Prince Harry has visited Gateshead Civic Centre to support a Walking With the Wounded event to learn more about what is being done to help veterans with mental health issues and those who have problems with the criminal justice system. His Royal Highness has supported Walking With the Wounded since 2010 […]
Newcastle came together in the fight against bigotry and racism to protest the proposed state visit of U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Organised by anti-racism advocacy group Newcastle Unites, it aimed to bring people together to show support for a petition signed by over 2 million people telling Trump he […]
Two more sailing ships have been confirmed for the 2018 Tall Ships Races in Sunderland. The event will be taking place around the Port of Sunderland between 11 July 2018 and 14 July 2018. The ships are the TS Maybe, and the STS Lord Nelson. Coun. John Kelly Sunderland City Council’s […]
An unidentified man was found in the Bishopwearmouth Cemetery at 6.31am this morning. Paramedics were unable to save him and he died from his injuries. His identity is currently unknown and Northumbria Police are trying to identify him. A section of the cemetery has been cordoned off for the Police to conduct […]
Sunderland Central Mosque Imam Syed Shuheb has blasted a recent Policy Exchange report stating that 26 per cent of British Muslims do not believe in extremism and that 48 per cent would not seek Police help if they knew someone was involved in terrorist activity. Imam Syed said: “I seriously […]
Rail fares are set to go up by 2.3 per cent starting 2 January 2017. Rail, Maritime and Transport union general secretary Mick Cash described the fares announcement as “another kick in the teeth for British passengers”. North Eastern passengers can expect up to 4.9 per cent increase in fares on […]
Employment in the North East is at 1,215,000 or 71.1% – an increase of 3,000 over the quarter and 51,000 over the year. The unemployment rate in the North East is the lowest in 11 years standing at 4.8 per cent. Minister of State for Employment David Hinds said: “Yet again […]
National Debtline research shows nearly half a million youths are struggling to cover their mobile phone bills. Recent research from the Money Advice Trust shows that one in 12 18-to-24 year olds often struggle to pay their bills or top up their pre-paid credits. This equates to nearly 485,000 youths. Eight […]
St. Benedict’s Hospice has put up their Dedication Tree in the Bridges for a fifth year running. With community support growing each year, they’ve already hit a record fundraising amount for 2015 and are hoping to do better this year. The tree gives people a chance to remember people who can’t […]
On November 16, the House of Lords passed the Investigatory Powers Act. This Act would give the Government legal allowances to monitor data communications by private citizens. The Act would enable the Government to gather data on citizens without their knowledge and would also require Communication Service Providers to keep […]