Blue plaque honour for North Shields boxer and civil rights campaigner - Charles Minto, born in Nigeria, set up a hostel for black people on Tyneside and helped hundreds of people with work and ...

The blue plaque statement adds Amy Flagg’s photographs provide a “comprehensive pictorial record of the effects of enemy air raids” on South Shields during the Second World War. South ...

South Tyneside’s Blue Plaque Scheme is currently on the look out for nominations for plaques to be established in 2026 - with nominations open until August 31, 2025.

On International Women’s Day on March 8, North Tyneside Council and the Old Low Light heritage centre based on North Shields Fish Quay will unveil a blue plaque at 36 King Edward Road, where ...