Tyneside stories you may have missed this week

Martin Beal is looking at his house which is a Georgian stone built farmhouse with a white door and windows. He is a man, about 60 years of age, wearing a waist coat, white shirt and light coloured trousers.

Martin Beal's former home, which he lost to the now cancelled A1 road scheme, has been empty since 2022

From a sausage roll honour, to a stolen pit pony statue and a car recovered from the tide - here are some stories from Tyneside you may have missed this week.

Geordie icon unveiled at Madame Tussauds

A wax replica of a sausage roll - indistinguishable from the edible version resting on a blue velvet cushion with gold-coloured trimming.Madame Tussauds

A waxen image of the snack is displayed on a blue velvet cushion

A sculpture of a Greggs sausage roll has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds.

The London attraction has said the famous Geordie snack is the first food item to go on display in its own right.

It elevates the snack to the level of a British cultural icon, sitting along celebrities such as Shakespeare and David Attenborough.

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Team 'worked for hours' to recover submerged car

A person next to the car on the sand when the tide is outChris Mason

A team worked until midnight to recover the car from the Holy Island causeway

A car submerged by the tide near the Holy Island causeway was recovered 50m (164ft) away from the road.

Chris Mason, a worker who helped recover the car, said he had never seen one swept that far away before.

"It just shows you how much the tide can pick a car up and shift it."

The owners were located by Northumbria Police safe on the island shortly after the report was received, Seahouses Lifeboat Station said.

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'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'

A black and white picture of a family group sitting and standing in front of a window. It looks to date from the very early twentieth century.Martin Beal

Martin Beal's family had lived at Charlton Mires since 1904

Families who had to leave their homes to make way for a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, said they had "been through hell" as they saw their properties "left to rot" unnecessarily.

The National Highways agency spent more than £4m on the purchase of houses and land in the way of the scheme, but the government scrapped the plans in October 2024.

Melanie Wensby-Scott sat in her car and cried on the day she and her husband left Northgate House, which sits right next to the road not far from Morpeth.

"When they first came round I said I didn't want to move and they basically said I had no option," said Mrs Wensby-Scott.

"It was just awful to know you were going to lose your home."

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Burn 'emotional' after receiving freedom honour

Dan Burn standing outside holding the framed scroll. He is wearing a blue suit and tie and has a small, gold medal attached to his blazer. He's smiling into the camera.LDRS

Dan Burn received the Freedom of Northumberland following his goal in Newcastle's Wembley triumph

Newcastle United's Dan Burn, who scored a gold that helped his team seal the historic Carabao Cup win in March, has been presented with the Freedom of Northumberland.

The Blyth-born defender was hailed a "Northumberland legend" as he collected his home county's highest honour.

Burn said he was "quite emotional" after receiving an ornate scroll, medal and tie decorated with the Northumberland flag, in a special ceremony at County Hall.

"It's a real honour, especially for just playing football," he said.

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