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Sheila’s story – UK’s first female trawler skipper? 

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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,...

Was North Shields England’s Most Drunken Town?

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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...

Interview: EARL JOHN CHARLTON

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By Diane Wailes Photography by Megan Ramsey When Earl John Charlton says in his Facebook profile that he “Studied at the University of Hard Knocks”, he really isn’t kidding! After growing...

MISSING LOW LIGHTS’ ARTWORK REDISCOVERED 

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By Carol Davison    Back in 1956, Eddie Rowley put a set of overalls on over his collar and tie, stood on a chair and began to paint a scene...

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Have you ever imagined what your local pub, or indeed your house, would look like as a piece of art? Streetdoodler, aka Sarah Sutherland,...

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