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 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.
A proposal for a controversial piece of modern art to be sited on the car park adjacent to Eastbourne Gardens Whitley Bay, is causing outrage with local residents.
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