Newcastle Crown Court heard how a victim of a pervert postman sadly took her own life while on the phone to Royal Mail about how the abuse and the way it was…
[ad_1] Are you looking to earn some extra cash over the festive season? Primark, TK Maxx, Boots and the Royal Mail are amongst the companies looking to hire additional staff over the Christmas period. If you want to help spread the festive cheer to North East families you could land the role of Santa or…
[ad_1] Workers from the Royal Mail took to the picket lines across the North East today as part of the first day of 21 planned dates in coming months. Members from the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) from across the region walked out as they seek to a resolution with the Royal Mail over their pay…
[ad_1] 16 Newcastle pubs signs – past and present – from the Three Bulls Head, to the Tap and Spile, to the Duke of Wellington. How many have you visited? We return with the third and final part of our focus on Newcastle pub signs – past and present. The photographs in our three features…