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Page last updated at 13:37 GMT, Thursday, 5 November 2009

The Central pub
'The Coffin' gets £1m restoration
Take a sneak preview inside one of Tyneside's oldest pubs as it undergoes restoration.


Lance Corporal Mark Dryden Why Remembrance Day still matters
As part of BBC Newcastle's run up to Remembrance Day 2009, we ask, does the historic day still have meaning?

Painting being restored Victorian picture predicts future
A curious Victorian painting depicting Tyneside has been re-discovered after lying dormant for nearly 150 years.


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