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50 years of a North East television classic - Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

At 8.30pm on Tuesday, January 9, 1973, BBC1 unveiled a new comedy series set on Tyneside called Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? It would be a huge success

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Barker and Stonehouse to close Newcastle store ahead of new flagship Tyneside opening

The furniture firm has seen turnover and profit rise and is investing heavily in its new flagship Tyneside store

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Fenwick's department store in Newcastle and a 1960s-style shopping dash

Fenwick's, then as now, was a Newcastle retail institution and last year the Northumberland Street department store marked its 140th anniversary

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Newcastle screening of Get Carter follows tributes to its director Mike Hodges who died in December

Tyneside Cinema will host the 4k restored version of the Geordie crime classic on January 5

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Ancient Egypt to Tyneside chippies - top exhibitions to see in 2023 offer plenty food for thought

Here's a pick of 10 exhibitions to look out for around Newcastle in 2023 from Ancient Egypt and Romans to the history of our local glorious food

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The notorious winter that sent the North East and UK into deep freeze for months

On Boxing Day, 60 years ago, it started snowing and didn't stop, signalling the start of three months of "white hell" in the UK which brought relentless snow, ice and fearsome gales

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Tyneside cat shelter has record year after huge rise in adoptions

Cat's Protection's Tyneside Adoption Centre has rehomed 560 pets in 2022, compared with 310 in 2021

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North Tyneside Council temporarily takes over management of Rising Sun Farm

The council will continue to search for a permanent leaseholder for the farm but proposes to step in to manage in the meantime

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Netflix discovery led to Eddie Howe realising he'd moved into Alan Shearer's old house

Newcastle United boss is right at home on Tyneside - and living in Alan Shearer's old house

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Denise Welch shares nostalgia over Tyneside's lost shops as she calls to bring back Woolworths

The Loose Women star reminisced about going around Woolworths with her sister when she was little and shared other favourites that have since disappeared from Newcastle

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The Swing Bridge still can't swing – more worries for future of Tyneside's 'marvel of engineering'

The Swing Bridge has been plagued by maintenance issues for years and remains unable to open

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Phone charger fire warning issued after blaze destroys home

Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) responded to the Tyneside blaze last week

Wales Online

North East's striking nurses say action is to protect 'mams and dads, brothers and sisters' during historic NHS walk-out

Nurses around Tyneside stood on picket lines across the region as part of strike action during the ongoing NHS pay dispute

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The Tyneside railway station that would become a busy Metro station

Steam trains, electric trains, and Metros have all stopped at Pelaw on the eastern edge of Gateshead over the last century and a half

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Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp reap rewards of Newcastle United's final mistake under Mike Ashley

Newcastle United aim to ensure the best talent stays within the four walls after Tyneside's brightest young player left club for Liverpool

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Watch a clip of Newcastle On Film - a DVD from the North East Film Archive

Presented in DVD format by the North East Film Archive, Newcastle On Film captures 100 years of Newcastle and Tyneside history

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Leeds United fans warned about New Year's Eve train disruption ahead of Newcastle United clash

Leeds United travel to Tyneside on New Year's Eve to face off against Newcastle United

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£40 messages and accountant courses - Where Alan Pardew's first Newcastle XI are now 12 years on

December 9th marks the anniversary of Alan Pardew taking over at Newcastle United - but what happened to the first XI he picked as Magpies boss?

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Newcastle nut Gary Wilson wants to show off Scottish Open trophy at St James' Park

'Tyneside Terror' Gary Wilson broke his ranking title duck as he claimed the Stephen Hendry trophy at the Scottish Open - and now he wants to show it off at the home of his beloved Newcastle United

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Tyneside said farewell to the famous Tuxedo Princess floating nightclub 15 years ago

Berthed on the River Tyne from 1983, the Tuxedo Princess floating nightclub was a major attraction until the venue hosted its farewell party 15 years ago

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Newcastle United and the World Cup: 1982 - King Kev comes to St James’ Park

Struggling Newcastle United were going nowhere when the World Cup finals took place in Spain 40 years ago, but an unexpected superstar signing would soon spark fan frenzy

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s Newcastle United 'obsession' revealed with intriguing question

A report has claimed the Liverpool boss regularly expresses interest in events on Tyneside

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Tyneside date for 50th anniversary UK tour of Mike Oldfield's classic Tubular Bells

Released in 1973, Tubular Bells is a journey through classical, jazz, folk, progressive rock and electronica, with the album spending 287 weeks on the UK chart to date

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Digital support worker from Tyneside charity wins Healthwatch star award

Kathleen Dickinson was nominated after delivering a tech and tea workshop that helped older people get to grips with mobile phones and the technology at their fingertips

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Foster carers at all time low in North Tyneside report reveals

Just 83 foster carers will remain in North Tyneside after 13 retire this year - but 358 children need homes

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