Why the Jarrow March is not simply part of history will be outlined by the author of a book on the protest crusade from Tyneside to London. To mark the 80th anniversary of the march, Dr Matt Perry ...

James Lamb is walking the full length of the Jarrow March locally over the next month A descendant of a participant in one of England's most famous protest marches is using it to support food banks.

Jarrow MP Kate Osborne has launched a poetry competition for under-19s in Jarrow and Gateshead East to commemorate the 90th anniversary of ...

CAMPAIGNERS re-enacting the Jarrow March have hit back at claims that they “are not fit to walk in the footsteps” of the original marchers. The walkers, who are demanding a programme of job creation, ...

Time is running out for the chance to see a collection of archive photographs from one of South Tyneside's most iconic historical events. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, ...

The death of the last man to walk a step on the Jarrow March severs a living link with our past. But this glorious 1936 protest against mass unemployment must never be forgotten in British history.

In 1936, mass unemployment and extreme poverty in the north-east of England drove 200 men to march in protest from Jarrow to London. Their MP, Ellen Wilkinson was with them as they came south to ...

Jarrow MP Kate Osborne has announced the launch of a new initiative to raise money for local foodbanks while also paying homage to the town’s past. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields ...

At the time, the Jarrow Crusade was deemed to be a failure. But it wasn't. In the longer term it helped bring about radical changes in this country that improved people's lives. Today marks the 85th ...

Campaigners are to recreate the Jarrow March of 75 years ago to walk 330 miles to London to demand a programme of job creation. Great grandchildren of the original Jarrow marchers will take part, as ...