“The past is a foreign country - they do things differently there.” Accordingly, we step back 125 years to the dawn of the last century, recalling scenes around Newcastle in 10 evocative photographs.

For many of us, it will seem barely conceivable that 25 years have passed since the dawning of the year 2000. Was it really that long ago? It was a year which was the gateway to a new century, a new ...

To get a sense of Newcastle’s history, you need only look at its name. While there’s been a settlement here for around 2,000 years, ‘Newcastle’ dates back to the 11th century, when a Norman fortress ...