Did you warm up with a brew at Staiano’s, browse the bargains in Woolworths or go for a drink at Zolsa’s?
We have all this and more from January in South Tyneside in years gone by, thanks to these January photos from the Shields Gazette archives.
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5. A drink at Zolsa's
Maybe you would while away an hour or two with a drink in Zolsa's bar, pictured here in 1983. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Still time for a panto
Queuing outside the Savoy for the panto in January 1984. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
7. Enjoying the snow in 1986
Perhaps you embraced the conditions and went out in the snow, like this family pictured sledging on the Cleadon Hills in January 1986. Photo: Shields Gazette
8. A visit to Banwells
A photo with a difference but it shows Banwells nightclub in January 1986. The venue had 1,250 cans of food to sort through after were used as the price of admission to a Boxing Day fancy dress event. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette