In 2010 the armed robbery of Jimmy's Fish Bar featured in news coverage of Raoul Moat's crime rampage.

The village is in the NE25 post code area and the coastal town of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear.

Unlike other parts of Northumberland, Seaton Delaval and the surrounding villages use the Tyne and Wear 0191 area code.

The club has over 850 members and has recently because solvent again, paying off over £250,000 worth of debt and was due to celebrate its "Independence Day" on 4 July after getting its deeds back.

[5] Heather Mills bought the 55-acre site in 2019 and said that it would offer vegan businesses manufacturing, storage and office space.

[6] According to The Guardian, "Mills said it would make the region a 'world centre for the creation of planet-rescuing ideas' and the 'northern powerhouse for the brightest vegan minds'.

[7] A new station opened on 15th December 2024 as part of the Northumberland Line project, with direct trains to Ashington and Newcastle (Central).