Which scupture, when unveiled in 1994, was nicknamed 'The Gateshead Flasher' by locals?
Gateshead F.C. image of the statue the Angel of the North which is a symbol both in the club and in the borough. The club have played at the Gateshead International Stadium since their establishment. The record attendance of 11,750 was set in a 1995 friendly match with Newcastle United. On 28 October 2009, Gateshead unveiled plans for a new 8,000 capacity stadium to be built in the town centre opposite the Gateshead Civic Centre, formerly the home of North Durham Cricket & Rugby Club. However, after the failure of England's bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the
1931 Gateshead by-election on which Parliament was dissolved for the 1931 general election. The Gateshead seat was then won by the National Liberal Party candidate, Thomas Magnay, and Headlam was re-elected in Barnard Castle. 1931 Gateshead by-election The Gateshead by-election, 1931 was a parliamentary by-election held on 8 June 1931 for the British House of Commons constituency of Gateshead. The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Sir James Melville, had died on 1 May, aged 46. He been Gateshead's MP since the 1929 general election, and had been Solicitor-General from 1929 to 1930. The Conservative Party