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Deer takes to the Bigg Market as lockdown leaves Newcastle city center deserted

Deer Wanders Around Deserted Newcastle Amid COVID

Post author:Conor Sheils
Post published:May 25, 2020

This is the moment a lone deer is spotted sauntering around Newcastle as the COVID-19 restrictions leave the streets eerily quiet. The footage was filmed at the city's famous Bigg…

Luigi Rimonti from Newcastle featured on all the German front pages after he mistook Rom in Germany for the Italian capital of Rome

Newcastle OAP Blames German Staff For Rome SatNav Mishap

Post author:Koen Berghuis
Post published:June 1, 2019

The Newscastle OAP whose sat nav led him to the town of Rom instead of Rome has blamed the German petrol station staff who helped him set the device for…

The Jaguar that crashed into the street sign

Pilgrim OAP Sets SatNav To Rome But Ends Up In Germany

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:May 30, 2019

An 81-year-old travelling from his home in Newcastle to Rome in Italy where he hoped to see the Pope ended up in Germany after blindly following his navigation system. The…