England’s squad for Euro 2016 was announced yesterday (Tuesday, May 31) – but where would England place if the tournament was based on health statistics? Research by Durham University concluded that the Three Lions would get knocked out in the quarter finals of Euro 2016 if health figures were a criteria for […]
The EU referendum is approaching and those who have yet to register, have to so by Tuesday 7 June. Voters across the North East can also check the Electoral Commission’s voting guide for advice on how to take part. There are nearly two million people on the region’s electoral registers. The […]
Part-time, voluntary police officers – known as Special Constables – are taking part in operations to improve road safety across the Northumbria Police Force area. This weekend – 4th and 5th of June – is National Specials Weekend, all about celebrating the contribution the Special Constabulary make to their communities. Special […]
Unions have welcomed the return of the British Steel brand after the sale of part of Tata Steel went through, which includes plants in the North East. Greybull Capital has bought the Long Products business, securing thousands of jobs at a huge plant in Scunthorpe. The company is renaming the […]
Sunderland Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has opened up about her ectopic pregnancy. The 25 year old from Shiney Row, told Heat magazine, how she was having severe pain as a result of the pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is when the baby starts to develop out of the womb, typically in […]
A mother and her civil partner have been convicted of murdering her two-year-old son. Toddler Liam Fee was found dead at his home near Glenrothes in Fife on March 22 2014, having suffered a ruptured heart as a result of severe blunt force trauma to his body. His mother, Rachel […]
Wearsiders and students at nearby Bede College have said they are worried about an increase in anti-social behaviour and vandalism as Barnes Park will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from 1st June. Michael Dono, who lives in High Barnes, said: “Back when it [Barnes Park] was refurbished […]
A Sunderland landmark is set to be removed from English Heritage’s ‘at risk’ register as part of a scheme which will see it restored to its former glory. Plans to repair Seaburn’s white lighthouse, designed by eminent engineer Thomas Meik, are included in the latest £1.6million phase of Sunderland City […]
A second set of highways works supporting Sunderland College’s new city centre campus begin from Tuesday, May 31. Sunderland City Council’s works are re-modelling Holmeside between where it crosses Maritime Street and Park Lane to the west and where it meets Waterloo Place to the east. Holmeside traffic becomes westbound only for […]
The downy duckling days are back at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Washington, Sunderland. Award-winning duckery talks bring visitors nose-to-beak with the centre’s newest hatchlings every day during May half-term from 1-2pm. Your brood will be able to see them from Saturday, May 28 to Sunday, June 5. Children – […]