Catherine Cookson serpentine symbol, commonly used to symbolise health and caring. The hospital occupies the site of the Harton Workhouse, where Cookson worked from 1924 to 1929. The project was partly funded by the Catherine Cookson Trust. "Tom and Catherine", a musical about the couple's life, was written by local playwright Tom Kelly. It played to sell-out crowds at the Customs House in South Shields. Catherine Cookson Dame Catherine Ann Cookson, DBE (née McMullen; 27 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British author. She is in the top 20 of most widely read British novelists with sales topping 100 million,
Justin Fashanu a London gay bar. "We ended up in bed together at his London flat", he said. A week later, his brother John Fashanu agreed to an exclusive with "The Voice" under the headline ""John Fashanu: My Gay Brother is an outcast."" Justin Fashanu was interviewed for the July 1991 cover story of "Gay Times", where the situation was summarised as: In 1992, he agreed to front "Loud'n'proud" a new national radio series aimed at young lesbians and gay men, but the pilot with Fashanu presenting was turned down by "BBC Radio Five"; it was later commissioned with a female presenter