A 38-year-old metro ticket with a love note on the back has been found at the Monument metro station in Newcastle. Vikki Scott, the ticket finder, stumbled upon it on Thursday afternoon while passing through the station. She told The Sun: “I got off the metro at Monument and as […]
Day: 23 April 2018
Nissan factory plans to cut hundreds of jobs at Sunderland plant
Fear has arisen among the 7,000-strong workforce at Nissan Sunderland Plant, the biggest car factory in Britain. Hundreds of employees will be losing their jobs following the decline in demand for diesel operating cars, as concerns over the air pollution grow and tax on fuel increases. Around a quarter of […]
Are local footballers becoming role models?
Mortimer Community College is where you’ll see players from South Shields Football Club, who have set up a football programme called The Wizards aimed at young children. Managers and players both past and present from South Shields formed the club last year, with the aim of helping them develop physical as […]
How volunteers at lower league clubs make an impact
West Auckland is famously known for winning the ‘first ever World Cup’ back in 1909 before retaining the trophy against Italian giants Juventus in 1911, with a 6-1 win. Believed to be a case of mistaken identity, there was confusion with the Arsenal team of the time, who were then […]
Funds for South Shields park renovation revealed
One of South Tyneside’s oldest parks is set to have work done to preserve and regenerate the area in a £3.2 million development. The North Marine Park is set to be restored to its classic Victorian era look after South Tyneside council were successful in gaining £2.4million from the Heritage […]