Over half of councils containing a Premier League football club do not have ANY free-to-use football pitches, an investigation by Connor Benns, Rory Drake and Dom Walker can reveal. A series of Freedom of Information requests (FOIs) were lodged to every council containing a Premier League team to find the […]
By Daisy Aitchison The local charity Cats Protection is desperately seeking short term fosterers who can help care for abandoned cats before they move to their permanent home. Cats Protection, which operates volunteer-run branches in Newcastle, Gateshead, East Northumberland and North Tyneside, is searching for cat lovers who have a […]
A Gin and Jam afternoon tea event at local hospice, St Benedict’s, on February 27 to raise money for the charity, has sold out due to popular demand. Fundraiser and event co-ordinater, Anthony Mcdermott, said: “85 tickets have been sold which has been fantastic.” The Hospice, which is located in […]
North East based comedian Cal Halbert has opened up about the mental health issues facing his profession. Halbert himself has struggled with anxiety and mental health throughout his career, as many professionals within the industry do. Halbert stated: “You feel strong emotions whether a gig goes well or not and that cliff […]
A North East mother of two children has said that ‘schools do not dictate’ when it comes to making the decision to take her children out of school during term time. Her statement follows petitions that have been rapidly gathering signatures around the UK to allow parents to take their […]
A recent BBC case study into student’s mental health at the University of Sunderland has shown the use of mental health services at the university has risen by 378 per cent in four years. Twentynine-year-old Sunderland student, Laurena Ana Kennedy, has been suffering from anxiety and depression since she was […]
Sunderland families came together to run two laps of the Bridges alongside Santa and his reindeer, before opening to Sunday shoppers. Click the photo below for our full interactive story –
Strikes have been held and are continuing to do so on each Saturday of December after 5pm. Trains will however still be running normally up until that point. Northern Rail has released a statement on their website saying: “We have fantastic colleagues who have supported customers by keeping our trains running […]
Local singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff – who performs as The Lake Poets – is currently placed at no.4 in the British Itunes charts with his single Shipyards. Thanks to the Netflix documentary Sunderland ‘Til I die, the eight-episode series which aired on December 14 has given local lad Martin a huge backing. […]
An old garden shed has been transformed into a creative space for artists and members of the public in Sunderland, in the form of a Christmas grotto. The grotto opened its doors on November 29, 2018 and will remain open until December 23, 2018. There will be sessions held with […]