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Year: 2021
Newcastle charity shop ‘busier than before covid-19 pandemic’
Since reopening in April 2021, The British Heart Foundation shop in the heart of Newcastle city centre has seen a surge in bargain hunters entering its doors. The charity shop has also witnessed a significant increase in the number of volunteering applications it has been receiving in the last couple […]
Marley Hill church group project donates 150 pairs of shoes to children
NEWCASTLE’S next Alan Shearer could be lacing up donated football boots from a local Newcastle church group this summer. ‘Grassboots’ is the latest community project by a Life Vineyard Church in Marley Hill which gives footwear including football boots and school shoes to those in need. So far around 150 […]
E-Cargo Bikes help North Tyneside business deliver 40 helmets to school children
ELECTRIC CARGO BIKES are helping a North Tyneside business to cut down their carbon emissions on local deliveries while saving time and money with support from North Tyneside council. Bike4health, a community interest company based in North Tyne industrial estate, made their first delivery last week using an Urban Arrow […]
Sunderland firefighter helping to build hedgehog enclosure as hog numbers fall
A Sunderland firefighter is helping to build a safe haven for hedgehogs at St Mary’s School, Sunderland, as part of an awareness campaign for declining hedgehog populations across the country. Chris Smith, a 36-year-old firefighter from Sunderland is working with ecologists and environmentalists from Friends of Backhouse Park to launch […]
Antisocial behaviour was most frequent crime over lockdown period in the North East
ANTISOCIAL behaviour was the most frequent crime in the North East during lockdown, in a period spanning from April 2020-March 2021. This particular crime accounted for 34.1% of all crimes in the North East during this period, with 110,000 crimes being committed. The North East has seen a huge rise […]
Community food and flower gardens to liven up Heaton’s concrete streets and empty backyards
A COMMUNITY food and flower garden is being set up in Heaton by a Newcastle university student, who aims to make use of the concrete streets and empty backyards to grow vegetables and other plants. Jacob, a 31-year-old Ecology and Conservation student at Newcastle University, estimates that there is around […]
UoS Elite Athlete returns to training
Uos Elite Athlete Karl Beggs describe his feelings after being back to training.
Newcastle University societies struggle under effects of Covid-19
NEWCASTLE University societies are failing to adapt to a successful online style, following coronavirus restrictions. A year after initial social-distancing advice, some societies, such as Newcastle University’s Physics society, are still struggling. Membership, President of the Physics Society Michael McGrory says, is the hardest to retain. In a statement released […]
Sunderland sisters skydive to raise funds for military veteran charities
TWO SISTERS from Sunderland will take on the challenge of a charity skydive to help raise funds for local causes including military veteran charities. The skydive takes place on Sunday, 23rd May, 11am at Peterlee airfield, County Durham, and is the latest challenge that sisters Eva and Iesha Heads have […]