内容摘要："The Met is shrinking, but we are determined to protect our investment in neighbourhood policing," Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist tells me.

"The Met is shrinking, but we are determined to protect our investment in neighbourhood policing," Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist tells me.

It shows 26 women in matching uniforms posed on the deck for a feature in the British tabloid Reveille, with the caption saying they were known as "cyclic cleaners" because of the constant circle of work in keeping the ship clean.Ms Logan, a former stewardess, said the picture brought back memories from her 30 years working on the seas, including serving celebrities who travelled onboard.

"I looked after lots. Rod Stewart was with us three times, first with Britt Ekland then Alana Stewart and then Rachel Hunter - so with a different woman every time," she said."Elton John and his wife Renate Blauel came across from New York to Southampton. He was very nice and polite but very, very quiet," she said."He spent all of his time with his manager and she spent all of her time in the shops."

Ms Logan worked on 19 world cruises before settling in Southampton where she became a care worker.She has not lost her love for being at sea and still goes on a cruise once a year.

Another photo shows Leading Aircrewman Roy Eggleston with his then-girlfriend saying goodbye at Southampton before he boarded the QE2 as part of the 825 Naval Air Squadron in 1982, during the Falklands War.

The liner was converted into a troop ship at the time."I think it might inspire people to make music and attend live events as well," he said.

Laura Brewis, from We Make Culture whichin Sunderland, said a music city status could help attract funding and show "you don't have to leave in order to become a musician".

"For young people who are trying to make a career in music, I think Sunderland can still feel quite far away from the centre of where music is," Ms Brewis said."It can still feel like you have to go to London, or Manchester, or somewhere like that."