Blackie Boy pub in Newcastle to be renamed over fears it could cause offence

Owners of Blackie Boy pub in Newcastle will change its name over fears it could cause offence despite being named after blacksmiths that used to work on site Blackie Boy in Newcastle was named after blacksmiths that used to work on site But owners want to change it over fears it could cause offence if … Read more

Newcastle: Drum washes up on beach hours after another was pulled from the ocean in Sydney’s Coogee

Mystery deepens over HUGE objects washing up on Australian beaches – as another massive item appears just hours after a 20,000 litre drum was pulled from the ocean in Sydney’s east  Fears over massive drum that washed up on Newcastle Beach north of Sydney Fire crews closed beach for several hours, fearing drum contained harmful … Read more

Chloe Ferry sets her sights on £1.1m mansion after putting her Newcastle home up for sale

Chloe Ferry has set her sights on a lavish home after putting her Newcastle home up for sale, just one year after moving in. If she purchases the five-bedroom mansion, the reality star, 25, won’t be relocating too far from her old abode as it’s believed to be situated in an affluent suburb of the … Read more

Former Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder passes away at the age of 65 after brain tumour battle

Former Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder has passed away at the age of 65 after a long battle with a brain tumour. Roeder also managed West Ham, Watford, Gillingham and Norwich City during his coaching career, while he held a coaching position with the England national team under Glenn Hoddle.  The London-born football figure also had … Read more

E-scooters are banned at night during year-long trial in Newcastle

Night ban is slapped on e-scooters less than two weeks into year-long trial in Newcastle after complaints of ‘drunk’ young people driving them Newcastle council says new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a night curfew   They were installed two weeks ago in push to encourage green transport options Some riders were seen weaving through traffic … Read more

Demands to scrap e-scooter trial in Newcastle just a WEEK into year-long trial 

Critics have called for an end to a year-long e-scooter trial in Newcastle after just seven days – after riders ditched helmets, rode on pavements and almost hit pedestrians.  Some 250 electric scooters were opened up to the public for the first time last week as the Government decides whether to legalise the use of … Read more

Jamaal Lascelles offered to help Newcastle fan who killed himself

Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles responded to tragic fan’s tweet offering to talk and help seconds before he killed himself, inquest hears Martin Lorimer, 54, had tweeted: ‘Once a Geordie always a Geordie! Time to die’ Jamaal Lascelles told Mr Lorimer to ‘stay strong’ when he read concerning tweet Newcastle United paid tribute to fan … Read more

Manchester United ‘struck by Covid outbreak just HOURS before game against Newcastle’

Manchester United ‘struck by Covid outbreak just HOURS before game against Newcastle’… with Nicky Butt to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the dugout after some of his coaching staff go into isolation A number of Manchester United’s first-team coaches have contracted Covid-19  Nicky Butt and Mark Dempsey will step in for United’s fixture against Newcastle … Read more

Newcastle coal: Last ever shipment leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes

The end of an era: Last ever shipment of coal from Newcastle leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes The ship Longwave loaded its final 12,000-ton cargo from Tyneside yesterday By 1913 the Great North Coal Field produced 55million tons of the fuel a year  The huge scale of the industry led … Read more

Covid UK: 300 defy lockdown rules at Newcastle country park party

Moment up to 300 revellers defy Covid lockdown rules to party in Newcastle country park as crowds drink booze, dance to music and play in the snow Footage shows around 300 revellers defying the lockdown at party in Newcastle  Group grew in size as people visited Cow Hill on Town Moor to sledge yesterday   Local said … Read more