Beach views and coastal landscapes are the most desirable views by UK residents, but less than a fifth have their ideal views at home, a new research reveals. The survey, which was undertaken by the team at Hillarys, www.hillarys.co.uk, investigated what makes for the prefect view according to Britons. More […]
Author: Pamela Bilalova
Great North Run 2016: Help marathon become global
The Great North Run has launched an initiative to feature a participant from every country in the world – and members of the North East public have been called upon to help organisers achieve the goal. The Great Run Company aims to recruit at least one runner born in every […]
Adam Johnson admits not telling the entire truth during police interview
Adam Johnson said his world was “turned upside down” when he was arrested for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The footballer told Bradford Crown Court he “panicked” and was “in turmoil” during his police interview after he was arrested at the home, he shares with his girlfriend Stacey Flounders, in March […]
North East teen brings Wretch 32 to Newcastle
One of the UK’s leading urban artists will be performing at Newcastle’s O2 Academy on April 30, thanks to 19-year old Jason Blackburn from Hartlepool. The one-off concert will be one of Wretch 32’s first performances in more than two years and his supporting acts will be Bugzy Malone and Ex on […]
North East ‘reluctant’ towards accepting more refugees
Only 15 per cent of the people in the North East think more refugees from Syria and Libya should be able to come to Britain, a BBC poll suggested yesterday. Fourty-four per cent of adults surveyed in the region said they supported refugees from Syria and Libya being placed nearby […]
“The best thing smokers can do is give up,” says Cancer Research boss after new figures show thousands of cancer cases are caused by smoking
Smoking caused more than 3,000 new cancer cases and 2,192 deaths in the North East in 2013, despite the region having the largest drop in smokers nationwide, new figures have revealed. It is also reported that an estimated 243 deaths from cancer and 326 new cases of cancer have caused […]
More than a thousand jobs could be lost in North East
Up to 1650 council jobs could be axed in the North East due to council spending cuts, a research by the GMB union warns. Proposed job losses in the region include: 600 in South Tyneside, 400 in Durham, 400 in Stockton and 250 in Newcastle. National officer Justin Bowden said: “Councils are […]