One of the most romantic days of the year is fast approaching. Valentine’s day represents a day of spoils, expenses and love as couples aim to show their affection for their other half by pulling out all the stops to impress. But for local restaurants, Valentine’s Day is less about […]
The Mouth of the Tyne Festival returns for its fourth year in July and the first three headline acts have been announced. Tom Odell, Elbow and Laura Marling have all been announced for the show which is held at Tynemouth Priory and Castle over three days. The whole event is […]
Volunteers from a local food bank are looking for support from Newcastle United fans at St James’ Park. The NUFC Fans’ Food Bank are setting up a donation point outside of Newcastle United’s home ground for their league match against Bristol City, with people being asked to drop off any […]
The North East’s biggest anime convention, SunnyCon Anime Expo, is trying to break a Guinness World Record at this year’s event. The convention takes place in July 2017 at St James’ Park in Newcastle. In previous years it has also been held in Sunderland. The team are hoping to beat the […]
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 […]
New data published by Public Health England shows that deaths caused by alcohol are higher in the North East than anywhere else in the country. There were a total of 1,424 alcohol-related deaths in the North East in 2015 which is 22% higher than the national average. Office for National […]
Police have sealed off a South Shields street with a cordon in an ongoing incident. At 11.55am this morning (February 8), police received a report of concern for a man in an address in Moreland Road making threats and stating he had a firearm. The incident is currently contained inside […]
Mike Ashley is expanding his enterprise by moving both USC and Sports Direct from The Bridges into the old BHS store on High Street. The former BHS store, which closed down in August last year is due to re-open as a Mike Ashley megastore on February 10. The new retail shop […]
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A group from Shotton Hall Academy have earned a place in the Premier League Enterprise Challenge final after getting through the semi-final at Stoke City last week. The youngsters are heading to London on Monday, March 20 to represent Sunderland AFC in the final leg of the challenge after beating Watford, Leicester, […]