First same-sex marriages take place
Gay and lesbian couples can legally marry, after a change in the law.
Gay and lesbian couples can legally marry, after a change in the law.
Same sex couples are being invited to an event in Jesmond, Newcastle, to find out how to change civil partnerships into marriages. Same sex marriages become legal in England and Wales tomorrow.
The city council is holding an event at Mansion House.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.