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North Tyneside mayor unveils plaque to artist John Falconar Slater

A LOVE of the sea drew artist John Falconar Slater and ex-seafarer Steve Barrigan to the same house on the North East coast.Read

Howdon woman proposes in shark tank at Tynemouth aquarium - VIDEO

A SHARK tank was transformed into a tunnel of love when romantic Kimberley Watson popped the question to the love of her life.Read

Robert Jobling painting offered for sale at £29,950

A RARE painting by North East artist Robert Jobling – probably unseen in public for 120 years – is to come on to the market.Read

Tynemouth Blue Reef Aquarium shows photos by Ashington boy

A YOUNG wildlife photographer has so impressed staff at Tynemouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium they are now planning an exhibition of his pictures.Read

North Tyneside coastline revamp scheme has £1m slashed

REVAMP plans for a stretch of the North East coastline are grinding to a halt as budget cuts put £4m of investment at risk.Read

Ian Sharp Antiques shop in Tynemouth to shut and go online

AN antiques shop owner on Tyneside has closed down his store to take his business into cyberspace.Read

New ambition for historic site at North Shields Fish Quay

HOPES of turning an 18th Century riverside building into a heritage and visitor centre took a step forward yesterday.Read

Sadness as the Bizz Bar in South Shields is knocked down - VIDEO

PEOPLE have told of their sadness after a former bar was reduced to rubble before their eyes.Read

Plans set to ease parking problems in Tynemouth

A RAFT of measures are being considered by council chiefs to help ease parking problems in a seaside village.Read

Tynemouth flats residents plan for community garden

RESIDENTS in riverside landmark flats will hear today if their bid to turn derelict land into a community garden has been successful.Read

River Tyne internet archive set to open

MEN who devoted their lives to working on the Tyne will share their life memories with schoolchildren as part of a new website.Read

Cullercoats lifeguard Robert Oliver awarded top honour

BRAVE lifeguard Robert Oliver has been praised for his part in the daring rescue of a young boy from the North Sea.Read

North East youth unemployment must be tackled - David Miliband

A 120% rise in youth unemployment in the North East has created an emergency that must be tackled, a commission chaired by David Miliband said yesterday.Read

Wouldhave House in South Shields set for demolition

PLANS have been tabled to demolish a Sixties building dubbed a “blot on the landscape” of a town’s historic market square.Read

Tyneside drug smuggler jailed after heroin haul found in car

A DRUG smuggler stashed nearly £300,000 worth of heroin in secret compartments in his car before trying to cross the border into England.Read

A pint of beer from Cullercoats Brewery

Cullercoats Brewery beer set to hit 20 North East pubs

A FORMER solicitor who gave up his legal career to pursue his dream of brewing real ale has won his biggest order to date.Read

Tynemouth Front Street parking problem goes under review

COUNCILLORS have pledged to review a residents-only parking scheme which is draining trade from a Tyneside village.Read

Plans to revamp West Chirton Industrial Estate

A TRADING estate in a deprived part of the North East could be transformed under new plans.Read

Opening of Tyne Tunnels set to end traffic misery

A THREE-YEAR project to build an extra Tyne Tunnel came to fruition yesterday with the opening of both tunnels for the first time.Read

Safety fears force North Shields library to close

A FAULT-stricken town centre library will turn back the pages of history when it is forced to shut up shop.Read

Whitley Bay schoolboy thanks RNLI crew for sea rescue

A SCHOOLBOY has thanked a team of rescuers for saving his life after he was swept into the sea by a freak wave.Read

North Shields factory helping restore Second World War bomber

A TYNESIDE factory is helping restore an extinct Second World War bomber to its former glory - from salvaged pieces of scrap.Read

Tyneside schoolchildren grill business and eco leaders

TYNESIDE teenagers grilled a panel of business and local authority eco-experts with the return of the region’s Big Green Question Time.Read

Tyneside Metro artwork reflects a world of travel

A JOURNEY of discovery for artist Kimberley Gaiger ends at a Tyneside Metro station tonight.Read

Cullercoats' artistic heritage in the spotlight

WITH its thriving fishing community and picturesque bay, Cullercoats became a magnet for artists.Read

Ray Spencer

Ray Spencer, director of the Customs House, South Shields

RAY Spencer - also known as Tommy the Trumpeter - is director of The Customs House in South Shields.Read

