At the pizza shop in Bedlington the chef has been found dead, he was covered in ham, cheese, tomatoes and olives. At this early stage the police think he may have topped himself, but if it turns out to be murder someone will have to take the wrap!

 

 

It's been a while since this topic was aired so I thought you might like to see what was amusing the people of the North East 120 years ago in 1904. I found this while rummaging about in the archives for James Gibson (nailer) but while he is named as the winner of the competition (winning the princely sum of 2 shillings and 6 pence!) he doesn't appear to be the James Gibson I was looking for. (Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 26 March 1904)

That's difficult to read even when you zoom in! Try these: