Clean up begins after stormy North East weekend
Gusts of up to 60 mph were recorded on Sunday - causing traffic delays, severely choppy seas and cancellation of several events
Gusts of up to 60 mph were recorded on Sunday - causing traffic delays, severely choppy seas and cancellation of several events
Thank you to Glenn Thomas for sending us this footage of a DFDS Seaways Ferry breaking free from its moorings yesterday during high winds.
You can read more about this story here and see a full statement about what happened from DFDS.
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