The education secretary has called for bids for the children’s services funding pot. Town halls will be offered cash incentives as part of an overhaul of social services for troubled children. As well as this, Mrs Morgan has urged councils and charities to suggest new schemes for running children’s services […]
Sunderland City Council has teamed up with a customer service centre and a national charity to promote the importance of health and wellbeing. EDF Energy, based at Doxford International Business Park, hosted a special health assessment event for all employees, which included examinations of participants’ levels of body fat, water […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision. At 1.53pm on the afternoon of Saturday, April 2, officers were called to Lizard Lane, Whitburn near to the junction with Kitchener Road, where a silver Ford Focus had left the road. The 31-year-old […]
Almost half of residents in the North East have confessed to being so unfit that they would get out of breath running for the bus, a new research finds. As much as 54 per cent of people surveyed consider themselves to be according to the new statistics released as part […]
Millions of workers over the age of 25 have received a pay rise as of Friday, April 1 as the new national living wage has come into force. Unions welcomed the £7.20 hourly rate for adults, increasing by 50p from £6.70. Despite this, they said it was not fair that younger workers […]
A 24-year-old man from South Shields, who was shot by a Northumbria Police firearms officer has died, it has been announced. James Wilson was shot in the chest by officers who were called to Frenchman’s Way at about 01:00 BST on 29 March, to reports of a man in the […]
Generations came together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. As part of the centenary commemorations of the First World War, a project was developed in partnership with Sunderland Museums and Heritage, Libraries, Infinite Arts and Year 5 children from Grange […]
Generations have come together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. Today, (Friday, April 1) which is the 100th anniversary of the attack, the Mayor of Sunderland Councillor Barry Curran was joined by guests including community and veteran’s groups for a public unveiling of […]
Denise Robertson’s family have released a statement following her death from cancer. Here is the statement in full: “It is with the deepest possible sorrow that we announce the passing of a very great lady. “Our dearest Denise Robertson lost her short battle with cancer today at the Royal Marsden […]
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 7.30am and 8.30am on Wednesday, March 30, when a burglar entered the kitchen of a house in Fern Avenue, North Shields, via an insecure back door. A handbag containing car keys and a Mulberry Purse were […]