Nissan’s workforce are the first civilian workforce to be awarded freedom of the city after Councillors unanimously voted on November 23. The notice regarding their decision, said: “This council congratulates wholeheartedly the Nissan workforce for their sterling efforts in securing the future production of the Qashqai and x-trail models, and […]
Legendary Sunderland footballer Charlie Hurley and his teammates of 1963 have officially unveiled a new iconic gate. The gate leads into the main west stand at Sunderland’s Stadium Of Light and has already taken its first load of fans. The gates have already seen Sunderland defeated Hull City 3 – […]
Three University of Sunderland graduates have proved they are in the premier league when it comes to journalism after they beat off competition from over 200 students nationwide at a prestigious awards ceremony on Thursday. Three graduates were shortlisted for the NCTJ national awards for excellence, after a record 230 entries […]
Sunderland Football Club and LGBT rights group are joining to campaign for acceptance in sport. This weekend Sunderland AFC and Stonewall are campaigning to make sport’s everyone game as part of rainbow’s laces week. The Premier League is showing their support for the campaign at every fixture this weekend. At […]
Nexus have confirmed a £20million investment into the Tyne and Wear Metro following a major line failure at Gateshead Stadium earlier today. Late November 22, the services on the metro were stopped, which lead to delays on the morning of November 23. Hundreds of people were affected by the line failure, […]
On November 16, the House of Lords passed the Investigatory Powers Act. This Act would give the Government legal allowances to monitor data communications by private citizens. The Act would enable the Government to gather data on citizens without their knowledge and would also require Communication Service Providers to keep […]
According to research, the North East spends the most money outside of North London on Christmas presents. Research conducted by Safe.co.uk shows that over a third of parents in the North East admit to going over budget when it comes to buying their children’s presents. In an era of heavy […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, has announced his first Autumn Statement since the Brexit vote in June this year. Here is a summary of the announcements. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which provides the economic forecast, has said the UK’s growth is forecast to be 2.1 per cent in 2012; higher […]
Sunderland and Newcastle fans have had their say on recent crowd trouble which involved the injury of a young child. West Ham United and Chelsea supporters clashed in a game between the two sides at the Olympic Stadium, resulting in bottles, coins and seats being thrown. A consequence of this was the […]
Black Friday returns on November 25 and with the hype of sale shopping, being safe is the main concern in the North East. With the day approaching, the chance for high chain shops to prepare to lower the pricing of their products is closing. Safety precautions are in place for the […]