Until the Industrial Revolution led to the exploitation of its enormous coalfield in the 19th century, the mediaeval county of Durham was relatively unimportant economically. As...
The story is straightforward: in 1838, a strong and brave woman rescued nine passengers from a sinking ship. Learn why her story is still being told...
We take a delve into the History Behind Durham Cathedral… The Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most important events in English history....
One of the darkest tales from the North-East starts in County Durham in October of 1832. Mary Ann Cotton (nee Robson) was born in Low Moorsley,...
It’s 140 years today since Fenwick’s on Newcastle’s Northumberland Street opened its doors to Tyneside shoppers. Opening on March 23, 1882, as a humble single shop,...
On this day, March 14, 1863, the last public execution in Newcastle took place at Newcastle Gaol. The famous prison, located in Carliol Square, was the...
Stuck where to take the kids this February half-term? Here’s our top 20 picks with a range of indoor, outdoor, ticketed and free events they’ll be...
Crowtree Leisure Centre was the much loved sports centre, based in the city centre of Sunderland that opened back in 1977. It was ‘officially’ opened in...
If you were a child growing up in the eighties, nineties or early noughties in the North-East, you will sure have some fond memories of Metroland....
The recent bad weather has re-exposed an 120 year-old ship wreckage on the sandy shores of South Shields. The Littlehampton-registered Constance Ellen was wrecked in the...