News and Features
EDITOR’S LETTER: January 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to our first issue of 2012; let’s hope it’s a good year for all of us. Returning briefly to 2011, I’m glad to report that Whitley Bay Pantomime Society were delighted … [Read More...]
Tynemouth Amateur Operatic Society
From 14th to 18th February 2012 Tynemouth Amateur Operatic Society will present Annie at the Playhouse in Whitley Bay. From its Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical, this heart-warming … [Read More...]
Open Door Coffee Mornings
A New Year has begun, with new horizons to be savoured, so why not try the Open Door Coffee Mornings at St. Andrew’s Church? The coffee mornings were introduced in mid-2009 at the church, in … [Read More...]
TECHNOLOGY: To Tweet or not to Tweet?
As a copywriter my job is to help businesses to get their message across to their customers in writing and I often ask my clients if they use Twitter as part of their marketing strategy. Typical … [Read More...]
ADVENTURES OF A NORTH SEA PILOT: Hush-hush mission
A telephone call on the ship’s radio changed my plans. It was rare for a call to come for me, and usually it was bad news from home, but on this occasion, as the ship I was on was proceeding under … [Read More...]
NORTHUMBERLAND & BORDER WALKS: A New Year’s resolution
Picture the scenario. It is the first day of January and you are nursing a hangover. The celebrations of the night before are a bit hazy but you do seem to remember making a very public resolution … [Read More...]
LOCAL HISTORY: The Hartley Pit disaster of 1862
Originally part of the Parish of Earsdon, New Hartley Village lies a mile inland from Seaton Sluice, and about a mile to the north east of Seaton Delaval. In 1844, the Hartley New Pit or Hester Pit … [Read More...]
EDITOR’S LETTER: December 2011
Excitement is mounting in our house, with the number of sleeps to Christmas being carefully counted down by the children, discussions taking place about exactly when the decorations should go up and … [Read More...]
St Nicholas Festival
Whitley Bay is looking forward to the annual celebration of the Feast of St Nicholas on Friday 2nd December, with the traditional children’s lamplit procession to St Paul’s Church for the calling … [Read More...]
Christmas in the Dome
Sunday 4th December sees the Spanish City Dome open to all for a fabulous ‘Christmas Fayre’, between 11am and 3pm. The event has been organised by Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade in association with … [Read More...]
