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Lost Without Trace - HMS Wasp and Lt BJH Adamson
In this weeks feature Andy Ashwell explores the tale of HMS Wasp, a Tyne built ship sadly lost in the seas off of Singapore, as well as a...

Andy Ashwell
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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The Great North Museum: Learning in Lockdown
Ian Bower, Librarian at the Great North Museum in Newcastle, provides a brief glimpse into the collections and work held at the Hancock...

Ian Bower
Feb 7, 20214 min read
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The Shocking Tragedy of Choppington
Heather Welford writes about the tragic tale of Charles, a young child from South East Northumberland who was killed in a saddening turn...

Heather Welford
Feb 6, 20214 min read
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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....

Georgia Brusby
Jan 30, 20218 min read
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