A new exhibition at South Shields Museum tells the proud story of shipbuilding and ship repair in South Tyneside. A flotilla of exquisitely detailed ship models, including loans from the National ...

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Balaena chief executive Simon Gillett said the news was a vote of confidence in historic shipbuilding communities like ...

Hundreds of people have supported plans to open a museum as a lasting tribute to an area's shipbuilding heritage. Bronwyn Mogie, 32, from Jarrow, is leading a campaign to establish a fixed venue in ...

For more than a century, the shipyards that lined the southern bank of the River Tyne helped shape the identity of South Tyneside and the lives of its people. The yards - including famous names such ...