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    The 40th Anniversary of the Falklands War: The Killingworth Lake Daffodils
    Andy Ashwell
    • Mar 25
    • 3 min

    The 40th Anniversary of the Falklands War: The Killingworth Lake Daffodils

    Every spring, swathes of daffodils bloom around the south west side of Killingworth Lake; a sight local residents will be very familiar...
    An Interview with my Dad, a Prisoner of War
    Tom Kelly
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 11 min

    An Interview with my Dad, a Prisoner of War

    In this weeks piece, writer Tom Kelly looks back and explores the life of his father in an interview conducted in 1990 just before he...
    A Hidden History: The Victoria Tunnel
    Georgia Brusby
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 8 min

    A Hidden History: The Victoria Tunnel

    For 178 years a secret has lurked beneath the city, from the North West in Spital Tongues to the Tyne itself. It was not always a secret....
    A South Shields Cinema during the Second World War
    Abbie Ferguson
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    A South Shields Cinema during the Second World War

    Abbie Ferguson explores the trends and maintained popularity of the pictures during World War Two, even throughout the blackouts and the...
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