Housing scheme turned down for North Tyneside General Hospital

A HOUSING scheme that would have earned health chiefs more than £2m for patient care has been turned down.Read

North Tyneside doctor heads to war-torn Libya

A NORTH East consultant paediatrician is heading to the emergency department of a hospital in war-torn Libya to help treat the injured.Read

Revolt against changes to Twinings Earl Grey tea flavour

A NEW recipe for Earl Grey introduced by famous firm Twinings is causing a little more than a storm in a tea cup.Read

Builder's career could be over after attack in Tynemouth

ONE-PUNCH attack victim Richard Elgie has told of the terrifying moment his jaw shattered and left his dream of taking over the family business in tatters.Read

Council and police act to prevent South Shields beach rave

A COUNCIL gained an injunction yesterday to prevent a huge unauthorised rave party on a town’s beaches.Read

Whitley Bay artist funding Tynemouth mermaid sculpture

ARTIST Elaine Page played a key part in The Journal’s campaign to save the Northumbrian mansion of Seaton Delaval Hall.Read

Tyne Tunnel entrance is to be a real picture

OH Buoy! There is a surprise in the pipeline for Tyne Tunnel drivers. Three 10-foot tall former marine buoys are to be sited at the north exit of the tunnel as a welcoming feature to North Tyneside.Read

Helping North East victims of bowel illnesses

IT is a condition that seldom makes the news, but its consequences can be horrific for sufferers.Read

Bus depot turns art gallery in North Shields

ONCE it bustled with drivers, mechanics and engine parts. But now this former bus depot has been transformed into a gallery and artists’ studio.Read

Whitley Bay man to run Sahara desert in aid of St Oswald’s Hospice

IT is the world’s toughest race, and only the fearless and superfit ever manage to complete it.Read

Eric Pickles says send IT jobs to South Tyneside

GOVERNMENT Minister Eric Pickles has suggested a Midlands council should shift jobs to South Tyneside rather than sending them to India.Read

Twinings white tea

Twinings tea firm won't get EU cash to move jobs to Poland

THE European Commission has told tea maker Twinings it will not be handed £10m to relocate North East jobs to Poland.Read

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall visits Priory Primary School in Tynemouth

TELEVISION chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall helped out in a North East school kitchen yesterday to raise awareness of his discarded fish campaign.Read

Whitley Bay fans turn out to celebrate FA Vase victory

THE blue and white of Whitley Bay FC decked the town yesterday as their football heroes returned as cup winners for the third year in a row.Read

Whitley Bay FC to celebrate FA Vase win with open-top bus parade

THEIR exploits at Wembley have once again made them the pride of the North East, and now Whitley Bay FC will celebrate with an open-top bus parade.Read

Whitley Bay winning the FA Vase for the third time

Whitley Bay FC win FA Vase for third time

TRIUMPHANT Whitley Bay fans celebrated their team’s historic cup win at Wembley yesterday.Read

Actress Melanie Hill helps Sunderland students

NORTH East actress Melanie Hill is taking on a supporting role to help officially launch a university’s creative partnership with a popular theatre.Read

Fire tackled at North Shields recycling plant

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a Tyneside recycling plant for the second time in five weeks yesterday.Read

Brown's Salt House

Brown's Salt House, 6/7 Victoria Crescent, Cullercoats

AFORECAST for warm, sunny weather saw us heading for the coast – along with about 10,000 other people who’d seemingly made a beeline for the same stretch of coastline.Read

Public come forward with Cullercoats mystery object information

ARMCHAIR detectives are helping The Journal get to the bottom of a seaside riddle. We appealed to readers for help to identify a mystery object which has been perplexing people in the coastal village of Cullercoats.Read

Knifeman is tasered after Morrisons store stand-off in North Shields

A KNIFEMAN who threatened staff and customers at a busy supermarket was tasered by police during a stand-off.Read

Man dies in Tynemouth Longsands Beach tragedy

A MAN died after he fell ill while spending a day at the beach yesterday.Read

Revamp breathes life into Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

VISITORS to a revamped museum gallery launched yesterday will be greeted with anything but a stony silence.Read

Ryan Leck pens letter to Andrew Smart's family

A MURDERER has written a letter from his prison cell to apologise to his victim’s family. Ryan Leck, who was convicted of killing father-of-two Andrew Smart last month sent the six-page confession to our sister paper, the Chronicle, from Durham jail. Read

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