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2008
In Northern England:
- 25th March 2008: founding of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation for cancer research.
- 22nd May 2008: reopening of the Tyneside Cinema, following a major restoration.
- 6th September 2008: Floods in Morpeth requiting over 400 people to be evacuated.
- 2008: opening of the new building of Academy 360 in Sunderland.
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Tyneside Cinema
- Overview About the Tyneside Cinema Map Street View The Tyneside Cinema is an independent cinema located off Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. The cinema originally opened on the 1st of February 1937 and …
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Church of Christ the King, Bowburn
- Overview Map Street View The Church of Christ the King is located on the corner of Bede Terrace and Prince Charles Avenue, in Bowburn, County Durham. The present church was …
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Floods 2008, River Coquet
- At the monitoring station at Rothbury, the typical level of the River Coquet is 0.26m to 1.80m deep - on the 6th of September 2008, following heavy rain, the river …
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Shotton Surface Mine (2008 - 2020)
- Shotton Surface Mine, located to the east of Shotton in Northumberland, on the estate of Blagdon Hall. The open-cast coal mine opened in 2008, by the Banks Group. In 2012, …
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Tyneside Cinema
- Overview About the Tyneside Cinema Map Street View The Tyneside Cinema is an independent cinema located off Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. The cinema originally opened on the 1st of February 1937 and …
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Church of Christ the King, Bowburn
- Overview Map Street View The Church of Christ the King is located on the corner of Bede Terrace and Prince Charles Avenue, in Bowburn, County Durham. The present church was …
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Floods 2008, River Coquet
- At the monitoring station at Rothbury, the typical level of the River Coquet is 0.26m to 1.80m deep - on the 6th of September 2008, following heavy rain, the river …
