IT expert Paul Dack recently launched the website JarrowLife.co.uk, which has quickly become a popular forum for debate of all kinds about Jarrow.

Although he has lived in Langstone, just outside Newport, South Wales, since 2000, Paul remains as passionate as ever about his home town.

Paul, 38, a contract software developer, said: "I wanted to launch a website where people in and outside Jarrow could keep in touch, and couldn't really find anything, apart from Facebook and other sites.

"JarrowLife.co.uk has only been running since June, but we already have more than 50 members, and I want more people to learn about the site."

Brought up in Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, Paul used to travel back at weekends from various parts of the UK to his beloved Jarrow.

He still has family in the town and is keen to get as many Jarrovians as possible to visit the website on a regular basis.

A married man, with two young children, Paul also plans to launch two sister websites, covering Hebburn and South Shields.

"I couldn't find any forums about Jarrow on the web, so decided to launch my own.

"I would love to hear from more Jarrow people and get them to contribute thoughts, ideas and feelings about the town," Paul added.

JarrowLife.co.uk, which incorporates news feeds from the Gazette, covers numerous topics relating to Jarrow, including events, the town's history, things to do, pubs and clubs, future developments, and much more.

People in and outside Jarrow are invited to click on to JarrowLife.co.uk