Sunderland supporters are not worried by strong rumours of Rafael Benitez’s impending arrival at Newcastle United. The Real Madrid boss is hotly tipped to succeed Steve McClaren as manager of the Wearside club’s rivals, with media reports linking him with a three-year deal on Tyneside. Despite his European pedigree, Sunderland […]
MP for Washington and Sunderland West Sharon Hodgson invited a sixth form student to attend Westminister this week as part of International Women’s Day. The MP welcomed 18-year-old Katie Grant, a student at St Robert of Newminster School, to promote gender equality for women in politics and the wider world. […]
A crackdown on legal highs in Newcastle does not need to be rolled out across Wearside, said police. Northumbria Police announced today that a task force set up in Newcastle to tackle legal highs has cut the number of incidents. Compared to figures in January, and following the task force’s […]
A national inspection report has praised the performance of Sunderland Youth Offending Service (YOS). The YOS works to prevent young people offending and re-offending and with the victims of crime. It has developed strong partnerships across the city with the office of the Police Crime Commissioner and Northumbria Police. […]
The British Universities Karting Championship (BUKC) has been taking place at Warden Law in Sunderland over the last few days. Rookie and intermediate teams from 52 universities have been battling it out on the track in solo sprints and team endurance races. The BUKC is available to all full-time students […]
Officers from Alnwick Neighbourhood Policing team carried out a warrant this morning in Alnwick to target those in suspicion of supplying illegal drugs. A quantity of Class A and B drugs were recovered and a 25-year-old man was arrested and remains in police custody. The activity is part of an ongoing intelligence-led […]
By Alisha Blunt Newcastle Central Metro Station will be closed for three days following a major refurbishment work. From 8.00pm tonight (Thursday, March 10), the Central Station will be closed until start of service on Monday, March 14. During the closure trains will not stop at Central Station. We’re running […]
This month girls Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall return to the North East with their BFFs and group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson for their major UK arena tour, Get Weird, at the Metro Radio Arena on Thursday March 17. Little Mix announced the news after the release of […]
More than 200 people have signed up to be community connectors in the East Sunderland area. The scheme, started a year ago by the Sunderland City Council’s East Area Committee, allows people in the Doxford, Hendon, Millfield, Ryhope and St Michael’s wards to get involved. Community connectors can help people living in […]
Northumbria Police are reminding parents dropping their children off at school not to stop in no parking zones. Twelve vehicles in total have been identified stopping in a restricted area, which will now have received a fixed penalty notice. Officers have been outside schools within South Tyneside to monitor traffic. […]