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Record crowds attend Telegraph Christmas shopping evenings...is one of the nativity scenes from the Christmas windows at the Newcastle store. Following an amazing turnout of 9,000 at the Fenwick store in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on Monday's opening night, the second Newcastle event was staged last night,... In this article: The Daily Telegraph, New Bond Street, London, Mince pie, Mulled wine, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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BBC News | 2 days ago
Fire food
I have a large number of Indian cookbooks, but always return to the old faithfuls Madhur Jaffrey and Khalid Aziz. Bob Hughes, Newcastle upon Tyne Tim D, Sheffield The best thing to happen to Glasgow, you can't beat a freshly...
In this article: India, London, Project Gutenberg, Robin Cook, Becky Sharp, and Glasgow
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Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph Fashion | 4 days ago
Telegraph Christmas shopping events open at Fenwick in Newcastle
...at the Newcastle store. The Telegraph's annual round of Christmas shopping events for readers opened at the Fenwick store in Newcastle-upon-Tyne last night. More than 9,000 people crowded into the store to enjoy an exclusive three...
In this article: Fenwick, The Telegraph, Bentalls, New Bond Street, Canterbury, London, and Mince pie
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 4 days ago
Title fight unites boxers of different faiths
...doing just that. Salita, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, New York, meets British Muslim title holder Amir Khan on December 5 in Newcastle, England. It will be a rare -- reportedly the first -- world title bout between practicing members...
In this article: New York, Breidis Prescott, Silver, Freddie Roach, and Manny Pacquiao
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Treehugger | November 20, 2009
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Named Greenest City in the U.K.
...audit conducted by Forum for the Future. Photo by Draco2008 via Flickr.com. Shrouded in smoke and the center of ship building, Newcastle-upon-Tyne was once a major industrial center. But the city has been transformed into the greenest...
In this article: U.K., Climate change, Carbon, Leeds, Electric car, Waste, and Brighton & Hove
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 20, 2009
The Last Word: A tainted triumph
...to watch the build up to the Foreman fight, and that of Dmitriy Salita's battle with Britain's Amir Khan scheduled for December 5 in Newcastle, England, when both US-based boxers publicize their commitment to Orthodox Judaism. Foreman...
In this article: Plastic surgery, Chris Eubank, Paul Ingle, Michael Watson, Dmitriy Salita, Mbulelo Botile, Sweden, and Israel
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Daily Mail | November 20, 2009
Revealed: The Newcastle footballer who couldn't get by on GBP75,000 a week
...pound home in the exclusive footballers' enclave of Darras Hall, near Ponteland, Northumbria, and rented an opulent flat overlooking Newcastle upon Tyne's trendy Quayside. The striker, who was sold for GBP9million to German side...
In this article: Obafemi Martins, Newcastle United, Premier League, London, Nike, and Ponteland
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Newcastle upon Tyne is named Britain's 'greenest' city
Newcastle was praised for emerging from its industrial past to go green Newcastle upon Tyne has been named as Britain's greenest city in a think tank's annual study. Forum for the Future looked at the sustainability of the 20 biggest...
In this article: Britain, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Goods and services, Climate change, Brighton and Hove, and Leicester
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Guardian | November 18, 2009
Newcastle-upon-Tyne takes top spot as Britain's greenest city
...green space and tackling climate change The Baltic Millennium Bridge, is a pedestrian and cycle bridge providing access from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the redesigned Baltic Flour Mill. Photograph: Murdo Macleod A city once wreathed in...
In this article: Climate change, Brighton & Hove, Britain, London, Waste, and Bristol
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Times Online | November 11, 2009
Sting brands X Factor a 'humiliating karaoke show'
...opera which has nothing to do with music. In fact, it has put music back decades. " Sting, a milkman's son from Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, was a teacher before turning to music. Since then he has written numerous bestselling...
In this article: Sting, The X Factor, X Factor, Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, Simon Cowell, The Police, Alexandra Burke, JLS, and Forbes magazine
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Fujitsu UK staff vote for strike
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Newcastle upon Tyne (pronounced: /en-uk-NewcastleUponTyne(ShortA).ogg/) (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the castle built in 1080, by Robert II, the eldest son of William the Conqueror. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. These industries have since experienced severe decline and closure, and the city today is largely a business and cultural centre, with a particular reputation for nightlife.
Like most cities, Newcastle has a diverse cross section, having areas of poverty to areas of affluence. Among its main icons are Newcastle Brown Ale, a leading brand of beer, Newcastle United F.C., a Football League Championship team, and the Tyne Bridge. It has hosted the world's most popular half marathon, the Great North Run, since it began in 1981.
The city is the twentieth most populous in England; the larger Tyneside conurbation, of which Newcastle forms part, is the sixth most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom. Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group and with Gateshead the Eurocities network of European cities.
The regional nickname for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area is Geordie.
- Name:
- City of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Also Known As:
- Newcastle
- The Toon
- Type:
- Borough & City
- Motto:
- "Fortiter Defendit Triumphans"
- Government type:
- Metropolitan borough, City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1400
- Total Area (km):
- 113
- Time Zone:
- Greenwich Mean Time
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