Retro

Plans to honour three of South Tyneside’s greats with blue plaques have been given the go-ahead by council bosses.

The names of so many old shops came to the fore when we posted a picture of them on the Gazette’s Facebook page.

A reader from overseas has been in touch in a bid to track down a South Shields family whose relative died during the Second World War when the bomber he was flying crashed in Belgium.

Memories of a trip to the shops for a suit were ‘made to measure’ for Time Of Our Lives.

Jumping off a “horrible tall” diving platform and playing truant from school are just two of the memories readers recalled when we featured a photo of a South Shields swimming baths recently.

They may have been on the street corner but shops of that name were very often at the very heart of the community.

We are taking a run down memory lane to share some snaps of South Shields Harriers.

It’s remarkable to think that the voices of people from all around the world could have, at one time, been recorded on tape machines made here on South Tyneside.

It’s funny how some traditions continue to be enjoyed while others have fallen by the wayside.

There are quite a lot of programmes on TV about the value of things from the past.

They’re like number seven buses; you wait for one, then two turn up at the very same time.

There was certainly a lot of activity going on when this selection of photos was snapped.

With another Bank Holiday on the horizon later this month, let’s hope the weather is as good as it was when this picture was taken.

The weather is turning warmer and summer is just around the corner.

Over the years we’ve probably all been on a bus trip, whether it was for a day out or a journey to some “far flung” football ground to cheer on your team during their latest cup run.

So many of you had a ‘Chi’ old time when it came to recalling times – in and around the Chichester Arms.

You may be heading back to school or work, but families across South Tyneside have had a great time marking the Easter season.

There can’t be many people who don’t have a copy of their old school photo tucked away in a cupboard or indeed, the loft.