Online entries for the annual Penshaw Bowl, which takes place on Thursday April 18, are still open. The Bowl, which takes place at Herrington Country Park between 12 and 4pm, includes a traditional free egg rolling contest for children aged nine and under in the Amphitheatre. All the children taking […]
Northumbria Police are to step up their patrols in anticipation of an increase in anti-social behaviour amongst youths over the Easter break. Officers urge parents to make sure they know where their children are during the holidays, while shop owners have been reminded that it’s illegal to sell alcohol to […]
Sunderland’s Liberal Democrats have called on Sunderland City Council to cut councillors’ allowances in the upcoming budget on Wednesday 5 March. It will be the third year in a row they have asked this, and their leader, councillor Niall Hodson, isn’t holding out much hope it will be voted […]
Sunderland City Council are set to increase council tax by 3.99% in tomorrow’s budget. The move is to be opposed by Sunderland’s Conservatives who propose a 1.99% increase instead. Leader of the Conservative group, Councillor Robert Oliver, said: “Sunderland Conservatives will be opposing the 3.99% council tax rise proposed by the […]
One youngster a week is being admitted to hospital with conditions caused by alcohol abuse in Sunderland, according to new figures. In Sunderland, 151 children were taken to hospital with illnesses directly linked to excessive drinking between April 2015 and March 2018. That’s a rate of 93 admissions for every […]
Northumbria Police are appealing for people with information about a theft that took place in the early hours of the morning of Tuesday January 29 at Forum Shopping Centre in Wallsend. CCTV footage has picked up thieves smashing through the shopping centre doors with a car, and a large quantity […]
An investigation has been launched by Northumbria Police in response to an arson attack which caused up to £40,000 worth of damage at a sports ground in Newcastle. Emergency services attended the scene at Bullockstead Sports Ground in Woolsington and put out a blaze after a generator was set on […]
An international tennis tournament is to take place in Sunderland next weekend (Feb 8). For the fifth year running, the U12 girls’ finals of the Winter Cup will be hosted at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre. Over the space of three days, the tournament will feature players from […]
11 businesses in Sunderland are currently listed on the Food Standards Agency website as having a food hygiene rating of 1 or below, we can reveal*. One business, Hylton Chop Suey House in Millfield, received a rating of 0 with “major improvement necessary”. According to the Food Standards Agency website, […]
Another rail strike is to cause further misery for commuters in the North East tomorrow. Northern Rail staff are to strike for the 11th time this year, regarding ongoing concerns over safety amid modernisation plans on their trains. Rail union RMT has organised nationwide strikes affecting trains across the country tomorrow […]