Twilight
Across the sky with outstretched wings
Of ev’ry colour blest,
A mystic bird of paradise
Is speeding to the west,
Upon its wings the night gods ride
To yonder...
Given its remoteness from the Caribbean it might seem strange to argue that the North East had much connection with colonial slavery. But research in local archives and...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of Newcastle's worst nights of World War 2, Heaton History Group member, Ian Clough, wrote: 'The Night Bombs...