Crowds gather at Tynemouth to watch the amazing Aurora tonight. Pics by will walker #arora #Tynemouth #Auroraborealis

Traffic gridlock tonight at St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay as thousands turn out to see the amazing Aurora. Pics by Raoul Dixon #arora #whitleybay

Labour's local elections success and newly elected North East Mayor Kim McGuinness makes front page headlines in today's The Chronicle and Sunderland Echo , plus coverage in The Times and The Sunday Times
Photos by Raoul Dixon Sunderland UK
The Labour Party #labour #LocalElections2024

Winner Kim McGuinness celebrates with her supporters at the Silksworth Centre in Sunderland, after winning the first ever North East Mayoral election 2024. Pic by Raoul Dixon Sunderland UK Labour North The Labour Party

Looking confident Kim McGuinness chats to supporters at the Silksworth Centre in Sunderland, waiting for the result of the North East Mayoral election 2024. Pic by Raoul Dixon Sunderland UK Labour North The Labour Party

Labour win, for Alison Smith tonight at the Silksworth Centre in Sunderland 2024 Local Elections count. Pic by Raoul Dixon #LocalElections2024 Sunderland UK Sharon Hodgson MP The Labour Party

Ballot boxes arrive to be counted at the Silksworth Centre as the city of Sunderland get the 2024 Local Elections count underway this evening. Pic by Raoul Dixon #LocalElections2024 Sunderland UK

Prince William gives update to supporters on Kate's health during a visit to Newcastle - video by Alethea Farline
The Prince and Princess of Wales #PrinceWilliam #PrincessofWales #KateMiddleton #RoyalFamily

'Labour Mayoral contender Kim McGuinness backs Mirror campaign for free school meals for primary kids' - story on The Mirror with pics by Raoul Dixon
Kim McGuinness Cheviot Primary #freeschoolmeals #MayoralElection The Labour Party
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Prince William meets fans as he opens suicide prevention charity James’ Place in Newcastle today pic by Raoul Dixon The Prince and Princess of Wales #Royals #RoyalFamily #PrinceWilliam

Sunset at the Angel of the North in Gateshead this evening pic by @raouldixonnnp #sunset #gatesheadangelofthenorth

Dog walker stops on Cullercoats pier to take in the sunrise this morning, #cullercoats #culleroatsbay #sunrise #dogwalkersofinstagram #dogssunrise pic by Raoul Dixon

'Five YEARS to see a dentist' - the DENTAID Oral Health Experts mobile clinic visits Newcastle this week, as featured in today's The Mirror with pics by Raoul Dixon #DentistsForAll #NHS

River Tyne burst its banks on Newcastle’s Quayside this afternoon as the Environment Agency - Yorkshire & North East are on hand to keep flood water under control. Pics by Raoul Dixon #Newcastle #StormKathleen #floods

Good Friday “Walk of Witness” at Tunstall Hill in Sunderland as Christians come to re-enact the journey made by Jesus when he carried the cross on which he was to be crucified to the top of the Hill of Golgotha near Jerusalem. #GoodFriday #WalkofWitness pics by Raoul Dixon

The latest issue of Newcastle Diocese (CofE) #Linkmagazine features great front page photo by Raoul Dixon

Donald Campbell's Bluebird leaves Bill Smith's North Shields workshop this afternoon, heading back to Coniston where it will find a new home in the Ruskin Museum
Pic by Raoul Dixon #coniston #bluebird #k7 The Ruskin Museum

A huge thank you to Sharon Henderson for speaking about her 30-year fight for justice after her daughter Nikki, 7, was brutally killed by David Boyd in 1992.
Pick up a copy of Chat Magazine to read the full story.

North News

Excellent coverage in today’s papers of the RTS North East & Borders awards 2024 this weekend. Congratulations again to all the winners. Pics by Raoul Dixon North News #rtsawards Royal Television Society Fulwell 73 Sparq

North News RTS North East & Borders Raoul Dixon Amazing work by Raoul! Thank you so much.