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‘There was something special happening’: how a Tyneside bingo hall became a mecca for ravers

Promoter and artist Man Power brings world-class DJs and dance acts to King Street Social Club in North Shields

The Guardian - UK

Rock acts Fontaines DC, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize

An Irish act could win for the first time in Mercury Prize history, with both Fontaines DC and pop singer CMAT shortlisted, while North Shields singer-songwriter Fender will be hoping for a homecoming triumph as the ceremony takes place in Newcastle

The Independent UK

Sam Fender scores fastest-selling album by a British artist this century with ‘People Watching’

North Shields singer-songwriter has gone from strength to strength since releasing his debut album in 2019

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“The music industry is 80 percent, 90 percent kids who are privately educated”: Sam Fender says music is “rigged” against working class

The North Shields singer/songwriter also laments the industry’s treatment of stars in a new interview

Louder

Sam Fender: People Watching review – a lonely yet brilliant document of fame

The North Shields singer-songwriter wrestles with how far life has propelled him away from his roots on his musically adventurous third album

The Guardian - UK

Sam Fender: People Watching review – subtle social realism at stunning blockbuster scale

On his third album, produced by the War on Drugs, the North Shields singer-songwriter shows just how gifted he is at pairing stadium choruses with sharp, bleak vignettes

The Guardian - UK

Sam Fender’s message gets lost amid hazy production on People Watching

3/5 North Shields’ answer to Bruce Springsteen is back with stories of his tattered heart and the pride and poverties of his country – but the songwriting on his latest album plods more than it ricochets

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Man arrested in connection with 22-year-old Tyneside murder mystery

Police appeal for more information in case of Scott Clive, who disappeared from North Shields in October 2002

The Guardian - UK

Blue plaque honour for North Shields boxer and civil rights campaigner

Charles Minto, born in Nigeria, set up a hostel for black people on Tyneside and helped hundreds of people with work and housing issues.

The Independent UK

North Shields cocaine plot Mr Big known as 'Greggs Pastie' in encrypted chats jailed for 12 years

Christopher Riley, of North Shields and right-hand-man Darren Jackson, of Newcastle, have been jailed for a total of 22 years after police infiltrated the EncroChat platform

Chronicle Live

North Shields charity that helps visually impaired celebrates its 150th anniversary

The origins of Pearey House Centre For Visually Impaired date back to 1873, and events are being held to mark the milestone

Chronicle Live

North Shields church launches appeal to raise £30,000 for repairs as it celebrates its 355th birthday

The tower on the top of Christ Church on Preston Road has been brought into disrepair by centuries of weather damage

Chronicle Live

Manhunt after occupants flee vehicle involved in police chase between North Shields and Newcastle

The incident happened after officers were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in North Shields on Thursday morning

Chronicle Live

Inquest opens into the death of man after suspected North Shields 'murder-suicide'

Inquests into the death of Helen Barlow and Richard Leishman will take place next month

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Stores in Newcastle, North Shields and Northumberland offering nine-item food bundles for 1p

Grocery delivery platform Snappy Shopper has announced its latest initiative to support communities

Chronicle Live

Metro passengers warned of major line closure between Benton and North Shields

Passengers will have to use a replacement bus running between North Shields to Four Lane Ends for five days

Chronicle Live

Violent pair left woman with broken jaw and missing tooth after North Shields street attack

Andrew Nolan and Shantel Ternent caused the victim to need surgery to have a plate fitted in her jaw and a denture in her mouth

Chronicle Live

New contractors brought in to finish controversial Newcastle housing site after builder went bust

North Shields-based Orca, which had links to the city's council leader, was stripped of its contract to build new homes in Gosforth and Throckley last year

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'He's finally at peace': Torture murder victim Jimmy Prout's ashes are scattered at his favourite place

Eddie Prout laid his brother to rest at North Shields Fish Quay more than seven years on from his death at a house in Percy Main

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Coastella line-up and ticket details as festival prepares for Friday's launch in North Shields

Judge Jules, Mystery Jets and The Futureheads to headline new music festival which will run from June 30 to July 2 run with a mix of big names and emerging local talent

Chronicle Live

Northumberland girl found safe and well after police appeal

Neve Ridgwell is from the Morpeth area and has links to North Shields

Chronicle Live

North Shields ambulance firm challenge 'deeply flawed' CQC report which stopped it operating for months

Bosses at Specialist Medical Transport have hit out at the Care Quality Commission, while a tribunal judge ruled a member of CQC staff had been "dogmatic" and "lacked a balanced perspective"

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Cannabis farmer avoids jail after 120 plants worth up to £45,000 are found at his North Shields home

Ian Howard, who has 70 offences on his record, including two for cultivating the class B drug, claimed he'd been growing the crop to make cannabis oil for himself

Chronicle Live

Boy, 11, riding e-scooter seriously injured after being hit by car in North Shields

The young boy was travelling on the Meadow Well estate when he was involved in a collision with a black Ford Fiesta with police investigating

Chronicle Live

Sam Fender delivers £15m boost for Newcastle as city revels in iconic Geordie weekend

The North Shields musician's historic homecoming gigs have been hailed as a "huge celebration of Newcastle" and a great shot in the arm for the North East economy

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