Most who are brave enough to head out to the beach (or outside at all) during this week's heatwave will need a few ideas on how to keep themselves cool.
As well as the essentials of drinking plenty of water to keep hydrated and lathering up with sun cream, an ice cream is guaranteed to cool you down, even if it's only temporary. And the good news?
The Times has named a North East ice cream parlour one of the best in the UK. Just weeks after naming Sandhaven Beach as one of the best beaches in the country, its reporters have continued their love affair with South Shields to shout from the rooftops about legendary local parlour Minchella's.