The Word on Wearside team of smartphone reporters have been out in the City of Sunderland to cover the region’s top stories. Today’s programme includes the 10 year anniversary of the Sir Bobby Robson foundation, the return of Miss Swimsuit UK to Newcastle and the locations are revealed for this […]
The Freedom of Information Act was created to make public bodies such as councils transparent. The Government re-examined the Act following complaints it was draining resources. An independent FOI Commission concluded the Act did not place an unnecessary ‘burden’ on public authorities. With every penny counting, perhaps now is the […]
Parents of anti-social young people are receiving early morning visits as part of a new initiative in North Tyneside. Operation Harmony is a new joint process by North Tyneside Council and Northumbria Police designed to tackle youth disorder. As part of the operation, a number of households in the New […]
New numbers from the Office of National Statistics has shown that the amount of stillbirths have decreased in the past five years across the UK and substantially in the North East. Statistics show that 2012 was the worst year for stillbirths in the North East with 178 of all births […]
The number of people aged 18 or under that have been arrested for being racist in the North East has almost doubled in one year. Figures taken from Cleveland Police show that 56 people under the age of 18 were arrested for being racist in the year 2015/16. One year […]
A school is refusing a mother permission to take her two children out of school to attend her wedding. The school’s decision was made following a well-publicised Supreme Court ruling that once again tightened pupil absence. Exceptional circumstance is now the only reason under which headteachers will grant a pupil […]
Sunderland Trades Council and NHS campaign group ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ are to hold a meeting on Friday 23 March to discuss NHS issues. This meeting comes as a response to the Newcastle march and rally on 10 March, organised by Durham campaigners of ‘Keep Our NHS Public campaigners’ (KONP), in […]
Various Freedom of Information requests have revealed where the most dangerous areas for potholes are in the North East. Some of the worst areas include Newcastle, Durham and Northumberland. In the last three years, Newcastle City Council has filled a staggering 43,922 potholes at a cost of just under £12 […]
Arrests of rivalling North East football fans have been halved in the space of one season, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. During their 2015/16 seasons, Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC amassed over 50 arrests each at home games. Newcastle had 63 of their fans arrested at or near […]