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5 days ago | sunderlandecho.com | Jason B. Button

Northumbria Police are appealing for information to help locate a missing Sunderland man. Brad Strand, 28, was last seen in the Fulwell Quarry area at about 8am today (Saturday, May 10). Officers and Brad’s family are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Brad is described as a white man, 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a green t-shirt, a khaki green windbreaker jacket, cargo-style trousers and grey Nike trainers.

5 days ago | newcastleworld.com | Jason B. Button

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThis week it was announced that the Mercury Prize would leave London for the first time in its history and we have everything you need to know as the ceremony heads to the North East. The award is one of the most prestigious in UK music with 12 albums each year getting recognised and, following on from the MOBO Awards earlier this year, Newcastle is set to host for the first time. What is the Mercury Prize?

6 days ago | newcastleworld.com | Jason B. Button

Grainger Market is a brilliant maze of street food and offers some amazing lunch options. Recently we ranked the top food options across the site which was once the largest covered market in the country and a free lunchtime in the city gave me a chance to head over and check out the top spot. Opened in 1835, Grainger Market is home to around 100 independent businesses, including Crepe Gourmet which has a perfect five star rating from Google reviews.

6 days ago | newcastleworld.com | Jason B. Button

Vital works related to the overhead lines in the Metro tunnels under Newcastle city centre will result in line closures later this month. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, needs to replace a key section of overhead line equipment in the tunnel between Monument and Haymarket. During the works buses will replace trains South Gosforth to South Shields the last Metro services in the affected areas will run off between 9pm and 10pm.

6 days ago | newcastleworld.com | Jason B. Button

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe eighth Magic Weekend at St. James’ Park, was celebrated in record-breaking style last weekend with the event’s biggest overall crowd since 2018. More than 64,000 fans attended across the weekend, an increase of more than 10,000 from last year when the event was hosted in Leeds. Sunday’s crowd hit 32,862, beating the previous end-of-week best of 30,793 set at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium in 2013.