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Newcastle in 1995: 10 archive photographs of scenes from around the city 30 years ago
Newcastle City Centre
From David Bowie at the Arena, to the Magpies chasing the Premier League title - 10 photos recalling Newcastle in 1995
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Then and Now: A classic view of the River Tyne bridges - and a very different location today
Tyne Bridge
Daily Mirror photographer Humphrey Spender captured the original gritty photograph in 1936
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A now-vanished version of Newcastle United's St James' Park - as it was in 1971
St James' Park
The old West Stand dated back to 1906 and would survive until its demolition in 1987
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10 scenes of a Bigg Night Out in Newcastle 15 years ago
Bigg Market
Suffering the January blues? Guaranteed to bring some cheer is this photo journey back to 2010 with a look-back at how people then were enjoying the first month of the year
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Consett man's quest to get recognition for County Durham poet whose work featured in the Chronicle in 1783
County Durham
Paul Heatherington has been researching the story of Dr John Carr, who translated a poem which accompanied the news of the Treaty of Paris being signed
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Newcastle in 1975: 10 photographs recalling scenes around the city 50 years ago
Newcastle upon Tyne
From St James’ Park to Gallowgate coach station - 10 images of Newcastle in 1975
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Former Newcastle United superstar striker Malcolm Macdonald and a milestone birthday
Newcastle United FC History
The centre-forward who earned hero status at St James’ Park in the 1970s turned 75 on January 7
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Then and Now: A famous Newcastle city centre nightclub in 1979 - and the same location today
Newcastle upon Tyne
Many of the biggest names in showbiz performed at Newcastle’s La Dolce Vita during the club’s heyday
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Then and Now: Newcastle's Haymarket area in 1970 and the same location today
Newcastle City Centre
Our two photographs highlight how much has changed at the Haymarket over the last five and a half decades
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Newcastle in 1985: 10 archive photographs recalling scenes around the city 40 years ago
Newcastle upon Tyne
From Bruce Springsteen at St James’ Park, to a shopping day in Northumberland Street - 10 photos of Newcastle in 1985
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Then and Now: Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside in 1975 and the same view 50 years later
Quayside Newcastle
Our two photographs by Trevor Ermel show how the Quayside area has been transformed over the last half century
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How Newcastle celebrated the Millennium 25 years ago tonight in 28 nostalgic photos from our party city
New Year's Eve
Fireworks, fanfare and fun - a flashback to 1999 when revellers flocked to party city Newcastle to welcome in a new era as the new Millennium began
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The Newcastle Bigg Night Out over the 2010-11 festive season
Bigg Market
A pick of 10 images capturing pals having fun in the city during December 2010 and into January 2011
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Bigg Night Out leading up to Christmas 2011 sees festive spirits high in Newcastle
Bigg Market
Newcastle was in full-on party mood in the run-up to Christmas 13 years ago and here are 10 images to prove it
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A Tyneside Christmas 1972-style and the opening of a giant superstore in Gateshead
Gateshead
The new Tesco supermarket at the bottom of Gateshead High Street took shopping to a whole new level
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Memories of Newcastle and the wider world during the Christmas period of 1986 
Christmas
Shoppers were flocking to Newcastle’s Northumberland Street in the run-up to that year’s festive season
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The classic Likely Lads Christmas special and a farewell to Terry Collier and Bob Ferris 
Christmas
How the final episode of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? was aired 50 years ago
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Then and Now: Newcastle's Northumberland Street in 1971 - and the same location today 
Northumberland Street
Our two photographs capture views of Northumberland Street - looking down on to Pilgrim Street - more than 50 years apart
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Tyneside in the 1970s, '80s and '90s is recalled in a new book of stunning photographs 
Newcastle upon Tyne
'All My Yesterdays: Three decades of Tyneside photographs' is the first book by Trevor Ermel
