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One of two rare elephant seals which arrived at Dudley Zoo.from the Antarctic in February, 1972. They were brought to the zoo ...

In the 1970’s , South Shields born, John Walker Pattison was told he wouldn’t survive his cancer diagnosis, five decades later he has released a memoir of his life as a survivor.

Seventeen major awards and 50 plaques - and that was inside one year for the 1970s teenage dancing partnership of 16-year-old Brenda Wile, from Houghton, and David Turnock, from Gosforth.

Glastonbury has unveiled its initial lineup, and among the star-studded names is South Shields’ very ownown JADE, performing alongside headliners such as The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, and Charli XCX ...

Inside Sea Change, South Shields, as it gears up to open a second site in Sunderland Trump's latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war Beyond Paradise season 3: filming locations, release ...

We have met the woman behind the hats and scarves on the 'Weebles' statues in South Shields, and some of the other members of her craft group. Mystery has surrounded the hats and scarves which ...

Ruperts. The place to be for clubbers and staff alike 50 years ago. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium ...

It’s one of 10 we’ve pulled from the Chronicle archive recalling scenes around South Shields in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Check out our 10 archive photographs - five from each decade - showing scenes around South Shields in the 1970s and 1980s.

George Heron, 62 who grew up in Wenlock Road, Simonside, South Shields is currently in the works of producing a film which tells his story of life in the 1970s.

Shields, now 57 years old, was a child model in the 1970s and made her big screen debut in the 1976 movie Alice, Sweet Alice. Photographs were taken of her as a 10-year-old, in which she appeared ...