The members of parliament for all 12 of Tyne and Wear’s constituencies unanimously voted against Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons late on the evening of Tuesday, January 15. The deal was voted down by an historic margin of 230 votes, with 432 MPs voting against the […]
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Spark FM and Sunderland University enjoyed a successful night at this year’s Student Radio Awards in London. Spark, with seven nominations in 16 categories, won gold awards for Best Interview and Best Speech Programming and took silver for Best Specialist Show. Emma Casson, an MA Radio graduate at the University […]
A formerly neglected council site in North Tyneside, once a WWII air-raid shelter, is now a thriving garden spot hosting small outdoor events. Lovaine Community Garden, North Shields, is run by local resident and co-ordinator, Wendy Young, 41. Mrs Young said: “We rent the land from the council. Before we […]
Local cyclists and a prominent North Tyneside councillor have been showing their concerns for the progress of a long-delayed restoration project. The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels closed in May 2013 for refurbishment. A series of setbacks, including asbestos contamination, corrosion and the collapse of the original hired firm, GB […]
Labour have won their third council seat in Cullercoats, North Tyneside, after a close battle in the 2018 local elections. Heading into Thursday’s polls, the ward was known to be one of the few genuine political battlegrounds in the borough. After years of Conservative domination, Labour won its first seat […]
A North Tyneside litter hotspot has finally been cleared up, despite continuing confusion over local government responsibility for the area. Earlier this week, Nexus, the local authority running public transport, sent a litter-picker to the site behind the westward platform of Howdon Metro Station. The area had become a common […]
Recently released figures show that teacher sick days have fallen over the past two years in a North East council area. A freedom of information request sent to South Tyneside Council revealed a fall in teacher absences between September 2015 and October 2017, as illustrated below. Academic Year Sum of working days […]
Following a year of renewed government promises to tackle mental health, a nurse describes her own experiences with Bipolar Disorder. Staff Nurse Elaine Francis, 32, who was diagnosed with the condition 5 years ago, outlines the cycle from the euphoria of the ‘hypomania’ phase to the spiral into depression, the […]
The Government today confirmed multi-million-pound funding for the Metro system – with potential for building new trains in the North East. In his autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced “the replacement of the 40-year-old rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro at a total investment of £337million”. Coun […]