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The traditional British high street was, for so many, the beating heart of their town. But as huge chains consumed spaces once filled by local independent businesses – and struggling firms began to disappear entirely – was the soul of our towns lost? Christopher Howse is travelling the nation to speak to local people about their high street. How it has changed, what they miss… and why there are still joys to be found. This week, Christopher explores Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Thirteen historic buildings and sites have been added to the Heritage at Risk Register in the North East because they are at risk of neglect.

‘Thirty years had passed since I last interviewed Sharon Henderson. In 1992 I was sent to her flat on the Wear Garth...

Knocking on a stranger’s door and offering to write them a poem for free on any subject of their choosing may seem like an eccentric pastime but it is what Rowan McCabe, who describes himself as the world’s first door-to-door poet, has been doing for the past eight years.

The ASBO, or anti-social behavioural order, was launched back in 1998 by then Home Secretary David Blunkett, in a bid to get tough on nuisance crime and youth disorder