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Newcastle news - petrol, parks and cockerels

By Paul Smith • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: news

- People living in Gateshead’s Henderson Road have been ordered by the council to get rid of their resident wandering cockerel, which was adopted by the street as a chick.



High Level Bridge gets a fresher lick of paint

By Paul Smith • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: favourite, news

The view along the Tyne from the High Level Bridge is amongst the favourites of Newcastle and Gateshead residents. The sight of the bridge from within, despite millions of pounds spent on it, is an entirely different matter.
Since the bridge re-opened on 2nd June, taggers have been busily undoing the last three years of restoration. [...]