Whether you want to check how many bridges link Newcastle and Gateshead across the Tyne, or to find out how many millions of pounds the city's conference business has brought to the local economy, this is the section for you.

For example, did you know...

* that Europe's biggest commercial art gallery can be found in NewcastleGateshead - The Biscuit Factory?

* that the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is so energy efficient that it only uses £3.60 worth of electricity every time it opens and closes?

* that NewcastleGateshead has been voted favourite English city break 2002 -2005 (Guardian/Observer Travel Awards)

* that the first flavoured potato crisps - vinegar flavour - were reputedly invented by John William Hoggett of Gateshead??

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