r/Teesside

As the title states can anyone recommend newpapers in which I can find historical newspapers which report on news from towns in Teesside.

Yesterday I took the meandering Northern rail train to Redcar, through some of the landscapes that inspired Blade Runner, if I'm not mistaken. I had to leave my longboat at home, since I feared that there would be a lack of parking spots

I was immediately greeted with a nice redevelopment project (the station), which I always love to see, and was pleased to see a shut down Wilko, proving the towns place in history. There was also the smallest, almost adorable, little CeX I've ever been to, which was interesting. I was able to find 6 Blu-rays throughout, and all the charity shops were well organized.

I proposed to the locals a transfer of ownership, but they responded in a language I could not understand before running into the sea and swimming away

I ended up walking down the coast, because I wanted to get a good shot of the cliffs I had spotted while scarfing down my Morrisons meal deal.

On a serious note, I have mixed impressions of Redcar. I've been before, but it's always felt a bit down on it's luck, or like money is being poorly invested. As I understand, this isn't uncommon in British seaside towns, as tourism has shifted elsewhere

I think it was still a cozy day out. If nothing else, I like hearing the ocean, looking at cool rocks and cool rock accessories, walking down the coast and admiring the cliffs. It was nice to go off the beaten path into some of the residential areas too. I think Redcar has a lot of potential. My question to locals is whether it feels like Redcar is ascending or falling downhill?

It feels wrong to have opinions or thoughts about places as a tourist, and I try to avoid it when I've been making these posts, but I also do think a lot about the places I pass through. I like to understand what is going on, and I'm open to having my thoughts challenged

On my way back, I ended up in Eaglescliffe after the doors wouldn't open in Thornaby (tried several doors, tapping the buttons several times). The way I arrived, it felt like I had been stranded in the middle of nowhere, until I turned around. I also quickly realized I was still practically in Stockton, so I just took the next train back. I have, however, technically also visited Eaglescliffe now!

Yesterday I walked to Norton, since there wasn't much else to do on a Sunday. Norton was suggested quite a few times in my earlier post, so I decided to get it off the list

I found that the village lacked anything resembling heritage, considering that there were no (0) shut down Wilkos. Not even any closed down Debenhams or Shoezones. Clearly, the whole village was built recently

The locals accepted me as their rightful leader. However, as I found no good Blu-rays, I am demolishing the village center to build a shopping center with a HMV and CeX. This project will be done by 2029 and will be connected to HS2 via an underground metro network. Starmer has signed off on this as a parting gesture

No, but to be serious, it was lovely as always. I love the layers of history, everything from the slag bricked alleyways to the boarding school archway. The charity shops were well organized, and I love the atmosphere of Norton. After popping into LIDL, I walked down the former railway (which I asked about in a previous post)

As a side note, I was happy to see progress with the formerly abandoned houses along the road leading into Norton. As far as I understand, the plot is due for redevelopment

This time I unfortunately did not make my way up to the duck ponds, but I will try to before I leave for Sweden

Thank you for reading. The Tees Valley Authority will eventually be replaced by the Swedes Valley Authority

Yesterday I took the long and windy Stagecoach route 6 to Darlington. Ahem, sorry, my longboat

I went there because it was cheap to go and because of all the suggestions from the previous post I made.

It's full of character and was a lovely couple hours. I spent most of my time in and out of charity shops and record stores. Scored 10 Blu-rays for 8 pounds, which is significant to no-one but me!

I even visited such landmarks as the closed Wilko. I had the "great pleasure" of visiting Wilko in Boro during my first visit to the UK, where there is now a poorly named venue. Darlo seems to respect it's ancient past

To be serious for a moment however, I did enjoy going through the alleyways, seeing some of the older buildings and going through the market building. There weren't many people about, which was nice. I will be coming back at some point because I feel like there was more to see

Unfortunately the local people did not surrender to Danelaw, but I'm sure they'll come around

Thank you for all the advice from the prior post. I'll keep posting "reviews" if I remember to

My son's school does culture day every year, encouraging them to bring in food from their own background. He's the product of two Smoggies, so what should he bring? It's easy to find things related to Yorkshire, Newcastle and even Sunderland but my late night googling was fruitless. My ideal is something baked that can sell on a cake stand. Can't really take a lemon top in his bag. I'm interested in anything, even if it's specific to your family, because we might all be connected unexpectedly through one dish and it would be lovely to find out. Don't say parmo :)

Thanks!

I don't know who chooses it or how it's chosen, but I've been sat here for twenty minutes now and it's banger after banger. Currently playing Barry White, "Playing Your Game".

Just looking to broaden my horizons in this lonely world, id love to meet new people from the area and make deep connections, if anyones interested dm me. Thank you.

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