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Local beers the key to Tyneside pub’s success

BEERS from around the North . . . that’s what keeps this popular pub busy. The Steamboat in South Tyneside has supped up regional awards over the last few years and landlord Joe Mooney keeps his regulars smiling with a wide range of local ales. Read

The Border Terrier is last pub standing on Cullercoats estate

IT’S the last boozer standing on a North estate that was once packed with pubs.Read

Dancer Emily takes crown despite needing crutches

CRUTCHES didn’t stop this twinkle-toed teen from pirouetting her way to the top of a regional competition.Read

Parking vigilante threatens parked cars

A VIGILANTE resident living near a busy North hospital is intimidating motorists by leaving snide messages threatening to vandalise their cars.Read

Top pool players practice game at Whitley Bay pub

FROM the outside the Seahorse pub looks like any ordinary bar - but this drinking hole happens to be home to some of the world's best pool players. Read

Dream Disneyland trip for disabled Dudley teenager

A MOTHER has spoken of her joy after a charity trip of a lifetime changed her disabled son’s life.Read

Tyne Tunnel proposal reply goes up in lights

IT MIGHT not be everyone’s idea of a romantic spot, but for one couple the Tyne Tunnel will always have a special place in their hearts.Read

The Royal Quays, Coble Dene Road, North Shields

IT'S been a busy couple of weeks in Eats Towers. We've had family gatherings, trips away and last week we've had some of the in-laws staying with us.Read

TV star Mel Hill relives her nightmare first date

TELLY star Mel Hill has relived her nightmare first date . . . and claimed her love life was once a messy business.Read

The Arch, Tynemouth, North Tyneside

IT can be a hard game, this lark of eating a Sunday lunch week after week, but sometimes we like to spare a thought for those eateries which are going out of their way to provide scrantastic menus for us to sample.Read

Sonny's Italia, Tynemouth

THE best-laid plans of Mrs Eats and myself can’t always be guaranteed to run smoothly.Read

Police at a home on George Stephenson Way, North Shields

Police appeal after North Shields baby death

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a baby boy who was found in a house.Read

Friends and family throw party for X Factor star Joe McElderry

FANS of X-Factor hopeful Joe McElderry lifted their spirits quite literally in a big family party to show their support last night.Read

The Script rock the Mouth of the Tyne festival

POP STARS, colourful street performers and a stunning fireworks display were just some of the highlights of one of the most colourful Mouth of Tyne Festivals.Read

Woman assaulted and bundled into car by two men

MYSTERY surrounds the disappearance of a North woman believed to have been abducted in the street early on Saturday morning.Read

Alzheimers’ Disease sufferers should get fully funded care, says campaigner

TRAPPED in a world of confusion Alzheimers’ sufferer Hector Atkinson cannot talk, feed, dress or even recognise his loved ones’ faces.Read

Census taken at Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth

NOAH never had these problems when he filled the ark. Then, all creatures great and small of the planet are said to have filed neatly into the boat, two-by-two. Counting them off was easy.Read

Miss Sunday Sun Amy Elliott takes first shots at big time

NEWLY crowned Miss Sunday Sun 2008 Amy Elliott has taken what she hopes are the first steps towards conquering the world of modelling.Read

Surfing dog bow-wows crowds at Tynemouth, North Tyneside

YOU can’t teach an old dog new tricks but young ones seem to teach themselves.Read

Surfers have christening on the beach

LITTLE Ethan Laidler has made waves after he was christened on a North beach. For his is believed to be the first ceremony ever to have been held on the picturesque beach.Read

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