Volunteers are gearing up for a trip back in time, as a popular community event returns. Springwell Village's 1940s weekend runs from Friday to Sunday, and this year the theme has expanded to ...

Springwell Village 1940s weekend Locals of Springwell Village have stepped back in time for a 1940's weekend. The annual event which began back in 2017, inspired by WWII re-enactment, has seen crowds ...

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Anyone passing through Springwell Village in Gateshead over the next few days might well think they’ve entered a time warp. Residents are turning back the clock 75 years for a 1940s weekend packed ...

Locals are livid after a massive indoor reservoir resembling a "Soviet nuclear bunker" was constructed in their village. Residents in Springwell Village, in Tyne and Wear, were stunned to find the ...

More than 400 people have objected to plans for a temporary solar farm on green belt land. Opponents said the development at Usworth House Farm near Springwell village, on the outskirts of Sunderland ...