A woman from North Shields is hoping to change attitudes towards disability when she features as the subject of a BBC documentary. Trish can’t use her legs… Read more “A Special Kind of Mum”
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Holocaust Memorial Day: “I will be thinking of my sister”
Imagine as an eleven year old being put on a train and sent, on your own, to Britain without speaking a word of English. Otto Deutsch’s mother… Read more “Holocaust Memorial Day: “I will be thinking of my sister””
Metro Closed in North Tyneside
A major chunk of the Metro in North Tyneside is now closed for 23 days. From Saturday 11th August the 7000 passengers a day who use the… Read more “Metro Closed in North Tyneside”
Thunder Thursday: A Month On
It’s a month since the North East – and BBC Newcastle – was taken over by rain on Thunder Thursday and for many families across the North East… Read more “Thunder Thursday: A Month On”
Lianne Smith Found Guilty and Criminally Responsible
Update on the Lianne Smith murder trial in Spain:
Fiona Marley Paterson 