Ken Smith2 days ago4 minNewcastle Fever HospitalsAs Newcastle industrialised the population boomed, rendering the people of the city susceptible to waterborne diseases and outbreaks. As...
Dr Louise PowellApr 45 minGone to the Dogs: A History of Flapping in the North East"Going to the dogs" was an integral stitch in the social fabric of mining communities. Independent, or "flapping" tracks, congregated the...
Ken SmithMar 155 minSteam Power and TragediesThe year 1814 witnessed George Stephenson construct his first steam locomotive while working as an enginewright at the West Moor Pit,...
Miriam BibbyFeb 2910 minBad Lord Byron and the Milbanke family of SeahamWriter, historian and broadcaster Miriam Bibby explores the relationship between the divisive Romantic Lord Byron and our region, where...