Long queues formed outside the North East's top fish and chip shops as hungry bank holidaymakers got their fill of a Good Friday tradition.
Many chippies opened their doors early for what is usually their busiest trading day of the year - among them Longsands Fish Kitchen in Tynemouth. Customers undeterred by the cooler temperatures on the coast were already queuing outside the award-winning fish and chip takeaway and restaurant on the corner of Front Street and Hotspur Street when it opened at 11am - 30 minutes earlier than normal.
It was the same story at Marshall's a few doors along Front Street. Famous as being where the legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix ate fish and chips after playing a gig in Newcastle in March 1967, the pavement tables were soon taken and a long line of punters snaked its way up the pavement.
