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The black-and-white backdrop Newcastle's followers provided delivered a wall of sound as their celebrations were played out to the north-east anthem "Blaydon Races".

They went through their full song-sheet in readiness for another showpiece occasion, from "The Blaydon Races", The Beatles' "Hey Jude" as well a Wembley-themed version of Doris Day's "Que Sera, Sera".

Labour's Liz Twist, Blaydon and Consett, who is chair of the board of trustees at Age UK Gateshead, voted with her party to restrict the payment to the poorest pensioners.

Margaret Henderson, 82, of Blaydon, Gateshead, said she halted payments following storm damage in February.

Dorothy's reaction to hearing the Blaydon Races for the first time since she was a little girl touched the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people.