Family business makes a significant contribution to the North East with almost one in 20 of all UK family firms based in the region. There are now more than 120,000 family running firms in the North East, making up one in 20 of all family businesses across the UK. Family […]
Sunderland-born ITV This Morning’s Denise Robertson has died aged 83. The This Morning agony aunt died following her short battle with pancreatic cancer. This Morning confirmed her death on social media this morning. Such sad news- our friend and colleague Denise Robertson has lost her short but determined battle against cancer. […]
Birds that were expected to do well due to climate change have outperformed other species in the past 30 years, a study of wildlife in Europe and the US has found. Scientists said they have shown that common bird populations thousands of miles apart are responding to changing weather in […]
Families of children with Autism are “struggling” because they are not being diagnosed early enough, experts have said. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being delayed in getting access to specialist care because they are not being diagnosed in a timely fashion, researchers from Newcastle University found. Experts said […]
The average UK house price has topped £200,000 for the first time – but a typical home in the North now costs less than half of one in the South – according to an index. Property values pushed up by 0.8 per cent month-on-month in March across the UK, taking […]
A man from Washington has been charged with murder dating back to an incident in 2013. Joseph Leach was assaulted just days before Christmas, back in December 2013. He suffered “serious injuries” following an incident on Woodland Terrace in Washington. Joseph received hospital treatment at Newcastle’s RVI but later died […]
Durham Police could be the first force to introduce cats alongside its dogs after a five-year-old wrote to the Chief Constable, suggesting they should team up. Eliza Adamson-Hopper received a reply from Durham Police chief Mike Barton, thanking her for the suggestion and saying he would pass the idea on to […]
Self-employment is beginning to rise again in the UK according to recent data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Over the past five years the employment rate in the North East has gone from 65.6% to 69.1%. Lindsay Wood, from Gateshead, is a self-employed worker under the umbrella of […]
[vimeo 127811299 w=650 h=400] Pop-up restaurants and street food are arguably more associated with the South than any other region in the UK, but two world-class chefs are now bringing their experimental food to the North-East. Tom Anglesea and Shaun Hurrell, Trial Shift, toured the North-East last year, showcasing an […]
The number of bike fatalities involving Bermuda’s teens has significantly decreased in the past five years since the Project Ride programme was made compulsory. An investigation into the programme by SR News has revealed statistics that prove that the teenage learning scheme has ultimately been successful as of 2010. A […]