Newcastle upon Tyne
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Often shortened to: Newcastle. a port in NE England in Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, near the mouth of the River Tyne opposite Gateshead: Roman remains; engineering industries, including ship repairs; two universities (1937, 1992). Pop: 189 863 (2001)
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a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 266 600 (2003 est). Area: 112 sq km (43 sq miles)
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The operation was carried out at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the RVI, said it was not able to comment due to the particular care needed relating to those in the care of its mortuary.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Sir Jim became chief executive of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust on 1 January 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
The science was developed more than a decade ago at Newcastle University and the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a specialist service opened within the NHS in 2017.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
He had, before I left London, resumed the conversation concerning the appearance of a ghost at Newcastle upon Tyne, which Mr. John Wesley believed, but to which Johnson did not give credit.
From Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by Osgood, Charles Grosvenor
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