Have you ever wondered what the Jarrow Slake looked like before it was filled in ? Well ....I own an oil of it, painted from Simonside in 1878. Tyne Dock was on the east of the Slake. The painting is of the west side looking towards Hayhole & Howdon. South Tyneside Libraries

Mid November I sent a couple of cards and letters to Australia air mail informing relatives of a change of address. Yesterday I received a card in return to my old address post marked 10th December. I could have swam across quicker. What's going on with the postal system?

My cab driver just now, a Brit of Pakistani origin, on the rape scandal. "Do Labour think Muslims want to go easy on paedos? I've got two little girls. I want them bastards castrated." The reluctance to offend the imagined sensitivities of minorities is both foolish and racist.

❄️ ICE Surface Temperatures (Northumberland) as of 07:00 A1 / Berwick-upon-Tweed -5.90 °C A1 / Stannington -6.20 °C A189 / A19 Moor Farm -5.30 °C A69 / B6309 Mowden Hall -6.00 °C A697 / Longframlington -6.70 °C

This is what happens when you don't build houses!

It's a pity about WH Smith. It is about the one high street store I still use. They have a good range of train magazines and stationery. But the high street business model is out-of-date. Accept it and let evolution take its course.

The eldest son brought over his latest acquisition today - a Locomotion No1

💥COLLISION 📌A189 (Southbound) - A1147 (Bedlington) to A19 (Moor Farm) #Northumberland ℹ️Collision approaching Moor Farm roundabout, causing spike in journey time.

Northumberland SSDAB is now LIVE! Across South East Northumberland to the coast and north to Alnwick! Rescan your DAB+ radio! Together Radio and Frisk Radio live now with local community stations Radio Northumberland, Lionheart Radio and Koast Radio coming soon! #dabradio

It's like a scene from a Black Sabbath album cover from my Blyth apartment window this morning.

He's a good bloke.

The white bulls of Blagdon are wearing black stripes today! Newcastle United

RIP Eddie

this makes me very happy

It was 56 years ago today when man first landed on the moon for. It looks this morning as if my fried egg is paying tribute.

I read this and my first thought was of Orwell's Animal Farm where the pigs explain their extra rations are actually in the best interests of the other malnourished comrades

Northumberland has it all. I feel blessed to be a Northumbrian. Mind you, if it was a bit warmer and drier I wouldn't complain.

I wonder what happened to all the Scrapheap Challenge machines. Did they end up in a Scrappy Museum somewhere?

My cousin captured Artemis takeoff from his flight. So cool 📸: Jack Radutzky

🇬🇧 Brits think we rank 7th among US states for income. We actually rank 51st. Dead last. Below Mississippi. "Shock, embarrassment and anger." Matthew Lesh 👇