The year was 1970 and Blackhall Beach, with all of its industrial glory, was the site where Hollywood had just rolled into the County Durham coastline. On September 18 of that year, the beach ...

The beach, with its rhythmic ocean waves and salty breeze, exerts a magnetic pull that’s hard to resist. Fortunately, despite ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A stretch of County Durham coastline and beaches has been dubbed "incredible" by visitors after undergoing significant improvements.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. For decades, Blackhall Beach in County Durham was seen as a grim, industrial landscape, its shores strewn with sea coal from the region’s ...