Frances Ord was pictured with her award winning chips at Colmans in a cheery reminder from 2008.placeholder image
Frances Ord was pictured with her award winning chips at Colmans in a cheery reminder from 2008. | sg

Fish Friday! 13 tasty memories from South Shields' iconic fish and chip shop Colmans

Colmans got the royal seal of approval this week with the Princess Royal popping her head in on a visit to South Shields.

Yes, it’s that time of year again - Good Friday. And it means only one thing, fish and chips!

Everyone will have their favourite spot, but this week royalty chose theirs, as the Princess Royal visited Colmans Seafood Temple.

We have 13 of the tastiest memories of Colmans as we put the South Tyneside fish and chip favourite in the news once more.

Have a look at these Shields Gazette archive memories from 2008 to 2024, showing everything from spaceship-shaped chips to the day Keith Chegwin called in.

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