Bizarrely a story I worked on way back in October 1995 was featured in a nostalgia page in the publication… Read more “The phonebox was filled with blood.”
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90th anniversary of the Jarrow March
Today, 90 years ago in 1936, a group of unemployed shipyard workers from Jarrow set off from the town hall… Read more 90th anniversary of the Jarrow March
Millennium Bridge 25 years on
Earlier this month I was reminded that 25 years ago I watched and photographed residents crossing the River Tyne on… Read more Millennium Bridge 25 years on
Humanity – The Forgotten Army and Ray Lonsdale’s other statues
Over the weekend I had a catch up with mam in my home town of South Shields but, before I… Read more Humanity – The Forgotten Army and Ray Lonsdale’s other statues
Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK
Last night I relived my youth by watching an Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK which is an obvious… Read more Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK
The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on
It is hard to believe that today is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and I can remember seeing… Read more The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on
Operation Colossus
Read more: Antisocial yob biker I had some fun and games last year when Cumbria police started Operation Colossus which… Read more Operation Colossus
Gordon Norman caricature and the decline of traditional newspapers
They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery but I have to tip my hat to a so-called… Read more Gordon Norman caricature and the decline of traditional newspapers
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Today’s post could have been, as Monty Python might say, ‘something completely different’. Basically it was suggested that members of… Read more Castlerigg Stone Circle
Vigil for Ukraine
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and there was a vigil held in Carlisle… Read more Vigil for Ukraine
