A crackdown on legal highs in Newcastle does not need to be rolled out across Wearside, said police. Northumbria Police announced today that a task force set up in Newcastle to tackle legal highs has cut the number of incidents. Compared to figures in January, and following the task force’s […]
Sunderland Museum is hoping their newly-digitised collection will bring in more visitors. Old photos are the focus of the museum’s new internet project aimed at preserving Wearside’s past for the future. Thousands of historical images from the archives of the museum have been digitised and uploaded to the Flickr website. […]
A Tory businessman from Newcastle has revealed why he is the first candidate to run for North East mayor. Jeremy Middleton, who was awarded a CBE in 2012 for services to politics and charities, held a launch event today in Durham Cricket Club. In a region where predominately Labour voters […]
Death rates from cancer have dropped by nearly 10 per cent over the last decade, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK. According to the charity, the fall in cancer death rates is due to progress in detecting, diagnosing and treating the disease. The figures have been released […]