Gateshead
As The Angel of The North celebrated its birthday on Thursday, locals, including an Olympic torch bearer, shared their memories of the landmark. The Angel turned 26 years old today and located on the side of the A1 motorway, it stands 65ft (20m) tall dominating Gateshead’s skyline. Sir Antony Gormley was the designer behind the […]
Departing Gateshead manager Mike Williamson told his players they were “brilliant” and asked them to “continue doing what you’re doing” in his farewell meeting, a source close to the club has told Spark. The meeting, which took place at 9.30am on the day his departure was announced, was short but players expressed their gratitude to […]
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot has been named as interim manager of Gateshead after the departure of Mike Williamson to MK Dons was confirmed. Elliot had previously been working at Gateshead as technical director but will now have the task of running first-team duties alongside players Louis Storey and Carl Magnay. North East Non-League reporter […]
Gateshead FC will play Halifax Town at Wembley after progressing to the FA Trophy final last month. The Tyneside club will play at Wembley on May 21 with 4,000 tickets already having been purchased by Gateshead fans. Gateshead had to win on penalties to progress to the final, after Barnet came back from three goals […]
A Gateshead support group has welcomed proposed reforms to protect young people from the dangers of online gambling.
The world of gaming is one that is constantly looking for the next best thing, whether that be graphics, gameplay or inventions that are still experiencing growing pains such as VR (Virtual Reality), retro gaming could provide a cheaper and simpler way to play games. Steven Cole, a game collector and the creator of the […]
The former Freight Depot in Gateshead is to be redeveloped over the next five years, with 270 new homes being built as part of a £350million initiative, after its 25 year vacancy. The Gateshead Regeneration Partnership (GRP), which is a joint venture with Gateshead Council, has been responsible for overcoming the site posed challenges including […]
North East bus operators have secured a share of extra funding from the Government, saving routes from potential cuts. Last week, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Government announced £80million of additional funding as part of a wider package of measures to help struggling bus operators. But some industry experts have only cautiously welcomed the news and have […]
