Year: 2016
North East UFO sightings “on the increase”
More than 200 years ago, the first recorded UFO sighting in Britain was made. This bizarre encounter would become the first of many, in what has become a phenomenon in both fictional media and serious investigations across the world. But despite its global appeal, the North East has had more […]
Government slashes funds for homeless people in the North East
The Government has slashed funding for homeless people in Sunderland by nearly half since 2012 due to budget cuts. In 2012/13, a grant of £216,470 was provided to Sunderland Council by the Department for Communities and Local Government. In the current year, 2016/17, a grant of £138,364 has been provided […]
Tyneside MP fears that the closure of oil and gas fields in the North Sea could impact the livelihoods of workers in the North East
A North Tyneside MP has reacted to the news that as many as 51 oil and gas fields in the North Sea could cease production by 2020, impacting North East jobs. A recent parliamentary debate outlined that hundreds of jobs in the oil and gas industry could be lost, particularly […]
County Durham Dad appeals for donor register sign-ups after leukaemia relapse
A County Durham father is reaching out for people to sign up to donor registers in an attempt to help save lives after relapsing in his battle with leukaemia. Inspired by his daughter Niamh, Paul McGeary, 35, is aiming to help create donor matches around the world in order to save […]
Main Work benefits to remain on the decline in Sunderland after Nissan deal
The number of main benefit claimants in Sunderland is on the decline as local car manufacturing company Nissan has struck a deal to build two new cars – cementing the company’s future within the North East. The Sunderland plant is set to defy fears of the Brexit vote as it […]
Should retailers be open on Boxing Day?
A petition has been set-up on Change.org, which has over 200,000 supporters, stating that retailers should be closed on Boxing Day. There is also an official petition to Parliament, which has over 140,00 supporters. The creator of the Change.org petition, Ian Lapworth, has said that he believes that retail workers […]
“People need to understand what it’s like”: Student hopes book will increase awareness of autism
A Durham student has written his first book in the hopes that it will raise awareness and increase support of autism in the North East. Nathan Alexander Kennedy, 19, wrote his book, The Subtlety Of The Obsession, based on his own experiences with autism and felt that he wanted to […]
Sunderland Imam blasts report finding a quarter of Muslims are denying extremism
Sunderland Central Mosque Imam Syed Shuheb has blasted a recent Policy Exchange report stating that 26 per cent of British Muslims do not believe in extremism and that 48 per cent would not seek Police help if they knew someone was involved in terrorist activity. Imam Syed said: “I seriously […]
Age UK launch campaign to tackle loneliness in the elderly this Christmas
‘No one should have no one at Christmas’ is Age UK’s Christmas campaign as the festive date is just around the corner. Christmas should be a happy time of year for everyone, but for some elderly people, it is a reminder that they are alone. A third of older people […]