Vintage 1953 #QueenElizabethII #Coronation cup #CarolineWare with #SouthShields coat of arms. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/33620192...

Roy Dwight scored one of Nottingham Forest’s goals in their 2-1 victory over Luton Town in the 1959 FA Cup Final. He was later carried off with a broken leg. Roy was Sir Elton John’s (aka Reg Dwight) COUSIN, not his uncle, as stated in Harry Pearson’s book The Farther Corner.

Does anybody else wonder where all the money comes from for some of the housing renovations on #HomesUnderTheHammer? Just saying…🏚️🏠💷

Couldn’t help noticing that the guy interviewed by #BBCNews about people running up debt with energy companies had FOUR Fender/Squier electric guitars on the wall and also a motor scooter. Did I miss something about how he might be able to pay off his debt?

Fascinating to see Cliff and the original line-up of The Shads in the 1959 #AlmaCogan live variety show on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

The #TVlicence dates from 1946. “The #BBC must be funded by a model that is sustainable and fair to all those that are paying it. The forthcoming Charter Review…will consider a range of options for funding the BBC. We are thinking creatively about options for the future.” - DCMS (15/9/25)

Really looking forward to this. @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #Cream

FLASHBACK: Roof tiles and exterior paint for major public buildings such as hospital and university projects were the speciality of #UnitcoAlBahrain, which appeared in the #GulfDailyNews Made In Bahrain feature in March 1988. #Bahrain

FLASHBACK: #BahrainBeddingFactory aims to open new king-sized premises. Another in the #GulfDailyNews #MadeInBahrain series (February 29, 1988). #Bahrain

Time to set the TV box to ‘record’ (if it still lets you do this) for this great bit of music nostalgia on ⁦‪@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social next Sunday (September 14). #Cream

FLASHBACK: Serviettes for #GulfAir and major #Bahrain hotels were among the paper tissue products manufactured by #MaskatiBrothers back in 1988. The company came under the spotlight in the #GulfDailyNews #MadeInBahrain feature.

FLASHBACK: #AwalPlastics, producer of #Bahrain road signs and car number plates, announces major expansion plans. The company was featured in the #GulfDailyNews #MadeInBahrain series back in 1988.

FLASHBACK: Continuing the look back at the #GulfDailyNews #MadeInBahrain series from 1988. #Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (#Balexco).

FLASHBACK: Another in the #GDNonline #MadeInBahrain series from 1988. #AluminiumBahrain #Alba

FLASHBACK: Almost 40.years ago the ⁦‪#GulfDailyNews ran a series of articles - #MadeInBahrain - focusing on key industries in #Bahrain. Here is the first: Gulf Petroleum Industries Company (GPIC). ⁦

In the 1980s whether it was on Tyneside or in the Gulf, those who built ships - or in this case traditional timber boats (dhows) - were determined to keep their skills alive. #GulfDailyNews #Bahrain

The sky seems ablaze as the sun sinks through the clouds. #SouthShieldsSunset

Hands up everyone who thinks this is an acceptable way for a responsible retailer to use a public footpath, intended to be used by people with buggies, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, etc. #Tesco #PrinceEdwardRoad #SouthShields.

Remembering my uncle Richard Young, who died in the fall of Singapore 83 years ago, aged 27. Although I never knew him, I was very proud to visit his grave in the immaculately-kept #KranjiWarCemetery, where he lies with so many of his fallen comrades. #VJDay.

Spotted a removals van bearing the words ‘Piano specialist’. Intrigued to know how such status is achieved. The famous Laurel & Hardy training film must be essential viewing. Or maybe the ‘Morecambe method’: shifting all the right pianos, but not necessarily in the right order.

Where those nice chaps at @wsc.co.uk think @safc.com will finish in the PL next season.

Latest weather forecast from #Chanel9: SCORCHIO!

Definitely a day for soaking up the sun. 🐞

Didn’t think bus stops were going to be high on the agenda of the powerful elected North East mayor. Meanwhile bus services are being scrapped. No good having swanky bus stops if there aren’t the services available for passengers.

Nissan’s Sunderland plant seems no bigger than a Lego model when viewed from #PenshawMonument.

