(22 Oct 2020, 6:48 pm)Dan wrote I don’t think everyone is quite as petty as you’re suggesting. Some people, maybe, but I don’t think it’s as big an issue as you make out.

I’ve plenty of friends who live in Gateshead who have no problems with Newcastle being associated as their closest city. At university they’d describe themselves as being “from Newcastle” rather than “from Gateshead”, as nobody knows where the latter is.


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Oh definitely, it's becoming a minority nowadays really. Always seems to be more of an age generation thing where older people just still think they're part of Durham and also despise the fact that they wrecked Gateshead in the 60's/70's. I definitely know someone though who if I said he was from Newcastle he wouldn't have it though.

(22 Oct 2020, 7:11 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Completely agree, it’s all Greater Newcastle really or part of a Newcastle City Region if it wasn’t for ridiculous old council boundaries & local politicians grasping onto their own little bit of power instead of becoming a single authority area. 

The majority of joe public won’t nip pick over something written on the side of a bus, and most would say they’re from Newcastle anyway. I know people from Tynemouth, Blyth & Cramlington who say they’re from Newcastle, and Whickham’s postal address includes Newcastle upon Tyne despite being south of the river. So yeah, I really don’t think it’s an issue either.

I'm not sure about Newcastle City Region mind. Tyne and Wear definitely, maybe Tyneside at a push since Sunderland are petty as hell half the time but Sunderland and Newcastle are the same metropolitian area imo like the West Midlands with Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton etc.

It's funny though I'm from near Whitley and I'd never say I'm from Newcastle definitely always Whitley and most people I know would aswell. Also Whickham having a Newcastle address is just weird god knows how that's come around.