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Local Information for South Shields

South Shields is a traditional seaside resort with beautiful beaches and a dramatic coastline. Badly damaged by bombing during World War II, the town has undergone much replanning and rebuilding and is now a vibrant riverside town. It lies at the mouth of the River Tyne and is famous amongst many other attributes is being known as “Catherine Cookson Country”.

Catherine Ann Cookson DBE OBE (27 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was an English author. Cookson became Britain's most widely read novelist, while remaining a relatively low-profile figure in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in the North East of England, the setting for her novels. Cookson went on to write almost 100 books, selling more than 123 million copies of her books, her works being translated into at least 20 languages. She also authored books under the pseudonyms Catherine Marchant and a name derived from her birth name, Katie McMullen.

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