CHRIS SEARLE welcomes a startling vision of contemporary Newport from a veteran photographer of the British working class
Memorable marks of the collective spirit
MIKE QUILLE recommends paintings of working-class life on Teesside
Beyond The Wilderness Road: Paintings By David Watson
McGuinness Gallery, Bishop Auckland/Constantine Gallery, Middlesbrough
4/5
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