“Gannin’ alang the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races,” doesn’t mean much to most folks in Dorchester. But for an 89-year-old dementia patient who lives there, the folk song provoked a flash of ...

It’s the ninth of June - a day immortalised in Geordie hearts and minds thanks to The Blaydon Races. Generations of us have belted out the anthem at St James’ Park, away days and pubs, or just because ...

It's the one you've just got to do. Runners from across Tyneside and beyond have tonight told why The Blaydon Race is the event they all want to be part of. There were high spirits and laughter as ...

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EXCLUSIVE: A clip of the Newcastle goalkeeper appearing to play the club's famous 'Blaydon Races' tune went viral - but it wasn't him...read full article ...

Iconic road event in North East England on Sunday kicks off our latest UK-wide endurance racing results round-up Calum Johnson won this north-east classic Sunday evening race that was first staged in ...