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  1. Sid Patterson, a trustee of the DLI Friends, centre, with Carolyn Ball, county archivist and manager of The Story, left, and Ian Brown, Chair of the DLI Friends, right, and other members of the Friends. They are smiling as the ledger rests on a big grey cushion in front of them. Sid Patterson has short white and is wearing a green t-shirt and grey trousers. Carolyn Ball has short white hair and blue long-sleeved top. She wears glasses and a necklace. Ian Brown has glasses and is wearing a blue top.

  2. A sunny view of the Newcastle Civic Centre with a row of daffodils filling the foreground. There is a round concrete building placed in front of a longer glass building. Trees can be seen on either side. Behind the round building is a square concrete tower topped with a large green and gold crown shaped design.

  3. A man places a ballot paper into a black ballot box at a polling station.

  4. A close-up of two puffins standing on grass looking at each other, with their black and orange beaks touching.

  5. Longsands beach during the bank holiday weekend of 2 May, 2026. Swarms of people can be seen stretching across the coastline, even though it did not appear to be particularly sunny when this photo was taken. In one corner, a group can be seen climbing on top of a cabin roof.

  6. The Redheugh Bridge. It is a long concrete structure supported by two pillars which stand in the River Tyne.

  7. Chris Harris clapping spectators after a match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France

  8. Andrew Douglas is standing by his boat in Seahouses harbour. He is a man in his 50s wearing a blue coat with a white hoodie and has short blondish grey hair.

  9. Paul Blackett celebrates after scoring a penalty as other South Shields FC players approach him. They are wearing claret and blue shirts with white shorts and socks.

  10. A Google Streetview screenshot of Hirst Park in Ashington. A tarmac path runs through a green space with trees and bushes.

  11. An aerial image of Henderson Hall after the fire. Its roof has been completely destroyed. Rubble has been left on the floor of the exposed upper floors. In the background is parkland and trees.

  12. A view of a street of tall, terraced, sandstone buildings. The two to the right are shops. One of them, Bob's Barbers, has a gaping hole in the tiled roof due to a collapsed chimney. Some rubble is strewn on the ground in front of the building and the street is taped off.

  13. A close up image of a church organ being played by a man in a grey jumper flecked with white, and with grey hair and grey stubble.

  14. HMS Northumberland, a large grey navy ship, at sea, location unconfirmed, 2015.

  15. A mid-terrace building with grey exterior walls. On the left of the building are blue double doors with glass windows. Above the doors is a sign which reads "RYHOPE WORKINGMENS CLUB AND INSTITUTE LTD" with two Heineken logos either side. In the middle and right of the exterior wall are two glass windows with white panels.

  16. A woman holding a homemade sign on the beach. It is a white square sign with blue writing which says 'sick of sewage' with blue squiggly lines around the border. The woman has grey hair with a full fringe and is wearing large sunglasses. She is also wearing a white fleece. She has a straight face and is looking to the right of the camera. There is a group of people around her, some talking to each other and others looking in the same direction.

  17. Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe

  18. Fairgroung swings which is in motion. People on the swings are blurred and the centre of the ride is tilted and lit up. There is a yellow rollercoaster behind the swings and other rides on the floor below. The room is covered in palm trees and the ceiling is largel glass with beams.

  19. Mark Cramman has glasses, a white shirt and dark suit and is holding a microphone. There is a purple background.

  20. A person wearing a high‑visibility vest points directly towards the camera while standing on a sunlit pavement outside closed shopfronts

  21. A black and white sheep dog in a tin trough facing the camera with their eyes closed and tongue out panting. There is a stone wall on either side of the trough. Behind is a large expanse of flat agricultural land. The sky is covered in clouds with bits of blue peeking through.

  22. Two fried eggs

  23. William Osula celebrates with Joe Willock after scoring for Newcastle United against Brighton at St James' Park on 2 May, 2026

  24. A headshot of Tina Ion. She has long brown hair and is wearing red lipstick.