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A Stream of Curmudgeonly Consciousness that has Little to do with Hats! 

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 By Barry Hutchings Warning! The following is a load of ole waffle and contains no inner truths.   1972. The Illicit hat trade was out of hand. Cheap, poorly made fezzes had...

Your Stories: BROTHERLY LOVE OF THE SEA

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By Kristine Grey The history of North Shields is inextricably linked to sea faring and one North Shields family certainly played their part in that history – one which goes...

MEMOIRS OF A NORTHERN LASS 

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By Diane Wailes Carol Mary Belshaw is 93 years young and her memory is as sharp as a pin; a treasure trove of recollections of a life spent in North...

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...

In Response: Typewriters

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Like many women of her generation, my mother, Veronica, was an avid user of thetypewriter. She learned an array of secretarial skills at Tynemouth High School on HawkeysLane, North...

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If The Kids Are United | January 2025

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Monthly column by Bazoox aka Sean G Cleland. A brief catch up of recent games and events after some festive cheer from Christmas past. After...

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