Year: 2016
Sunderland AFC intends to terminate Emmanuel Eboué’s contract
Sunderland have given Emmanuel Eboué notice that they intend to terminate his contract, after he was banned from all football for a year by FIFA. He is suspended because he owes money to his former agent, it is reported. The origins of the case involve a decision passed by the […]
Wearside’s water bills to increase
By Alisha Blunt Water bills on Wearside are to rise by 1.8 per cent from April, it has been found. Compared to last year’s 13p a week charge for Northumbrian water and sewerage services, it has now increased to an average of £1 per day. Water charges vary from household to […]
Sunderland households to face biggest council tax rise this decade
Households in Sunderland and across England are set to face the biggest council tax rises this decade from Friday (April 1). Sunderland City Council agreed to raise the city’s council tax by four per cent earlier this month, on Wednesday March 2. The council tax increase is 61p a week […]
Protect your home as lighter nights creep in
Residents are being urged to take steps to protect their home as the lighter nights creep in. With the onset of lighter nights and warmer weather there is historically a rise in offences where burglars sneak in through open doors and windows. Extra patrols are taking place across North Tyneside […]
MISSING: 56-year-old man from Gateshead
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing Gateshead man. Philip Ramm, 56, from Hillfield Street in Gateshead, has not been seen since he left his home address at 11am on Tuesday, March 29. Police are concerned for Mr Ramm’s welfare he left wearing only grey shorts, a white […]
Adam Johnson begins appeal against his conviction
Footballer Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a child, a court official has said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England man was jailed for six years after grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. He was jailed last week at […]
Appeal after distraction burglary in North Tyneside
Police are appealing for information after an elderly resident fell victim to a distraction burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 11am and 11.15am on Tuesday, March 29, when a man forced his way into the back garden of an address in St David’s Close, Whitley Bay. He then knocked […]
National company gives helping hand to Sunderland charity
A national company is giving a helping hand to the Parker Memorial Home charity in Sunderland. Bibby Financial Services, a national company, have chosen to help the Sunderland-based charity to renovate a Victorian House. The property, based in Kayll Road, was left to the city as well as the charity […]
Have you seen this girl from Newcastle?
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing 17-year-old Newcastle girl. Tamdy Kayemba from Riddell Avenue in Newcastle has not been seen since Good Friday on March 25 at her home address. She is 5 ft 6″ tall, of stocky build and with long black tinted hair. She was […]