Students from a Sunderland school have created artwork to celebrate the city’s new bridge. Pupils from Castletown Primary School were asked by the team building the city’s new bridge how they would like to get involved in the project. The school was given materials by Farads Construction and Victor Buyck Steel Construction, which has […]
Two Sunderland MP’s have launched survey’s to find out what her constituents in the city think on a variety of political issues. Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West would like to know their opinions on negotiations to leave the European Union (EU), the Labour leadership and local issues. Meanwhile, Bridget […]
Work to help improve safety at the A690 Stoneygate junction is getting underway from Monday, August 1. The works are scheduled to last for six weeks and will include ending the right turns out of the Newbottle and Warden Law side roads. It is hoped the changes will minimise the risk of collisions as […]
Gunners from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery exercised their Freedom of Sunderland in a city centre parade on Saturday, July 30. The artillery were granted freedom of the city 42 years ago in 1974. The North East Gunners recruit from across the region and have since had a long association […]
People and plans are now in place to bring the 14th century Hylton Castle back into community use. The community-led cultural heritage project which has successfully attracted £2.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, is boosted by £1.5m match funding from Sunderland City Council. This will bring the castle and […]
A march through Newcastle to defend Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attracted over 1,400 people today. The march organised by Red Labour North East set off from the Laing Art Gallery and made its way up to Leazes Park where there was a rally to defend Corbyn and his policies with […]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was among hundreds of mourners at the funeral of the secretary of the Durham Miner’s Association this morning (Friday, July 29). Davey Hopper had shared the platform with Mr Corbyn at the Durham Miners’ Gala just a week before his death. The 73-year-old died at his […]
Parents neglect their children’s teeth during the Summer Holidays as dentists warn children’s tooth removal is at crisis point. Dentists across the country are calling for parents to stay on top of their children’s teeth cleaning regimes now that school is out as new research has shown that parents are […]
Administrators have confirmed the remaining BHS stores in the North East will be shutting their doors in August. Shops in Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham, Middlesbrough and the Intu Metrocentre in Gateshead are set to go by August 20, following the closure of the company’s South Shields and Hartlepool branches over the weekend. […]
