Whitley Bay District Council has come up with a new initiative to reduce its carbon footprint this Christmas - by leaving the town's Christmas lights switched off.
The deepening financial crisis at the now closed Whitley Bay Playhouse has led to severe budget restrictions on this year's pantomime production of Aladdin.
Readers of our rival local newspaper, the Incorrigible Extra, may have been forgiven for thinking that they were in fact reading the Whitley Bay Citizen when in this week's issue the sensationalised, near farcical reporting of trivial local 'news' stories hit new highs.
As Gateshead Council starts the regeneration of its town centre by demolishing one of its most famous landmarks, Whitley Bay District Council has seen the perfect solution to two of its longest-running and most controversial problems.
A Whitley Bay actor and DJ will be tackling one of the earth's most hostile environments next week when he sets out on a mammoth cycle ride through Whitley Bay's death valley.
A sign on the sea front has been declared Whitley Bay's top entertainment venue after the closure of the Leisure Pool, Playhouse and every other attraction in the town.
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