Retro

Sing up if you remember the fun you had at the 2016 Sunday concerts in Bents Park.

13 memories of the South Shields Sunday concerts

The Jarrow School Year 11 leavers prom held at Jesmond Dene House. Were you there?

Jarrow School prom: 15 memorable photos

Marji Wallace pictured during her visit to South Shields in the 1970s.

Miss World and the double bingo connection in South Tyneside

The statue at Ray Lonsdale's studio in South Hetton

New Ray Lonsdale statue to be unveiled depicting POW

Boldon Melody Makers Juvenile Jazz Band passing under a bridge in 1959.

Jazz band nostalgia from South Tyneside

If you remember the 80s, you'll almost certainly remember these essential items from back then

9 essential items every household had during the 80s

Good Friday fun at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park 13 years ago.

Nostalgic Ocean Beach scenes: 13 moments

These are some of the pubs which those who drank there said were among the roughest in the UK back in their day

13 of the UK's roughest pubs from the past

Ashley Road School playground in July 1971. Were you a pupil there in the 1970s?

13 things you did at school before the Summer holidays

What a year 2005 was for Daniel Murray who won a pass for the Dunes Bowls. He was presented with his prize by manageress Lynn Anderson.

13 days of fun at South Shields' The Dunes

Bus No.24 waiting to depart from South Hylton on the last day of service, in 1995, with driver Jim Rowlands at the wheel.

Sunderland's historic Jolly buses remembered

Teacher Irene McConnell was retiring from Laygate School in 2006 after more than 10 years there.

The day all these South Tyneside teachers said a nostalgic goodbye

Harton Technology College's annual production had a star in their midst with Joe McElderry performing in Grease Is The Word in 2007.

13 memorable end-of-term South Tyneside school shows

Did you go to school in the 60s or 70s? If so, there are some things you'll almost certainly remember

9 things you'll remember if you went to school in the 60s or 70s

The 70s were great for so many reasons, but there are some things you probably don't miss if you were around back then

9 things you probably don't miss about the 70s

Sunderland University freshers had the choice of sports in 2011 - from A for American Football to W and women's rugby.
Pictured are David Peddie, centre, from the Institute of Sports with Tom Mugford and Emma Roberts.

Women's Rugby World Cup: 13 reasons to cheer
The countdown is on to a sporting spectacle which will arrive in Sunderland within weeks.
Chris Cordner

A popular Shields venue but how many of these archive scenes do you remember?

Voyager pub: Relive these iconic moments

The magnificent Vaux horses on their rounds in Sunderland.

Vaux Brewery images from Sunderland

Diana, Princess of Wales pictured on her visit to the Interconnections Systems (Plessey) factory in South Shields in 1992.

Princess Diana's lab coat - worn in South Shields - up for auction

A view of Commercial Road in South Shields but this is how it looked around 100 years ago.

Commercial Road's century in 13 photos

The Mayor of South Shields, Ald R Dodds and Ald Jones, both miners at Harton Colliery, march in front of Harton Colliery band on the way to Tyne Dock railway station to go to Durham miners' gala.

15 flashback scenes from the Miners Gala

Pupils from Cleadon Village CofE Primary School were off to Birmingham to compete in the Lego League 15 years ago.

Cleadon Academy: 13 nostalgic class photos

They travelled to their prom in real style in 2011. Tell us if this brings back happy memories for you.

South Shields prom night 2011 in photos

Cheers to the memory of a great night out at the Grotto in 2016.

Glamorous 2016 Marsden Grotto memories

The cost of refuelling has increased since 1960 but not by as much as some drivers might think. The average price of a litre of petrol at a UK pump in 1960 was around 5p, according to official government records, compared with £1.33 today. According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, 5p in 1960 is equivalent to around £1.04 today, so there's not a huge difference. Modern cars are also more fuel efficient than their 60s equivalents, meaning you should be filling up less often.

9 ways driving has changed since the 1960s

Have a look at our small taster of the book which is packed with 96 pages of facts as well as 100 photographs.

Ghosts of the North East: Haunting tales revealed

Christine James and Alison Murphy who started a weekly disco session at Temple Park leisure centre pool in November 1977.

