Plans to bring two of Sunderland’s most historic buildings back into use have scooped the National Lottery jackpot. The £5.4m awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will see a £2.5m grant to transform the Old Fire Station into the hub for a new culture quarter in Sunderland city centre […]
Sunderland ex smoker has backed up a campaign encouraging people to stop smoking after recent figures have revealed staggering statistics of deaths due to cancer caused by smoking. The campaign Quit 16, ran by stop smoking programme Fresh, comes with the warning that smoking can cause a total of 16 […]
Smoking caused more than 3,000 new cancer cases and 2,192 deaths in the North East in 2013, despite the region having the largest drop in smokers nationwide, new figures have revealed. It is also reported that an estimated 243 deaths from cancer and 326 new cases of cancer have caused […]
Up to 1650 council jobs could be axed in the North East due to council spending cuts, a research by the GMB union warns. Proposed job losses in the region include: 600 in South Tyneside, 400 in Durham, 400 in Stockton and 250 in Newcastle. National officer Justin Bowden said: “Councils are […]
Natalie Bennett launched the first political university society, Sunderland Young Greens, at the University of Sunderland on Friday (January 29). Ms Bennett attended the launch event to support the group in their campaign for a “fairer, greener world”. The group has also been set up to help elect Green Party supporters of […]
Jazz and funk band The Brand New Heavies will headline Sunniside Live, the only live music festival in Sunderland City Centre. Following on from the huge success last year, the festival aims to be bigger and better when it returns to Sunniside Gardens on Saturday July 16. Ahead of a US tour, […]
By Aine Fox, Press Association Driverless car technology is to receive a £20 million funding boost in the hope it can help transform travel by making roads safer and reducing traffic jams. The investment in eight new projects has been hailed as a “landmark moment” for research and development which […]
It has been announced that Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77. His family announced his death as a result of “a short but brave battle with cancer.” The broadcaster “passed away surrounded by his family.” Sir Terry had a media career spanning 50 years, with Eurovision, Blankety Blank and […]
A police task force, set up to tackle legal highs, in Newcastle have seized a large amount of legal highs, which are suspected to contain controlled substances. They are now being tested and enquiries are ongoing to see if a criminal offence has been committed. The team was set up two […]
Newcastle Laing Art Gallery is the first venue in the UK to host an exhibition of ten drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Royal Collection, which will travel from Windsor Castle to Tyneside for a new exhibition. The ten drawings have been selected to show the scope of the […]