Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a teenage fan, court officials have said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England winger was jailed last month after he was convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old following a trial at Bradford […]
The list of candidates standing for election to Sunderland City Council has now been published. The deadline for nominations closed on Thursday, April 7 at 4pm. Polling Day is Thursday 5 May and more than 204,000 people are on the city’s electoral register, with more than 89,000 people opting to vote by […]
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) 2016, in the Outstanding Human Resources (HR) Team category. In its submission the University detailed the work of its HR team to ensure the workforce is in good physical and mental health, enabling […]
The list of candidates standing for election as the next Northumbria Area Police and Crime Commissioner has now been published. The deadline for nominations closed on Thursday, April 7 at 4pm. This years candidates are: Vera Baird, Labour Party. Stewart Thomas Hay, Conservative Party. Melanie Hurst, UK Independence Party (UKIP). Jonathan […]
According to a new study, Geordies who are single use the blowing kisses emoji the most. Nearly 50 per cent (47 per cent) of single Geordies choose the blowing kisses emoji to flirt with potential partner. Other popular emojis used by singles in the UK were a winky face – […]
Sunderland is to get £184,000 to fix potholes in the city the Government has announced today (Thursday, April 7). The money will enable the council to fill 3,472 potholes. Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million […]
Business start-up Full Circle North East has provided business support to entrepreneur fishmonger Joel Dodds in his quest to open up a fishmonger shop in County Durham. The company, which was launched earlier this year by cousins Leanne Knight and Kirsty Campbell, has helped J Dodds Fresh Fish & Seafood […]
Police investigating an attack in Sunderland that saw a man suffer (pictured) a serious slash wound on his face have arrested a man. On Saturday, April 2, 28-year-old Liam Newby (pictured) was attacked with a knife in Town End Farm after being approached by three men. He sustained a serious […]
Police are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at a fish shop in Gateshead. Just before midnight on Tuesday, April 5, a man entered Rob’s Fish Bar in Morley Terrace in Felling threatening staff with a knife and demanding they hand over money. The staff refused and the man […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus parked in Ascot Crescent. The woman got out of the car and took her child from the back seat before […]