Simon Anderton’s third day atop the Tyne Bridge seems to be having the desired effect of getting Fathers 4 Justice talked about, albeit not necessarily in the way the protester hoped.
While banners on the bridge are nothing new, a dummy hung by its neck and swinging in the breeze is causing considerable upset.
Although last night’s national news reported of petrol stations selling fuel for up to £2 per litre, the situation hasn’t become so apocalyptic in Tyneside. However high prices at the pump are being blamed for a rise in fuel thefts from garages in the region.
An investigation by the Chronicle has revealed that in the first [...]
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Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Simon Anderton has spent his first night atop the Tyne bridge, after scaling the bridge yesterday morning.
24 hours after Anderton’s protest began, his Father’s Day banner and a dummy hung by its neck were still visible on the east face of the bridge and to traffic passing underneath.
A member of Fathers 4 Justice scaled the Tyne Bridge in protest at unfair paternity rights for fathers. As of 8pm tonight, Simon Anderton has shown no signs of leaving his position on the East face of the bridge.
The protest began before lunchtime when Anderton, 42 unfurled a banner across the bridge saying “HAPPY FATHERS [...]
Ever wanted to play the drums badly while starring in a Newcastle-based viral campaign? Of course you have. And as luck would have it, you’ll get your chance tomorrow.
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The BBC are reporting the death of a pedestrian, struck by a bus near Central Station.
The 88 year-old woman was hit by the QuayLink bus on Bewick Street, next to Saint Mary’s Cathedral, yesterday afternoon.
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