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Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson: This Is Your Life! How her big day on TV unfolded

Will enjoys the Polish scenery

South Shields supported living resident jets off to Poland

Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields MP, has backed calls from the Kennel Club to ban electric shock collars. Photo: NationalWorld.

MP praises volunteers for ensuring people won’t be lonely at Christmas

Borough magistrates told shoplifter who targeted Next and Tesco 'is turning life around'

Court told thief who targeted Tesco & Next 'is turning life around'

Former Little Mix member and Sanddancer Perrie Edwards is hoping for a festive hit this year.

Perrie opens up about the inspiration behind her new Christmas song

Wrap for Jak 2024 took place on Sunday, December 8.

Wrap for Jak once again helps disadvantaged children this Christmas

Fans who queued through the night to get a glimpse of the new X Factor winners Little Mix in South Shields.

Looking back on the rise of Little Mix: The 2011 X Factor sensations

Take a look inside this £700,000 South Shields home.

See inside this £700,000 family home on a ‘sought after’ street

South Shields celebrate after scoring in their 7-0 home win against Rushall Olympic (photo Kevin Wilson)

Seventh heaven for South Shields as Mariners triumph in Olympic trial

A South Shields favourite in the 1970s. Get in touch and tell us more if you worked there - or perhaps loved the nights out at Ruperts.

Were you part of the Ruperts revolution in South Shields?

South Shields Post Office, on King Street, is among 115 branches at risk of closure.

No ‘final decision’ made over South Shields Post Office closure

My cat was hit by a car and left to die, now I want the law changed

Richie Bow-Grace is bringing 'A Million Blankets' to the Customs House, in South Shields.

I’ve struggled with mental health and autism so I created a stage show

James Corden is set to deliver David Miliband's 2025 South Shields Lecture.

James Corden to deliver David Miliband’s 2025 South Shields Lecture

Schoolreaders volunteers are needed for South Shields schools.

Volunteers Needed to Listen to Children Read in South Shields Schools

A man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a glass bottle at a woman in a South Shields nightclub. It is reported that the incident happened after she pushed him away from her on the dance floor.

Police find the body of a missing woman in South Shields

Northumbria Police have confirmed they have found the body of a missing woman in South Shields.

Ryan Smith

Friends having fun on a South Shields night out eight years ago.

South Shields 2016 night out photos

A life peerage for a South Tyneside man - and Bill Bryson wanted to mark it with a brown ale on a coat of arms.

The South Shields man who won a campaign over dominoes

More than 100 people took part in a Christmas walk to raise funds for a cancer charity.

Over 100 people take part in a candlelight walk for a cancer charity

South Shields manager Elliott Dickman (photo Kevin Wilson)

South Shields boss ready for return to action after free weekend

South Shields midfielder David Carson (photo South Shields FC)

Carson 'delighted' at securing surprise return to South Shields

'The Little Waster' Bobby Thompson who was a legendary comedian and entertainer

Bobby Thompson: Remembering The Little Waster who was a comic genius

Steven Corner.

Former lecturer jailed for trying to murder his partner with a knife

A South Shields man has been sentenced over failing to take his pet cat to the vet for treatment.

Man given five-year ban after for leaving a cat with a serious injury

All the way back to 1984 for this view inside Buddy's Nightclub. What are your memories of the venue back then?

9 cracking Christmas venues for a night out in South Shields past

South Tyneside people who had their say on Christmas shopping in 2010.

South Tyneside reacts to early 2010 Christmas shopping

South Tyneside schools receive new Ofsted ratings - latest reports

Four Ofsted reports were published for South Tyneside schools in November 2024.

Ryan Smith

Here's Frank Carson on the day he opened the new wing at St Clare’s Hospice in Jarrow 20 years ago.

A heart of gold and a love for South Tyneside: That's Frank Carson

Faces galore in this 2017 memory from Tinker Smiths.

Taking you back to a 2017 Tinker Smiths night out: 11 superb photos

Dame Allan's Schools Student Volunteers celebrate International Volunteers Day, L-R Charlotte Hunter, Charlotte Townsend, Amy Wright

South Shields teen among students making a difference through volunteering

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

Minchella's Xmas pudding ice cream and the year it first became a hit

Alan Hockey. South Shields stage star who featured in both Coronation Street and Emmerdale

South Shields star Alan Hockey's iconic TV roles

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court.

Burglar who caused £10,000 worth of damage to a pub avoids prison

The third annual South Tyneside toy collective is set to take place on Sunday, December 8.

Annual toy collective is once again helping parents this Christmas

TEDCO triumphs with national award-win for North East innovative collaboration

TEDCO triumphs with national award-win for North East innovative collaboration

David Fletcher.

Man jailed for attempted murder after knife attack on woman

Anthony Hood and Craig Cotterill at their firm's new building.

Logistics firm is moving in the right direction

Harking back to this wonderful scene at Harton Primary School in 2014. Children were enjoying a production by a visiting company.

The Christmas show which thrilled the children at Harton Primary

The New Sundial, on South Shields' seafront, has transformed into Santa's Grotto.

Seafront pub transforms into a magical Christmas wonderland

Keith Ahmed, Estatio managing director.

New Jobs Created As Ground-Breaking Super Agency Launches In North East

The round-the-world journey reaches Britain.

WATCH: Santa heads around the world and he started in Shields in 1979

It's a White Christmas for these King Street shoppers in 2004.

70 years of King Street Christmas magic

Shay Russell.

South Shields rapist who attacked a sleeping woman is jailed

Edward Barras who recalled the time when he rescued remnants of the Russian royal family.

Shields man's 1916 rescue of Rasputin's killer

Ashley Academy, in South Shields, has unveiled its new dedicated outdoor space for its Early Years pupils.

Ashley Academy unveils its new Early Years outdoor area

Christmas as it looked in South Tyneside in December 1960.

Shields bike shop's £2,000 stock destroyed by fire: A 1960 memory

Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields MP, has backed calls from the Kennel Club to ban electric shock collars. Photo: NationalWorld.

South Shields MP welcomes Government plans ‘to get Britain working’

South Shields celebrate their first goal in their 2-2 home draw with Peterborough Sports (photo Kevin Wilson)

Dickman takes the positives from South Shields draw with Peterborough

Meet the magistrate delivering justice for victims in South Shields

Getting into the Christmas spirit in 2007. Photo: Wayne Groves.

Seven retro photos of Christmas nights out in the noughties

Examining and comparing finds

AB Heritage Explorers: Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Enthusiasts

Paul Blackett celebrates after scoring in South Shields 5-1 home win against Farsley Celtic (photo Kevin Wilson)

South Shields urged to end positive week with home win

Run Eat Sleep in South Shields are hosting another charity fun run this December.

South Shields Christmas fun run to help local food bank with supplies

All this made the Shields Gazette headlines in November 1957.

The Shields man who made ITV history alongside his wife

Joao Gomes celebrates after scoring Hebburn Town's goal in their 1-1 draw with FC United of Manchester (photo Tyler Lopes)

Hebburn boss insists there is more to come from on-loan Mariners duo

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