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Gay Keenaghan | Oldest survivor of the Kindertransport

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By Diane Wailes Imagine being sent away from your home as a child. Away from your family, to a strange country where you don’t speak the language. That’s what happened...

Snapshots of Shields: The Stories Behind the Photos

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By Louise Luke I was around 11 years old when this photo was taken, with my brother Paul, my mum June, my dad Eric, and our dog Mitzy. My dad,...

Local Hero: Enigma of Jett

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By Caroline Oswald They say cats are good for your well-being, reducing stress and even lowering your blood pressure. This is certainly true for customers of the ’Enigma Tap’ micropub...

All Together Then

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By Keith Bruce Street trips. We don’t seem to do them any more. Yet they were all the rage in Shields during thefifties and sixties. Entire communities used to go...

70 Years of Friendship: Sylvia and Lynette’s Extraordinary Journey

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Friends still meeting more than 70 years later  Two familiar faces at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre, North Shields Fish Quay, Sylvia Lambert and Lynette Scott, have been friends...

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