The Coca-Cola truck has arrived in Newcastle and will be arriving in Sunderland on November 24. The Truck was at the Tesco Extra store in Kingston Park, Newcastle. It will be in the Asda store car park on Leechmere Road, Sunderland between 12pm and 9pm. The event is free and […]
Ex-Sunderland footballer, Paul Stewart, has recently opened up about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. Mr Stewart, 52, played for many football teams over his career, winning three England caps in the process. The striker opened up and waived his anonymity during an interview with the Daily Mirror. Stewart […]
John Mair has been given a life sentence after being convicted of the brutal murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. An Old Bailey jury took just over 90 minutes to convict the 53-year-old of murdering the 41-year-old mother-of-two. Mr Mair repeatedly stabbed and then shot the MP in broad daylight […]
A Sunderland aid worker is urging people in the North East to create boxes of hope for Syrian’s in need. People can get involved in creating the boxes by following the instructions created by the charity. Once the box has been created you can contact the appointed person within […]
Young men each year grow moustaches to raise awareness and money for men’s health programmes through the Movember foundation. Through online campaigning, social media and hashtags these men can help fundraise for important causes that affect many men, whilst simultaneously trying out whether facial hair suits them.
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Say ‘Hello’ to World Hello Day. What began as a personal communication challenge in response to the conflict between Egypt and Israel in 1973, has grown into a global attempt to bring people closer together. World Hello Day has expanded in the last 44 years, spanning populations in over 180 […]
It was lights out at the Stadium of ‘Light’ on Saturday afternoon after a power cut. It’s highly unlikely there has ever been such an appropriate name for a football stadium, as the Stadium of Light plunged into darkness six minutes into the second half of the Black Cats’ Premier League […]
Northumbria Police are to increase the number of firearms officers by more than 50 per cent to provide reassurance across the force’s area. The news comes following the home office’s decision last year to grant nine UK police forces more than £140 million in order to increase their firearms capacity, […]
The Voice star Chloe Castro sent the city spinning into festive cheer last night when she turned on the Christmas lights at Keel Square. The County Durham singer was popular on the BBC1 hit show earlier this year but unfortunately had to quit in the quarter finals due to health […]