It was the third of June another sleepy, dusty delta day…#BobbieGentry

I have been watching TV reruns of #DoctorWho featuring #JonPertwee as the third incarnation of the Time Lord. Despite the dodgy special effects, etc I must admit I find these old episodes much more enjoyable than the 2025 version.

Ha’way the Lads! 🐈‍⬛⚽️

Headline of the day: #DailyStar sums up the crisis at #ManchesterUnited in two words.

Gobsmacking to see #SouthShields mentioned in the very first line of #EltonJohn’s autobiography. This #Bluesology gig at the #Latino in 1967 obviously left a lasting impression on young #RegDwight.

When @SunderlandAFC and #SheffieldUnited meet at Wembley in the #EFLChampionship play-off, which team will get to wear their famous red and white stripes? Or will they both play in ‘away’ kit?

South Marine Park, #SouthShields, basking in the sunshine today.

Shown tonight on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social was the gritty 1961 film #Payroll, much of which was shot on location in and around Newcastle, Gateshead and Tynemouth. Strong cast included #MichaelCraig, #BillieWhitelaw and #TomBell.

Gender balance BBC-style on #Kuenssberg.

I’m posting this photo in memory of an old friend, Eddie Milburn (front, far right), who has died. Sixty years ago we played together in the Simonside Junior School football team, #SouthShields, which won the league and cup double (and yes, that is #BrianClough). RIP Eddie.

The big banks continue to gobble up the smaller players. From today (May 1) #NatWest takes over the personal loans, credit cards and savings accounts of Sainsbury’s Bank. It follows Barclays’ takeover of #TescoBank and Nationwide’s acquisition of #VirginMoney last October.

Headline of the day: by George, the Metro’s got it…

For some reason reporters at #LookNorth #BBCNEandCumbria have started referring to Durham Police as ‘Durham Constabulary’. Goodness knows why. Evenin’ all.

My late father-in-law was fond of saying “relax at Black’s”, a reference to the former Black’s Regal cinema in King Street, #SouthShields, opened in 1935 and re-named the Odeon ten years later.

Emergency recall of Parliament to save #BritishSteel plant in #Scunthorpe. Last year plans for a deep mine in Whitehaven to produce coking coal for steel production were quashed by the High Court. I get the environmental argument, but there’s also a flip-side… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

Before they were famous: a (very) young #JohnHurt with #DerrenNesbitt in a 1964 episode of #Gideon’sWay entitled The Tin God on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight.

Incy Wincy’s been busy.

All things come to those who wait: £1 is turned into £25,000 after 56 years! I love it. I wonder if the lucky winner’s nana bought the bond as a birthday present when they were a kid. #premiumbonds @nsandi.bsky.social

I’m puzzled by the #BBC’s editorial style in which the disgraced ex-Archbishop of Canterbury - interviewed by #LauraKuenssberg - is referred to as “Welby”, while in crown court reports men accused of murder are given the courtesy of the title “Mr”. Makes no sense to me.

Birthday greetings to @ericIdle.bsky.social from his home town of #SouthShields. (Photo: Eric’s childhood home in Harton, South Shields)

Even the Labour-supporting #DailyMirror is losing patience with Chancellor #RachelReeves. Beginning to wonder how long #Starmer will stick with her.

Headline of the day: #TheSun nails the Heathrow shutdown chaos in two words.

Disappointing that a clip of #EricIdle wasn’t included in the all-star rendition of his classic ditty #AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSideOfLife which rounded off tonight’s #ComicRelief fund-raising extravaganza on BBC1.

It was 30 years ago today: #Bahrain experiences record rainfall on this day in 1995, as 67.9mm of rain fell in 24 hours, cutting off power supplies to homes and causing widespread flooding. The #GulfDailyNews reported that the total exceeded the previous highest rainfall of 64mm recorded in 1961.

For the first time #CouncilTax in #SouthTyneside tops £2,000 a year (+ 5.1 per cent) for Band C properties. With water rates up by 20 per cent from April and energy prices set to rise by almost 6.4 per cent, the impact on householders is pretty severe. #costoflivingcrisis