Pete

Just checked thier web site, plenty of possibilities.

What happens to Bedlington now? - ghost town looming - perhaps it's time to sell up and move. It's sad news for the employees, but, is there an opportunity there? If there was enough interest could a local consortium (peoples local coop) not take it over and run it for the people of Bedlington. It could still be profit driven and promises could be kept unlike promises made by Tesco. It could take Bedlington back to the days of Milne's department store and that brought people in from other towns. Tesco gone, end of Bedlington, never.

Yes. but it tasted nice on warm night. The best thing was you could have your tab whilst watching the big picture, no smoking ban in them days. Bring back the old days, oh for another look at Pearl and Dean or do these modern cinemas still have the Pearl and Dean adverts.

Jack Tait, Jackie Rol, Jimmy Cummings were the three torchies. Peggy Frazer was the ice cream lady who appeared near the exit left hand side of the sceen to sell ice cream and cartons of orange juice.

Can this guy expect people to vote for him? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-30931266

Pilgrim Some interesting information on this site about name changes for Choppington and some interesting people. http://www.sixtmedia.org.uk/page3.php

The county of Northumberland included Newcastle upon Tyne until 1400, when the city became a county of itself. From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland

Thanks Malcolm

The Iraq War An inquiry was concluded by Sir John Chilcot in 2011 into the Iraq war, but still Britain's political establishment refuses to release it. On Tuesday, 20th January 2015, the BBC stated that the report is now not due to be released until AFTER the UK General Election. Please sign the petition to have this report released immediately http://releasechilcot.com/

Something to your time. http://greatpapercaper.chroniclelive.co.uk/

it seems he has been screwing the NUM to pay for his London accommodation for many years to the point where they have had to take him to court!! now that is solidarity!!! Spot on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25731328

Sounds a bit like Erich von Däniken, Ancient space men (Chariots of the gods). Mind you that was proven to be not true. Can never understand how people get sucked into things like that.

Well its Dar# good to see you back

Happy Birthday, Have a great day

Gone are the days when we relyed on the old pit buzzer to sound at midnight, that used to be the signal for the forst footer to knock the door.

Thank you Malcolm and a Merry Christmas to you.

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2015

Definitley not croaked it Symptons, at least i think I've not. Pellers not this week. Time is the answer not much of it these days.

Hi Reedy, I went to school with Stuart and we hung abouty together after we left school. I travel up to Bedlington about four/five times a year and meet up with Stuart and other old friend for a pint or two.

Eggy1948, The lad kneeling in one and standing in the back in the other is Stuart Bowman. He did live at the Bank top.

Woolworths in Blyth sold 45s but they had their own label (Embasy) mainly copies of the original. The record shop in the oval definitly sold 45s because I bought 45s there but can not remember the name of the shop. There where shops in Morpeth that sold them as well

There was a record shop in the Oval that sold 45s, late fifties I belive.

First cousin?

They all sang about summer holidays?

Could be a good idea, as I head on the radio yesterday if we loose tomorrow against Fulham he will field a weak side on Thursday. Still, looking forward to it.