By Diane Wailes
There are certain sounds that define a place. For North Shields, it’s the sound of the foghorn on the river, and the cry of the gulls. But...
By Simmie Harper
Recently, I had the opportunity to delve into the North Shields Library, and what I found was nothing short of amazing! Thanks to Joyce Marti, who generously...
Local people are invited to a Community Day at the Linskill Centre to celebrate North Shields’ history, heritage and culture a part of the town’s 800th anniversary.
This will take...
You’d have needed sharp eyes to spot the tiny entry in the ‘small ads’ column of The Evening Chronicle on Monday 26th August, 1889.
“A Descent from the Clouds: MISS ALMA BEAUMONT, AMERICAN...
By Diane Wailes
It was August 1940. France had recently surrendered to Germany and only the RAF stood in the way of Hitler’s plans to invade Britain; the country held...