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10 photographs recalling Elswick, in Newcastle's west end, as it was in the 1970s
Elswick
Our 10 archive images show the streets of Elswick during an era of major change
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When Newcastle's famous store Wenger's became Yates's Wine Lodge
Newcastle City Centre
Our nostalgic photo-journey back in time recalls the history and transformation of a unique chateau-style building in Newcastle and how the now-long 'Yates's' brought it a new lease of life
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10 Tyneside nightclubs from the 1980s and 1990s that have long since disappeared
Newcastle upon Tyne
From the Tuxedo Princess to Walker’s to Madison’s, the former clubs all pulled in the punters
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The rise and fall of Newcastle's Warners multiplex cinema which traded for just 15 years
Newcastle upon Tyne
The state-of-the-art cinema at Manors opened in a blaze of publicity this week 35 years ago
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Wham! were in red-hot form at Whitley Bay Ice Rink when they performed 40 years ago 
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How George Michael and Andrew Ridgely kicked off their world tour on Tyneside in December 1984
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County DurhamNorth East sex offender numbers as interactive map shows how many are in your areaThe overall North East number has gone down, although the wider national figures have increased
'I'd be better off dead' - Westerhope barber shop arson victim's heartbreaking statement
Crime
Dilovan Sindi, 39, was jailed for seven years and two months for the devastating attack
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle this week
Funeral notices
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Heartbreak after 'wonderful' Ashington teenager dies just a week after finishing cancer treatment
Ashington
Hannah Riddell, a teenager with a "heart of gold", died just a week after being told her cancer was in remission
Newcastle paedophile dies of sepsis while prisoner at HMP Northumberland
HMP Northumberland
Barry Rossiter was jailed for 26 years in February 2022 but died just over two years into his sentence
Property NewsInside two-bedroom Gateshead apartment ideal for first-time buyersThe apartment is on the market for offers in the region of £100,000
Newcastle paedophile dies of sepsis while prisoner at HMP Northumberland
HMP Northumberland
Barry Rossiter was jailed for 26 years in February 2022 but died just over two years into his sentence
Newcastle in 1995: 10 archive photographs of scenes from around the city 30 years ago
Newcastle City Centre
From David Bowie at the Arena, to the Magpies chasing the Premier League title - 10 photos recalling Newcastle in 1995
New jobs alone won't solve North East's child poverty crisis, says mayor Kim McGuinness
Northern Agenda
Around a third of all children in the North East live in poverty
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle this week
Funeral notices
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
County DurhamNorth East sex offender numbers as interactive map shows how many are in your areaThe overall North East number has gone down, although the wider national figures have increased
'I'd be better off dead' - Westerhope barber shop arson victim's heartbreaking statement
Crime
Dilovan Sindi, 39, was jailed for seven years and two months for the devastating attack
Heartbreak after 'wonderful' Ashington teenager dies just a week after finishing cancer treatment
Ashington
Hannah Riddell, a teenager with a "heart of gold", died just a week after being told her cancer was in remission
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle this week
Funeral notices
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Kieran Trippier rages at referee as Newcastle United hear brutal Bournemouth taunts - 5 things
Newcastle United FC
Newcastle United tasted a painful defeat against Bournemouth
Newcastle United FC'There's holes' - Newcastle United Carabao Cup Final verdict given as 'asleep' duo singled outEddie Howe's side were well beaten by Bournemouth at St James' Park
Alexander Isak Newcastle United problem uncovered as Sean Longstaff argument arises
Newcastle United FC
Eddie Howe will start Monday with a clean slate and tell each player that this week's training schedule is their opportunity to win a place in his Southampton team
Inside two-bedroom Gateshead apartment ideal for first-time buyers
Property News
The apartment is on the market for offers in the region of £100,000
Newcastle paedophile dies of sepsis while prisoner at HMP Northumberland
HMP Northumberland
Barry Rossiter was jailed for 26 years in February 2022 but died just over two years into his sentence
Newcastle in 1995: 10 archive photographs of scenes from around the city 30 years ago
Newcastle City Centre
From David Bowie at the Arena, to the Magpies chasing the Premier League title - 10 photos recalling Newcastle in 1995