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James Rowan - a Comprehensive History
Resident historic sports writer Pete Welsh has written an incredibly detailed piece on the life and professional times of James Rowan,...

Peter Welsh
Sep 2129 min read
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Conspiracy on the Tyne: Fact, Fiction and the Newcastle witch trial of 1650
by A D Bergin ‘Margaret Brown beseeched God that some remarkable sign may be seene at the time of execution, to evidence their innocency,...

A D Bergin
Aug 298 min read
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What's the point in all this public art?
The North East is peppered with art. Short term cycles of government investment and regeneration programmes can leave them stranded,...

Maud Webster
May 159 min read
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Power to all people? The 1960s fight for Byker
Byker is a monument of community-driven design - still influencing and still standing as a listed landmark. Sally Watson & Silvie Fisch...
Sally Watson & Silvie Fisch
Apr 248 min read
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