EIGHTY years ago this month the Jarrow March, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, arrived in London. Around 200 men set off 80 years ago today on a 26-day march from Jarrow to London to protest against ...

The closure of Palmer’s shipyard in the 1930s dealt a serious blow to the town’s prosperity and led to a march for jobs in 1936, the Jarrow Crusade, which made national and international news ...

She fought passionately for social change on behalf of those who needed it the most, introducing free school meals for children whose families couldn’t afford them and leading the Jarrow Crusade, a ...