Disco day: 13 glitzy scenes from retro parties
Get the glitterball out. Get grooving because National Disco Day is here.
Chris Cordner

Putting on the style at the 2010 Hebburn prom. Tell us if you recognise the people in the picture.

Stylish memories from Hebburn Prom 2010

These were among the most popular trading cards and stickers of the 80s and 90s, some of which are hugely collectable today, selling for thousands of pounds

9 of the most popular trading cards from the 80s and 90s

Members of Cleadon Mariners' jazz band look delighted with their new banner in 1970.

Cleadon memories: 13 nostalgic photos

The sweetest of South Shields memories. It's the Christmas pudding ice cream created at Minchella's.

South Tyneside's creative ice creams

There have been some amazing McDonald's Happy Meal toys over the years

9 of the best Happy Meal toys ever, and how much they could be worth

These are some of the things we found hilarious in the 1990s and 2000s. How many do you remember?

Nine things we found hilarious in the 90s and noughties

A truly heart warming photo from the fantastic 2015 parade in South Shields.

South Tyneside summer parade nostalgia

The works by Edward Backhouse which sold for £400 at auction.

Sunderland books fetch huge auction prices in Newcastle

Sadie Knuckey and her husband who were back in South Shields for a visit in 1962, 40 years after she began a new life in New Zealand.

Sadie speaks in 1962: A Changed South Shields

South Shields woman Lorraine Buckland who had just been appointed manageress of the Masquerade, Doncaster’s first nightclub, in 1965.

1965 South Tyneside: Life 60 Years Ago

Stan Anderson on the ball in a match in Brighton, in December 1958. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Stan Anderson: North East legend

St Wilfrid's prom students who had the time of their lives at the Gateshead Hilton ten years ago.

St Wilfrid's 2015 prom photos

Tea and cake for Lynn Bays and Vicki Johnson at Souter Lighthouse in 2010.

19 memorable South Tyneside photos from 2010s

The final shift for these workers at Boldon Colliery, on June 24, 1982.

One last shift: Boldon miners remembered in 1982

The bombs fell on Saville Street in September 1941 but locals were soon getting stuck into the clear-up operation. Photo: Shields Gazette

Stories of 13 iconic South Tyneside streets

Anderson and Garland director Fred Wryley-Birch with the rare medal.

Rare Medal Could Fetch £80,000

The Harton Technology College prom at Beamish Hall. Remember this?

Harton prom 2010: relive the glamour

Nine faces in Tinker Smiths and they were dressed to impress in 2016.

Tinker Smiths 2016 night out memories

Visitors from Yugoslavia visit the Burndept-Vidor Ltd factory in a view from 1967. Left to right: are H de-Wit, works manager, L Walmsley, divisional manager of the South Shields factory; Yugoslav firm of Zmaj, Z Fergus, technical manager; S Brulc, commerical manager; K Primozic-Cvelto, managing director; B Tomazic, head of development.

Factory Memories: South Tyneside workplaces you'll remember

These are some of the most popular fizzy drinks from the past, which readers feel were unfairly discontinued

11 of your favourite old fizzy drinks, from the 60s to the 2010s

Jarrow entrepreneur Bob Grogan who was a 1980s hero when he stepped in to save Cardiff City.

1980s memories: 19 unforgettable South Tyneside moments

The Cross Bar Club coffee bar which was all the rage for South Tyneside young adults in the 1960s.

Classic 1960s South Tyneside Memories - 19 of them!

These are just some of the many playground crazes which have been banned by schools over the years

13 of the biggest playground crazes which have been banned by schools

Were the 80s the best decade in which to be alive? These great retro photos help make the case

17 photos that prove the 80s were the best decade in which to be alive

Nine St Joseph's students took time out of their schedule to post for this great photo 12 years ago.

Prom 2013: 13 memories from St Joseph's Academy

The Douglas Vaults as it looked in early 1975 in this Shields Gazette photo.

Jaws at 50: South Tyneside memories from 1975

Nick Faldo who once appeared in a South Shields pro-am tournament.

Sport VIPs: Faldo at South Shields but were you there

Enjoy Selfie Day with this selection of South Tyneside scenes from the past.

South Tyneside celebrates National Selfie Day

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