Published March Issue | I Love North ShieldsBy Rachel Chapman
International Women’s Day 2025, on March 8, is focusing on accelerating action for women’s equality.
One local woman who devoted her...
By Carol Davison
With a ‘to do’ list as long as your arm, I was surprised to find local businessman and entrepreneur Paul Stonebanks remarkably laid back during...
By Sue Wilkinson
During its heyday, North Shields was known as “the most drunken town in England”. A dubious reputation gained in the 1800s when the town had more than...
By Rachel Chapman
Sheila Hirsch is a legend on North Shields Fish Quay.
Believed to have been the country’s first female trawler skipper, she was a woman in a man’s world,...
By John Hartley | Photograhy by Diane Wailes
“Sought-after area of North Shields offering park and river views” says the estate agent’s blurb. “A vibrant...