Tackling alcoholism was the big discussion at a conference in Durham, where senior police figures and 100 delegates met to express their concerns. The event heard from a line-up of speakers, including Northumbria PCC Vera Baird and Durham PCC Ron Hogg, call on the Government to push through legislation meant […]
New alternative destination for the winter holidays has been added to Newcastle International Airport. With winter and New Year’s Eve packages, New York has become a popular destination for UK travellers. Due to huge demand from previous years, this year the company is adding an extra trips and hotels to […]
The North East is the only region in the UK not to see an increase in life expectancy according to newly released figures. On average, the life expectancy of males and females aged 65 increased between 2013 and 2014, statistics show. The average length of time pensioners can expect to […]
Felling Magpies have secured a 35-year lease on Wardley Welfare after an on-going battle at their previous home Albion Street playing fields. A frequent war with dog walkers who refused to pick up their mess on the pitch often meant that coaches would have to walk the pitch before kick-off. […]
The SAFC Museum, run by 45-year-old Michael Ganley, has been nominated for North East Museum of the Year in The Journal Culture Awards 2016. The transportable museum started out on social media in 2014 and offers free displays at various events, with the nomination coming as quite a shock to […]
County Durham gymnast Amy Tinkler returned from Rio De Janeiro this week after taking part in a gruelling training camp to prepare for this summer’s olympics. The 16-year-old, who trains at South Durham Gymnastics Club in Spennymoor, travelled to Brazil with seven other 2016 hopefuls to get a taste of […]
‘May contain nuts’ is a disclaimer that we see on many food labels, but it’s not what you expect to find contained in an order for earphones, purchased through Amazon. However, what Victor Rusu found when he opened what was supposed to be a box of £20.99 earphones was the […]
Shows from Rihanna’s upcoming Anti World Tour due to take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland have been cancelled. The shows will no longer take place because of “logistical reasons”. Other dates have also been cancelled. It is suspected that potential damage to her vocal chords is the […]
A Sunderland sports woman has hit back at sexist remarks made by Twitter trolls against a female football TV presenter. BT Sport’s Lynsey Hipgrave was the target of sexist abuse via social media after commenting on Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s controversial penalty for Barcelona. Newcastle-born Hipgrave accused the Argentinian […]
The North East region has seen an increase in employment for the second month running. From October to December 2015, 70.4 per cent of people in the North East were employed, which is a total of 1,214,000 people in employment in the region. This is an increase of 47,000 over the […]