South Shields are a successful non-league football club who have ambitions of grandeur. However, local residents have raised concerns about the level of noise coming from the club, forcing some to keep windows shut during the summer months. It also looks as though, having raised their concerns to authority figures, […]
Month: May 2019
2019 Local Elections Preview: rival parties to go head to head in Sunderland
The local elections will take place across Sunderland on May 2, 2019, with 26 councillor positions available across the 25 council wards. Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP have each put forward 26 candidates for the positions; meanwhile, the Green Party have a total of 24 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats […]
Disadvantaged teens in the North East may be struggling due to a “youth jobs gap” finds report
A recent study by the charity Impetus found that disadvantaged teens in the North East are 50% less likely to go into higher education or employment than disadvantaged teens in London. The main study was focused around a “youth jobs gap” between wealthy and poor families which found, due to […]